Re: Reform Party
Posted: Wed Feb 18, 2026 12:31 pm
by Youngian
Boiler wrote: ↑Wed Feb 18, 2026 10:15 am
Seven ex-Reform councillors in Kent have joined Lowe's Restore Britain group.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckg1d551weko
If only Kemi said that, the Tory poll numbers might have moved upwards.
A Reform UK source said: "Restore are welcome to our dregs.
Re: Reform Party
Posted: Wed Feb 18, 2026 1:47 pm
by Tubby Isaacs
Bringing back the two child limit seems to be what's called a U-TURN when Labour do it.
If Reform are indeed a government in waiting, with a "shadow chancellor" and all that, then where's the outrage?
Re: Reform Party
Posted: Wed Feb 18, 2026 3:24 pm
by Spoonman
Tubby Isaacs wrote: ↑Wed Feb 18, 2026 12:14 pm
Jenrick says Reform UK would only allow British nationals to claim benefits
Lots of people who claim them are long time, legal residents, who have paid NI but aren't citizens. This is the Goodwin tactic of making it sound like they're people who've popped over 5 minutes ago with no connection to the country. Won't they just take citizenship?
Might there not be a problem with this in Northern Ireland?
Might, might not. UK nationality law currently confers British citizenship in NI the same way it does in GB in that it is automatic at birth where applicable and the UK government regards it as such - even if someone nominally rejects having a "British" identity. Apart from the Emma De Souza case I've yet to know anyone born in NI actively giving up their British citizenship for a (solely) Irish one.