Reform UK MPs are acting as the real opposition to Labour in the House of Commons, according to deputy leader Richard Tice.
He told GB News: “No one's got more visibility, frankly, than Nigel on social media…I’m getting millions of views on mine. The other three MPs, likewise.
“We're out there. We're making a noise. Frankly, we are the real opposition. The Tories have vacated the premises, we hardly ever see them in the House of Commons.
“I’ve spoken 16 times, I've challenged the zealot-in-chief, Ed Miliband. I've challenged the Home Secretary. I've challenged the Health Secretary on the failings of the NHS.
“So look, we're holding them to account. That's what people expect of opposition parties.”
Asked if Chancellor Rachel Reeves is right to means test the winter fuel payment for pensioners, he said: “No, she's completely wrong. She's utterly clueless. She won't do what needs to be done.
“She won't tell the Bank of England not to pay £30 billion of voluntary reserves. They won't scrap net zero. That would save £30 billion approximately every single year.
“That's how you create some growth. That's how you stop raising debt. That's what we've got to do. And look, the winter fuel allowance is an absolute scandal.
“I’ve got over 22,200 pensioners losing that winter fuel allowance, furious. I had a pensioner in Boston just two weeks ago literally shake my hand and burst into tears of fear as to whether or not she would see the end of winter because she was worried about being so cold.
“No, I think this Labour government has got no idea how to create growth, no idea actually, how to protect pensioners.
“They seem to view pensioners as people that they can dismiss, and rather they just want to boost the salaries of already well-paid train drivers and other unionised public sector workers.
“Yes, everybody wants a pay rise. But guess what? In the world of business, it comes with a requirement for performance-related productivity improvements. None of that from the Labour Party.”
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