https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/reform-declares-war-workers
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage speaks during a press conference at UPS Steels in Kingswinford, Dudley, February 24, 2026Far-right party pledges to repeal employment rights and new protections for renters
WAR on the workers was declared by Reform UK today.
The far-right party’s deputy leader Richard Tice pledged the repeal of employment rights and new protections for renters in a fresh commitment to hard-line Thatcherite deregulation.
Mr Tice, who leads for the party on business issues, called for “a great repeal Bill that ditches daft regulations: scrap net zero, scrap ZEV (zero emission vehicle) mandates, scrap new employment rights rules, scrap new property rental rules.”
These laws, he said “kill jobs, hinder growth, investment and prosperity. This will all help lower inflation and bring down bills for consumers.”
TUC general secretary Paul Nowak warned that Reform “wants to strip power from ordinary people and hand it to bad bosses, rogue landlords and climate-denying corporations.
“Axing workers’ rights, renter protections and net zero won’t cut bills. It will slash standards, kill jobs and scare off investment.
“This is Reform rigging the system for their corporate backers.”
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