13/10/2026
🇬🇧 LABOUR’S WRONG PRIORITIES — BRITAIN DESERVES ANSWERS!
Britain faces serious challenges: rising living costs, pressure on public finances, national security threats and uncertainty over the future of our relationship with Europe.
Yet Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s renewed discussion of Brexit is once again dominating the political headlines.
🔴 1. THE COST OF LIVING CRISIS
Households are facing another potentially painful winter.
Energy analysts forecast that the typical annual household energy bill could rise by approximately £276 from January 2027. This is a forecast, not yet a confirmed increase.
Meanwhile, high energy costs continue to affect families, motorists and businesses.
Reform UK advocates greater domestic energy production, lower energy taxation and reduced dependence on imported energy.
🔴 2. THE BUDGET AND PUBLIC FINANCES
The Institute for Fiscal Studies has warned that the government faces approximately £35 billion in spending pressures linked to inflation and defence commitments.
That is not the same as a confirmed £35 billion budget deficit, but it raises serious questions about how the government intends to fund its commitments.
Further taxation, additional borrowing and spending reductions all carry consequences for households, businesses and economic growth.
With another Budget approaching, the public deserves a transparent assessment of those choices.
🔴 3. NATIONAL SECURITY AND DEFENCE
Britain faces increasing threats from hostile states, terrorism and organised crime.
MI5 has warned about Iranian-linked threats on British soil, while Russia remains a major national security concern.
Against that backdrop, the timetable, funding and deliverability of Britain’s defence spending commitments deserve serious scrutiny.
🇪🇺 AND WHAT ABOUT BURNHAM AND BREXIT?
Andy Burnham has recently reopened discussion about Britain’s relationship with the European Union and suggested that Russian interference affected the political environment surrounding the 2016 referendum.
However, there is an important distinction.
The head of MI5 has confirmed that Russia attempted to interfere in the referendum, but said there was no evidence that those efforts changed the result.
Attempted interference and proof that the referendum outcome was altered are two very different things.
The debate about future UK–EU relations is legitimate. So is the question of whether the government’s immediate focus should instead be on living costs, growth and national security.
🇬🇧 WHAT REFORM UK PROPOSES
Reform UK’s policy approach includes:
✅ Raising the income-tax personal allowance to £15,000.
✅ Increasing domestic energy production to improve energy security.
✅ Seeking to reduce household energy bills through changes to VAT, green levies and energy policy.
✅ Reducing government waste, spending and unnecessary bureaucracy.
✅ Expanding apprenticeships and practical vocational education.
✅ Strengthening border enforcement and tackling asylum fraud.
✅ Taking a tougher approach to crime while increasing support for policing and national defence.
These are proposed policy priorities, not guaranteed savings or measures that could necessarily all be delivered within 100 days.
BRITAIN’S PRIORITIES DESERVE A SERIOUS DEBATE.
The questions are straightforward:
Are households getting sufficient help with rising costs?
Is the government being transparent about the public finances?
Are Britain’s defence and security commitments properly funded?
And should reopening the Brexit debate be a priority at this moment?
The British public deserves clear answers, credible policies and accountability from those in power. 🇬🇧
