Angela Rayner explains why Nigel Farage is ‘snake oil salesman’
The former Labour Deputy Leader tore into the Reform UK leader, and accused him of trying to prevent her putting more power into the hands of the working class
Nigel Farage is a “snake oil salesman” who opposes the life’s work of one of Westminster’s most working class MPs, Angela Rayner has warned.
The former Labour Deputy Leader tore into the Reform UK leader, and accused him of trying to prevent her putting more power into the hands of the working class.
Ms Rayner, who is one of the architects of Labour’s landmark Employment Rights Bill, also accused the Deputy Leader of Reform UK, Richard Tice of not understanding the real issues facing the public.
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She said: “Nigel Farage is a snake-oil salesman, he promises he’s there for the working class but you’ve got one of the most working class MPs that has made it her life’s work to put more power in the hands of the working class of this country and every opportunity he is opposing it.
“I think that people can start to see that their rhetoric doesn’t actually match up to the reality of what they want to deliver.
“I’ve seen what it’s like on the front line, I’ve been here today and seen it again and there’s work to do and I’m going to continue to do that.”
Turning to Mr Tice, she criticised his comments that the workers bill was a “catastrophe”.
He had said: “It’s a disaster. You’ve got to scrap the whole employment rights bill. Lock, stock and barrel.”
Responding, Ms Rayner said: “I was outraged just in the last 24 hours, you’ve got the deputy leader of Reform saying we need to bin the employment rights bill, well he needs to come back from his penthouse in Dubai and see what’s going on here and see the challenges.
“If we’re going to bring down some of the costs in the public sector, actually having a proper pay agreement and career structure for care workers is a crucial part of that, especially with an aging population, so it’s a win-win.”
