politics
March 29, 2026
Nigel Farage’s farming adviser calls for wheat prices to double
Exclusive: critics warn Reform UK use of trade policy would increase food costs amid cost-of-living crisis
TL;DR
- Reform UK's farming adviser, Clive Bailye, has proposed doubling wheat prices through trade policy.
- Critics warn this would increase food costs during a cost-of-living crisis and exacerbate existing inflation.
- Bailye claims the policy is simple and requires only political will to implement.
- Reform UK states it does not support policies to increase food prices for consumers.
- The party emphasizes its goal is to protect food security and farmers' livelihoods through fair trade.
- Reform UK is actively courting the rural vote and developing its agricultural policy with input from farmers.
Continue reading the original article