Farage Threatens Lords and Judicial Overhaul in Reform's First 100 Days, Pledging £250 Energy Bill Cuts
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Updated · bbc.co.uk · Sep 4
Farage Threatens Lords and Judicial Overhaul in Reform's First 100 Days, Pledging £250 Energy Bill Cuts
3 articles · Updated · bbc.co.uk · Sep 4
Summary
Nigel Farage said a Reform UK government would declare a national emergency and push Parliament to sit up to 24 hours a day, six days a week, to force through its first-100-days agenda.
Those pledges include stopping small-boat crossings, cutting household energy bills by £250 a year and ending net zero policies, with Farage arguing only Reform can deliver where Conservatives and Labour failed.
Farage said he would appoint hundreds of peers if the House of Lords blocked Reform plans, and could seek a referendum to sweep it away; he also threatened to change judicial appointments and curb judges' reliance on the ECHR.
The speech was repeatedly interrupted by protesters and came as Reform tried to recover from a donations row, after two senior officials quit and the party opened an investigation into Channel 4 allegations.
The conference push also reflected pressure on Reform's wider standing: the party is no longer consistently leading national polls, while Labour has gained under Prime Minister Andy Burnham and Restore Britain has peeled away some right-wing support.