Reform UK Shadow Chancellor Robert Jenrick set out his plans to put British workers first in an interview with the Daily Telegraph today.
Robert Jenrick said that a Reform UK government would reward firms that hire British workers and penalise those that remain “hooked” on immigrant labour.
Jenrick told the Telegraph: “A chancellor of the exchequer of the UK should be designing policies that work for British citizens, not for people who’ve chosen to come to this country from overseas.”
“We’re not a hotel, we’re a country. You should always have the interests of British citizens when you design tax policies, and it’s frankly astonishing that that hasn’t happened in the past.”
Reform UK announced a new policy earlier this week that would financially incentivise businesses to employ British staff over foreign nationals. That would mean reversing Labour’s Jobs Tax, cutting Labour Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ hike in Employer National Insurance Contributions (NICs) from 15% back to 13.8% for British workers. Reform UK would also introduce a new Migrant Labour Levy, which businesses will have to pay for each foreign worker they employ.
This comes after Reform UK’s recent pledge to abolish income tax on overtime earnings, ensuring that people who work hard, take on extra hours and do the right thing are allowed to keep more of their own money.
Jenrick explained that mass immigration has failed to deliver the economic prosperity its supporters promised. “If this policy of mass migration had proved to be a driver of economic growth”, he said, “then we would have just lived through the greatest period of economic growth since the Industrial Revolution.” Instead Britain’s economy is held back by high taxes and low growth.
Reform UK wants businesses to invest in British workers, modernise their practices and adopt “productivity-enhancing technology”, rather than relying on a constant supply of low-paid foreign labour. Jenrick described himself as being unapologetically “pro-Brit”.
Jenrick also said that “millions of people will leave the country under a Reform government”, while millions of British people currently on benefits would be helped back into work. This will help the planned tax cuts to more than pay for themselves.
He made it clear that only Reform UK is serious about slashing the bloated welfare state, boosting defence spending and getting Britain working again. As Jenrick put it: “There is not a cat in hell’s chance that the Labour government under Keir Starmer, Andy Burnham, Ed Miliband, Angela Rayner - whoever becomes the next prime minister - is going to make the savings that are necessary within welfare to sustainably fund this.”
Robert Jenrick said that a Reform UK government would reward firms that hire British workers and penalise those that remain “hooked” on immigrant labour.
Jenrick told the Telegraph: “A chancellor of the exchequer of the UK should be designing policies that work for British citizens, not for people who’ve chosen to come to this country from overseas.”
“We’re not a hotel, we’re a country. You should always have the interests of British citizens when you design tax policies, and it’s frankly astonishing that that hasn’t happened in the past.”
Reform UK announced a new policy earlier this week that would financially incentivise businesses to employ British staff over foreign nationals. That would mean reversing Labour’s Jobs Tax, cutting Labour Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ hike in Employer National Insurance Contributions (NICs) from 15% back to 13.8% for British workers. Reform UK would also introduce a new Migrant Labour Levy, which businesses will have to pay for each foreign worker they employ.
This comes after Reform UK’s recent pledge to abolish income tax on overtime earnings, ensuring that people who work hard, take on extra hours and do the right thing are allowed to keep more of their own money.
Jenrick explained that mass immigration has failed to deliver the economic prosperity its supporters promised. “If this policy of mass migration had proved to be a driver of economic growth”, he said, “then we would have just lived through the greatest period of economic growth since the Industrial Revolution.” Instead Britain’s economy is held back by high taxes and low growth.
Reform UK wants businesses to invest in British workers, modernise their practices and adopt “productivity-enhancing technology”, rather than relying on a constant supply of low-paid foreign labour. Jenrick described himself as being unapologetically “pro-Brit”.
Jenrick also said that “millions of people will leave the country under a Reform government”, while millions of British people currently on benefits would be helped back into work. This will help the planned tax cuts to more than pay for themselves.
He made it clear that only Reform UK is serious about slashing the bloated welfare state, boosting defence spending and getting Britain working again. As Jenrick put it: “There is not a cat in hell’s chance that the Labour government under Keir Starmer, Andy Burnham, Ed Miliband, Angela Rayner - whoever becomes the next prime minister - is going to make the savings that are necessary within welfare to sustainably fund this.”
