"Former Chancellor George Osborne has warned that Reform UK "cannot be trusted to run the economy", accusing Nigel Farage's party of lacking fiscal credibility at a time when economic stewardship is likely to define the next general election. Speaking amid growing scrutiny of Reform's costed plans, Mr Osborne dismissed the party as economically unreliable, pointing to its proposals to lift the two-child benefit cap and nationalise water companies - policies that have already been branded "socialist" by Conservative critics."
"His intervention comes as the Conservatives, led by Kemi Badenoch, fall further behind in the polls. A recent MRP survey from Electoral Calculus puts Reform at 36 per cent, with the Tories trailing on just 15 per cent - leaving the Conservatives projected to win only 24 seats, behind the SNP. Reform UK recently dropped its pledge for £90bn of tax cuts amid increasing concern over the party's fiscal realism."
Reform UK is presented as lacking fiscal credibility and unlikely to be trusted to manage the economy. The party has proposed lifting the two-child benefit cap and nationalising water companies, policies criticised as "socialist" by opponents. Polling shows Reform on 36 per cent while the Conservatives trail at 15 per cent in a recent MRP survey from Electoral Calculus, projecting the Conservatives to win only 24 seats. Reform UK dropped a pledge for £90bn of tax cuts amid concerns over fiscal realism. Conservative recovery strategy focuses on reasserting economic discipline and competence.
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