Reform UK pledges to cut £250 a year from energy bills within first 100 days
Lee Anderson speaks to GB News from the Reform UK 2026 National Conference
TL;DR
- Reform UK promises to cut energy bills by £250 annually within their first 100 days in government.
- The plan includes scrapping carbon taxes on generators and permanently removing VAT from consumer energy bills.
- They intend to repeal policies such as the Renewables Obligation, Feed-in Tariffs, Warm Homes Discount, and Green Gas Levy, which they claim add £80 to household bills.
- The party criticizes successive governments for increasing costs in the name of Net Zero, impacting billpayers.
- Richard Tice stated the cost of energy is a national crisis, and their government would take "extraordinary measures" to lower costs.
- Nigel Farage announced he would declare a national emergency on his first day if elected prime minister.
- Farage also focused on stopping small boats, agreeing to a "memorandum" with Jordan Bardella.
- The conference has also been overshadowed by a donations scandal involving allegations of foreign funding.