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Reform UK blasted as top Tories issue huge warning over Brexit and rejoining EU

2024-03-29 00:00:00.0 每日快报-政治原网页

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"Whilst a number of significant things have been delivered, there is yet more to be done to take advantage of the flexibility and independence that Brexit provides.

"However, despite that frustration, we need to look at the reality of what could happen at the next election.

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Sir Iain warned Brexit would be at risk under a Labour government (Image: Getty)

"Any vote for Reform is taking away only from the Tories, helping Labour re-enter the European Union and if you want to align closer to Europe - as Labour plans to do - if you want to have an unsustainable rush to net zero with extra taxes and regulations then Labour will be able to bulldoze anything they want through.

"All of the things that Reform stands for will be lost. The only hope they've got is a Conservative Party that gets on and does what is necessary. To do that, they need another mandate."

Defence Secretary Grant Shapps warned that "a vote for Reform is a vote for Labour" and risks "irrevocable damage" to Britain.

The Tory MP for Welwyn Hatfield said: “As Conservatives we stand for decency, for helping Britain’s hard working families, for providing fairness and opportunity and for protecting this country and our allies.

"This year will see a generation-defining General Election which will shape the UK for decades to come.

"If Labour gets into power, they will cause irrevocable damage to our economy, to our communities and to the fabric of the society we cherish.

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"Conservative voters should know how important it is that we stand together. We have a plan and it is working. Labour has no clue, no plan and would take us back to square one if they won power.

"For people considering a protest vote for Reform or others, remember that only the Conservatives can change this country for the better, not a party that will only ever be able to shout from the sidelines."

A YouGov poll has put Reform on track to get 16% of the vote, with the Tories on 21% and Labour on 40%.

But Common Sense Minister Esther McVey warned anyone who votes Reform is giving Sir Keir the keys to Downing Street where he will be able to “implement a socialist agenda with impunity.”

Esther said: “There are two ways of ensuring we have a Labour government after the next election - one is by voting Labour and the other is by voting Reform. Is that really what Reform voters want to be inflicted upon the country?”

She added: “The fact is that at the election there will either be a Conservative government or a Labour government led by Sir Flip Flop and Angela Rayner. Does anyone really think taxes will be lower under them? Does anyone think immigration will be lower? That they will be tougher on crime?

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Defence Secretary Grant Shapps warned voters against Labour (Image: Getty)

“Of course not. We all get frustrated, but an election is a clear choice. Anyone who votes Reform is handing Starmer the keys to Downing Street where he will be able to implement a socialist agenda with impunity.”

The Tory MP for Tatton accepted that the Conservatives have not managed to achieve all the pledges of the party’s 2019 manifesto.

But Damian Green MP told how his party had cut national insurance, halved inflation, and got the economy growing.

He added: “But, most importantly, we are protecting our borders and getting flights off to Rwanda.

“Reform is only focused on stoking division among society, not prioritising the needs of this country. A vote for them is a vote for the damaging consequences of Keir Starmer and Labour’s inexistent plan for the nation. Only the Conservatives can deliver for the people.”

During a gathering of local party members in Salisbury last week, Tory MP Danny Kruger told the New Conservatives group that the party brand had become "somewhat tarnished".

He added that Reform has been “absolutely killing” the Tories and he was "very, very worried" about its growing support.

Mr Kruger was heard being asked about Reform and whether the Tories should work with them.

Reform UK MP Lee Anderson and leader Richard Tice (Image: GETTY)

According to the leaked recording, he said: "I don’t think there’s any chance of working together [with Reform] because they’ve ruled that out very, very recently and publicly, and I think genuinely their ambition is to replace us.

"They want to destroy the Conservative Party. They think the obstacle to Conservatism is the Conservative Party. And I kind of get what they’re saying. Because in many ways it is, we’re not a very conservative party in lots of ways."

Labour has demanded that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak publicly rule out offering Nigel Farage a deal in exchange for not standing for Reform UK at the general election.

It follows reports that some Tory MPs, nervous about the threat of Reform, have urged the PM to make Mr Farage the UK’s ambassador to the US or hand him a peerage to prevent him from boosting Reform’s campaign.

A Reform spokesman rejected the reported proposal as an “electoral bribe” and a sign of the Tories’ “desperation”.

Reform has recently seen former Tory deputy chairman Lee Anderson defect to its ranks.

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When asked whether a vote for Reform is a vote for Labour, Lee Anderson said: "I thought that at one stage not that long ago but things have changed dramatically over the past few months.

"And what I would say is if there was a general election tomorrow and there was no Reform party who would win?

"The Labour Party would win by a landslide so that argument is now complete nonsense."

Stoke-on-Trent North MP Jonathan Gullis (Image: Getty)

Tory deputy chairman Jonathan Gullis on Reform UK

I get it. I understand why people are annoyed. We have been through some tough times together. A once in a lifetime pandemic which rocked us to our core. An illegal and immoral war by Putin in Ukraine has hit us in our wallets.

But we can’t give up. We are a nation for the underdog and not surrendering in the face of adversity. It is a source of national pride that when the going gets tough, Britons roll up their sleeves and get on with the job at hand. The Conservative Party is in a very British fight, and one we can win.

We have started to come through the other side, and the plan is working. We are seeing not just green shoots in the economy, but green branches. We have had the fastest growth in the G7. Consumer confidence is up while taxes are getting lower all the time. All because of the tough decisions made by Rishi Sunak.

However, Reform could jeopardise all of that. If people are seduced by them they will let Labour in through the back door.

It is a shame that we have been too focused on internal party politics than shouting about our record. And it is one to be proud of.

The economy has turned a corner. Small boat crossings down by a third last year and flights going to Rwanda this year which Sir Keir and Reform are united against. Record money to fix potholes and improve bus services. The plan is working.

Voting for Reform will let Sir Keir Starmer trash all the good work so far. Ironically, Reform's candidate in my own area was a Labour Council Candidate in 2019 under Corbyn.

They will hand the keys to Downing Street to Sir Keir and his North London cronies. We have the people’s priorities at heart, and we can do it. A win for the Conservative Party is a win for Britain. Let’s not go back to square one.

Tatton MP Esther McVey (Image: Getty)

Common Sense Minister Esther McVey's verdict

There are two ways of ensuring we have a Labour government after the next election - one is by voting Labour and the other is by voting Reform. Is that really what Reform voters want to be inflicted upon the country?

We all accept that we Conservatives have not yet managed to do all the things we committed to in 2019. But there is a simple reason for that. After delivering Brexit - which was our top priority in Jan 2020 - the pandemic stuck - literally 4 short months after that general election.

Whatever your views of how the pandemic was handled - and I was against the lockdowns - over ￡400bn was spent supporting people and businesses through the pandemic, the furlough scheme saved 11 millions jobs.

When the lockdowns finally ended around the world, we saw a surge in demand for energy which pushed up prices - something exacerbated by Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, and the government spent ￡100bn protecting the public from the worst of those price increases.

Paying back this ￡400 BN, a once in a century level of government borrowing, inevitably led to taxes going up. They are too high, but we have started the long haul of getting them down again - something that would be stopped in its tracks by a Labour. The second tax on work, National Insurance, has already been cut by a third.

We all know we need to get immigration levels down - both legal and illegal. Rishi Sunak has changed the immigration rules to stop students and others bringin in dependants and has increased the amount that people have to earn before they can come to the country which will halve immigration levels - with more measures still to come.

The Rwanda scheme which is absolutely necessary to deport people who shouldn't be here who have destroyed their documents on route is on the verge of starting for good. The Prime Minister has been clear he won’t let a foreign court stop us getting flights off. It doesn't get much tougher than that.

Any politician who offers you simple painless panaceas - knowing they will never have to implement them - should always be treated with suspicion. Sometimes there aren't easy solutions to problems.

The fact is that at the election there will either be a Conservative government or a Labour government led by Sir Flip Flop and Angela Rayner. Does anyone really think taxes will be lower under them? Does anyone think immigration will be lower? That they will be tougher on crime?

Of course not. We all get frustrated, but an election is a clear choice. Anyone who votes Reform is handing Starmer the keys to Downing Street where he will be able to implement a socialist agenda with impunity. We mustn't allow that to happen and the only way to stop it is to vote Conservative.

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