Tories accused of copy-pasting Reform UK policies and 'trying to fix problems they created'
The Conservatives have been accused of copy-pasting Reform UK policies and "trying to fix problems they created" after unveiling their plans to slash Britain's red tape.
Shadow Chancellor Andrew Griffith hailed "the biggest deregulation project in a generation", as he gets ready to announce a host of policies intended to "reinvigorate" the country at the party conference in Birmingham today.
Such measures include weekly grocery bills by eliminating so-called "polluter pays" charges levied on packaging manufacturers and reducing the cost of new homes by approximately £50,000 by sweeping away "gold plated regulations".
This morning, Mr Griffith told GB News he will use his speech today to set out how "to save taxpayers' money and allow them to keep more of what they earn".
But Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice has accused the Tories of "copying" policies announced by his party "weeks and months ago".
He said: "They are pledging to scrap some costs regulations and taxes they put in place! They are trying to fix problems they created.
"Never forget and never forgive."
Mr Griffith has insisted his party has "changed" under the Kemi Badenoch's leadership.
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Tories open door to Brexit pact with Nigel Farage's Reform UK to STOP Andy Burnham rejoining EU
Kemi Badenoch's Conservatives have opened the door to a pact with Nigel Farage's Reform UK to block any bid from Andy Burnham to force Britain back into the European Union.
Shadow Communities Secretary Katie Lam said “different parties” would have to decide “which side they would fall on” should a fresh campaign to return to the bloc be launched.
Ms Lam — who campaigned for Brexit during the referendum in 2016 — pointed to the EU's litany of red tape and low rates of growth as reasons to stay out, arguing such a move would take the country “in exactly the wrong direction”.
The Tory frontbencher's remarks could put her at odds with Mrs Badenoch, who has repeatedly vowed not to join forces with Reform UK.
Ms Lam told The i Paper: “I think to conclude that, to go back into the EU, which takes us in exactly the wrong direction in terms of regulation, in terms of agility, in terms of spend, I think is completely mad, let alone appallingly undemocratic."
She insisted her party were "completely united" in blocking any attempt to reverse Brexit, despite large swathes of the party backing Remain more than a decade ago.
She said: “There is no world in which that is a good idea,” she said, arguing that the 2016 vote could not simply be overturned because Burnham disagreed with its outcome.
“The referendum was only a decade ago… and what he’s (Burnham) just decided unilaterally, (is) that this doesn’t count any more because he doesn’t like it, I think (is) outrageous."
Shabana Mahmood lashes out at Labour ministers over 'sheer number' of pleas for MORE migrant visas
Shabana Mahmood has voiced her anger over her Labour colleagues lobbying her to hand out more visas to bring migrant workers to Britain.
The Home Secretary expressed her dismay at the "sheer number" of requests she receives from fellow ministers in other departments to be more liberal in dishing out visas.
She revealed she receives such demands from colleagues on an almost weekly basis.
Ms Mahmood hit out at her own party for "pulling the lever" to import more workers from abroad while Britain's youth unemployment crisis continues to spiral.
Kemi Badenoch tells Tories to be 'ready' for snap election as PM summons ministers to Chequers
Kemi Badenoch has told Conservative Party members to be "ready" for a snap general election as Andy Burnham summoned ministers for an "away day" at his Chequers residence.
Speaking at conference in Birmingham yesterday, the Tory leader said her party had "managed to surprise ourselves" with the timing of the 2024 election and insisted: "'We're not doing that again."
She told party members: "I want you all to know that I am getting ready for a general election."
Despite Labour receiving a boost in the polls following Sir Keir Starmer's departure from No10, Mr Burnham has repeatedly denied planning to call a snap election.
Chief Rabbi brands Green Party's Zionism policy a 'threat to British Jews'
Britain's Chief Rabbi has slammed the Green Party's new anti-Zionist policy as "a threat to British Jews and to Britain".
The motion to label Zionism as racism was passed at the party's conference by members on Sunday - a move Sir Ephraim Mirvis described as “poisonous antisemitism” and a “discredited and dangerous slander”.
Israel accused Zack Polanski’s party of giving “legitimacy to terrorism” and has barred him from entering the Jewish state.
Shadow Chancellor Andrew Griffith outlines plans to 'reinvigorate' Britain in GB News interview
Shadow Chancellor Andrew Griffith has outlined his party's plans to slash Britain's red tape in an exclusive interview with GB News.
The Tory forntbencher insisted the Conservatives have "changed" under Kemi Badenoch's leadership as he unveiled a host of fresh measures.
He told the People's Channel: "Look at the detail with which I've made some of the pledges that I'll be talking about today, that £50,000 reduction in the cost of a home by sweeping away a lot of the Net Zero and other gold plated regulations, our approach to a flatter, simpler, fairer tax system.
He added: "I'm announcing today, we will leave a very little known but very damaging convention called the R House convention.
"That's getting in the way of us building the reactors and reservoirs that our country needs."
Mr Grittith confirmed he will use his speech at the Conservative Party Conference today to set out how "to save taxpayers' money and allow them to keep more of what they earn".
Reform UK accuses Conservatives of hypocrisy over pledge to slash Britain's red tape
Richard Tice has accused the Conservatives of hypocrisy after Kemi Badenoch's party pledged to bring in sweeping deregulation to reduce the prices of new-build homes.
Unveiling the fresh policies at the party conference today, Shadow Chancellor Andrew Griffith touted it as "the biggest deregulation project in a generation".
But the Reform UK deputy leader has said “it was the Tories who introduced the policies which stifled growth and housebuilding in the first place”.
Mr Tice said: “They introduced the Energy Profits Levy which gutted the North Sea, committed to the ‘Grocery Tax’ and laid the groundwork for its introduction, and imposed crushing net zero costs through heat pumps, nutrient neutrality and biodiversity net gain requirements.
“And to show how far back the rot goes, they created the Environment Agency in the first place.
"Now they're copying policies Reform announced months ago and expect the public to hand the matches back to the arsonist. They’re treating the British people like fools."
Conservatives vow to do 'whatever it takes' to greenlight Heathrow third runway
The Conservatives will pledge to "do whatever it takes" to get a third runway at Heathrow Airport off the ground.
In his speech at the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham, Shadow Chancellor Andrew Griffith will say: "We’re 'all in' for growth and we will legislate to sweep away the blockers to getting the infrastructure our country needs built."
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has an "open mind" as to whether the country’s busiest airport should get a third runway, Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said at the Labour Party conference in Liverpool last week.
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