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Farage Battles Donations Scandal as Reform UK Conference Sees Protests
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In Short: Nigel Farage faces growing pressure over Reform UK's donation scandal, promising to sack ministers who fail to deliver on their promises.
Nigel Farage has insisted that his party, Reform UK, will deliver on its promises, overshadowing the ongoing donations row during his annual conference speech. The Reform leader, whose party promises £80 billion in public spending cuts, was interrupted several times by protesters and had to address allegations over donations that emerged from an undercover investigation.
In his speech, Farage pledged to replace ministers who fail to deliver on their promises within their first 100 days, vowing to sack them and replace them with individuals who have the courage to follow through. He also called Andy Burnham the 'Messiah without a mandate,' predicting a general election next spring.
Two senior Reform UK aides have been permanently suspended from their roles, according to Robert Jenrick, after undercover journalism suggested they discussed how to disguise foreign donations. Meanwhile, allegations have surfaced that Reform donor Fiona Cottrell, mother of a convicted fraudster with close ties to Farage, paid money to Mr Tice's company.
Despite the scandal, Farage maintained that a Reform UK government would deliver where other parties have failed, promising to hold ministers accountable for their promises. His comments come as a probe into the donations is expected to widen, potentially further damaging the party's reputation.
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- Farage says his aides' donor comments were 'loose pub talk' Reform donations row overshadows party's moment to lay out big ideas Reform UK promises £80bn cuts to public spending In his speech, which was light on new policy announcements, Farage said the country needed a government "that actually delivers on its promises" and "we're the only people capable of doing it".