Reform UK's Welsh leader says his party will publish its Senedd election manifesto costings "very soon", despite initially saying the details would not be released. Dan Thomas told reporters at Reform's manifesto launch on Thursday that he feared other parties would steal the policies if the costings were released publicly. But his position was at odds with that of the party's UK leader, Nigel Farage, who told journalists at the same event that they would get a "full list of costings" related to the pledges. On Friday, Thomas confirmed Reform would now publish the figures following "a discussion internally". Reform's headline policies announced for May's Senedd election include scrapping the 20mph speed limit in built up areas, building a new M4 relief road, scrapping the Welsh government's Nation of Sanctuary policy, and cutting 1p off every band of income tax. Asked on Thursday if Reform would publish costings for the policies, Thomas told Newyddion S4C: "We will not be publishing our costings." He added: "We do have a costed manifesto. "We will not be publishing it because other parties will steal our ideas and steal our policies." However, in his own interview with BBC Wales at
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Read original at The Guardian →Reform UK's Welsh leader says his party will publish its Senedd election manifesto costings "very soon", despite initially saying the details would not be released. Dan Thomas told reporters at Reform's manifesto launch…
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PM says UK would ‘be at war’ now if it were up to Tory and Reform leaders and accuses both of changing position Keir Starmer has attacked Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage over their stance on the war in Iran, accusing both of U-turning on…
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View source →Security services are on standby to help Senedd members believing they have seen infiltration attempts by hostile foreign states, according to First Minister Eluned Morgan. It follows the arrest and release on bail of three men with…
View source →Wales' health and education systems are underperforming compared with England despite significant increases in spending, according to a major think-tank. A report from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) said that despite recent falls…
View source →The leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats has said she regrets missing a vote on the homelessness bill in the Senedd which meant amendments she supported failed to pass. Speaking on BBC Politics Wales, Jane Dodds, the MS for Mid and West…
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