内容摘要：After claiming to have found a £22bn black hole left in the country’s finances by the Conservatives, Chancellor Rachel Reeves has set out major cuts in Parliament.

After claiming to have found a £22bn black hole left in the country’s finances by the Conservatives, Chancellor Rachel Reeves has set out major cuts in Parliament.

Richard Tice said eco-policies such as targets to achieve net zero were destroying jobs in the oil and gas sector.The politician is in Scotland to announce a further two councillors have defected to join his party.

He said Reform UK was growing in popularity because their "policies will make people better off".Speaking on the BBC Radio'sprogramme, Tice said the party was picking up support due to its "common sense" approach.

He said: "The reason we are going up in the polls is because our policies are the policies that will make people better off."For example scrapping 'net stupid zero' that is destroying tens and tens of thousands of great, highly skilled, well-paid Scottish jobs in the oil and gas industry, in the chemicals industry."

He added: "We are the new kids on the block, we've got some bold policies that can turn around the Scottish economy."

He said Scotland would "benefit most of all" from scrapping green targets, which he claimed were "so destructive to jobs and skills".And some opinion polls suggest Reform's march upwards in popularity may be easing.

Now this humdinger of a row with Rupert Lowe.Nigel Farage's parties have bounced back from spats like this one before.

The question this time is whether these are growing pains of a rapidly expanding and professionalising outfit or something more chronically limiting.To Nigel Farage's admirers, he is one of the politicians of his generation without which Reform and its predecessors would be nothing.