Why it won't work

Nigel Farage has boasted the plan to abolish indefinite leave to remain and migrants’ entitlement to benefits will save more than £230billion.

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WILL IT SAVE £230bn?

The Reform UK chief said: “Our changes will save British taxpayers at least £234billion over the lifetime of these migrants.

“That is four times our total defence budget, or double what is spent on education.”

But the figure is based on a report from the Centre of Policy Studies - published in February - and has been effectively disowned by the think-tank.

The CPS now has a warning on its website saying the figure should no longer be used due to a dispute over it. A Labour source said: “Farage’s not even half-baked announcement has already fallen apart. Yet again, Reform have no credible plan and their only answer is ‘don’t know’.”

Chancellor Rachel Reeves said the figures had shown Reform's plans have no basis in reality.