by The National Pulse News Staff at The National Pulse
A recent YouGov poll places Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party just one percentage point behind the Conservative Party with just weeks to go before the nation’s general election. The survey shows the far-left Labour Party leading with 38 percent, the Conservatives at 18 percent, Reform at 17 percent, Liberal Democrats at 15 percent, and the Greens at eight percent.
The results were announced shortly after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak launched his election manifesto – a regular occurrence for all parties at UK elections, where they set out their policy platform for the next government, should they take power.
Key pledges include a small cut in national insurance tax, with a plan to eliminate it entirely for self-employed individuals within five years. Sunak unveiled these measures in an effort to reinvigorate his campaign, which has been floundering since his widely ridiculed ‘national service’ idea was launched last week.
The manifesto also included:…
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