Nigel Farage has accused Prime Minister Andy Burnham of planning a "scam" that will hand taxpayers a massive bill through proposed "reparations" for the transatlantic slave trade.
The Reform UK leader criticised Burnham's reported plans for a formal apology for Britain's role in the slave trade, which Farage says would involve spending "tens if not hundreds of millions" of taxpayer pounds on foreign "reparations" for the 500-year-old trade.
Reparations by stealth
Farage said Burnham's framing of the policy as a "structured dialogue" for "development funding" is misleading. "He'll say we're not paying a lump sum, and therefore this is somehow different. But it's not. It's the same scam dressed up in a different way," Farage wrote.
He described the proposal as "reparations by stealth" that comes "at a steep price for people already struggling with current prices, inflation, and tax rates."
Existing aid commitments
Farage highlighted existing UK aid spending, including 350 million pounds to Caribbean infrastructure, over a billion to Nigerian healthcare, and "countless billions" through the government-owned British International Investment group.
He argued the government should not send more money abroad, especially when these countries are "attempting to abuse and extort us so openly," saying it "shows weakness, and it diminishes us further on the international stage."
Domestic pressures
Farage contrasted the spending with domestic issues such as unfilled potholes, closed libraries, unfinished roadworks, and creaking infrastructure. He also criticised immigration levels, saying the UK imports "hundreds of thousands of people every year, then send money overseas for the pleasure."
He said successive governments have "absolutely lost their minds," and called for an end to what he described as "the sheer national vandalism of the last 35 years." Farage said Reform UK will announce details this week on its plans.
