Nigel Farage 'is sticking two fingers up to hardworking families'

Nigel Farage has been accused of 'sticking two fingers up to hardworking British families' by calling for the two-child benefit cap to be scrapped.

The Reform UK leader used a speech on Tuesday to commit his party to axing the welfare restriction, claiming it was 'the right thing to do'.

Mr Farage also vowed to fully reverse the winter fuel payment cuts made by Labour, repeated Reform's pledge to raise the tax-free income allowance to £20,000, and outlined plans for a transferable marriage tax allowance.

But he is being criticised for 'fantasy economics' after he stuggled to defend his plans for a spending splurge of up to £85billion.

In an article for MailOnline, which can be read below, senior Tory MP Helen Whately claimed Mr Farage's agenda 'sounded like it was handwritten by Jeremy Corbyn'.