Labour launch major attack ad campaign exposing Reform’s record

A new Labour attack ad aims to expose Reform UK and Nigel Farage’s “naked attempts to hoodwink working people”.

The campaign, being unveiled as the first week of Labour’s local elections campaign draws to a close, stresses that Farage is “not on your side”, highlighting how Reform voted against investment in the NHS, protections for children online and free breakfast clubs.

Ad vans exposing Reform’s record to voters will be weaving through England’s streets tomorrow (April 2) ahead of voters going to the polls on May 7.

Alongside the ad campaign, Labour has also released a dossier of “egregious” examples of Farage’s party failing to act in the interests of working people.

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Commenting ahead of the launch, Labour Party chair Anna Turley hit out at Nigel Farage and called him a “complete and utter charlatan”.

“He and his Reform party pretend to be on the side of working people. Yet time and again they try and block the vital changes Labour is bringing in to create a Britain built for all.

“That would mean vital cost of living support families across Britain wouldn’t have under a Reform government. That would mean pounds torn out of the pockets of working people and workplace rights stripped away. That’s the real world consequences of Farage getting even a whiff of power.

“Labour exposes the truth: no amount of photo ops with pints down the pub will hide Farage’s naked attempts to hoodwink working people.

“Meanwhile, through Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s strong leadership, this week energy bills are coming down, millions of workers are getting a pay rise, and in just a few days the state pension goes up. That’s the difference with Labour.”

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