Reform UK has published a 65-point plan to overhaul the UK economy, covering energy, housing, transport, and regulation. The proposals come ahead of the first Budget from Prime Minister Andy Burnham and Chancellor John Healey, which Labour says will address the cost of living. Reform UK leader Nigel Farage and Treasury spokesman Robert Jenrick set out their alternative vision.
Key Energy and Climate Proposals
The plan calls for immediate approval of the Rosebank oil field, new licensing for oil and gas, and abolishing the Energy Profits Levy. It also proposes scrapping the Emissions Trading Scheme and the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, and ending net zero obligations for the North Sea Transition Authority, reverting its name to the Oil and Gas Authority.
On nuclear energy, Reform UK wants to implement the Fingleton Review's recommendations in full and legislate for automatic approval of French and South Korean reactor designs. The plan also includes repealing biodiversity net gain rules, exiting the Aarhus Convention, and ending the ban on household boilers.
Housing, Transport, and Planning Changes
Reform UK proposes reducing affordable housing requirements to 0% for brownfield developments outside major cities and 5% in major cities, alongside a broad Permitted Development Right for brownfield residential sites. It also wants to repeal the Renters' Rights Act and scrap net zero rules affecting construction projects.
On transport, the plan calls for new runway projects at Heathrow and Gatwick with full legal overrides, competitive auctions for airport slots, and opening the already-built sections of East-West Rail. It also proposes moving the first MOT for new cars from three years to four in Great Britain.
Tax, Labour, and Regulation Reforms
The plan includes returning the Employer National Insurance rate to 13.8% for British workers, down from 15%, and introducing a migrant worker levy. Reform UK also wants to repeal the Employment Rights Act, including mandatory trade union access.
Other measures include replacing GDPR with a New Zealand-style Privacy Act, re-legalising Imperial units, and automatically repealing all remaining unchanged EU law within five years unless specifically retained. The plan also proposes a five-year regulatory sunset on all existing quangos and a sunset clause for new regulations.
Farage said: "The British public is frankly fed up with successive governments dodging the big decisions. It’s clear that urgent action is required. Reform’s proposals will create a vibrant, growing private sector that delivers well-paid jobs for British citizens. Britain is broken. Britain needs Reform."
