Farage claims Brexit opportunities have been ‘squandered’ and British regulations are worse than in 2016 – UK politics live

<p>Reform UK leader says he expects Labour to be forced into an austerity budget before the next election</p><p><strong>Farage</strong> is speaking now. He says another “depressing budget hoves into view”. It will be a budget that “doesn’t have the guts to cut public spending”.</p><p>He says Britain has been living under an illusion.</p><p>I think for some years we’ve actually been living under an illusion. We’ve not been prepared to face up to just how much of an economic mess we genuinely in.</p><p>As we slipped down the global league tables, we kid ourselves that it’s OK, we’ve got GDP growth.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/nov/03/nigel-farage-reform-speech-labour-conservatives-politics-live-latest-updates">Continue reading...</a>