A video about Nigel Farage’s background has gone viral again.
India
It comes as the Reform UK leader hit back at the Business Secretary on LBC claiming the new trade deal with India is “unfair” as some workers will be exempt from paying national insurance in the UK for three years.
“This undercuts British workers,” Mr Farage said.
The deal was announced on Tuesday afternoon, but the agreement is still to be subject to a vote by MPs.
“We are discriminating against British workers through the tax system, a two tier tax system for big employers and for individual employees. It is scandalous beyond belief,” he said.
“The bloke running your local pub has just had a massive tax hike for all the staff that work for it.”
Polls
Nigel Farage is set for major gains in next year’s Scottish Holyrood elections, according to the latest poll giving a huge boost to Reform UK.
Professor Sir John Curtice said: ““After its success in last week’s English local elections, Reform now pose a significant threat to the Conservatives‘ and Labour’s prospects at Holyrood too. More than one in four of those who voted Conservative in last year’s Westminster election and nearly one in five of those who backed Labour have now switched to Reform.
“As a result, Reform’s poll rating in Scotland has risen to 20 per cent for the first time and the party is now a serious competitor for the position of principal opposition party at Holyrood.
“The fracturing of the unionist vote is good news for John Swinney. Even though the party’s share of the vote is now well down on May 2021, it could still win the bulk of Holyrood’s first past the post seats, and as a result, be left with only a little short of its current tally of MSPs at Holyrood.
“Crucially, the fragmentation of Scotland’s politics could help ease the path towards another pro-independence majority at Holyrood at a time when, still, almost half of Scotland would like to leave the UK.”
Viral video
Terry Christian shared the Led By Donkey’s video, and it has done the rounds again.
He added: “The mugs think he’s a ‘man of the people.”
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Terry got caught up in various online spats after he shared the clip…
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