'His Numbers Don't Add Up': Jeremy Clarkson Launches Furious Attack On Nigel Farage

<div><img src="https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/68eca93415000043bb26a04e.jpeg?ops=scalefit_630_noupscale" alt="Jeremy Clarkson is not a fan of Nigel Farage." data-caption="Jeremy Clarkson is not a fan of Nigel Farage." data-credit-link-back="" data-credit="via Associated Press" />Jeremy Clarkson is not a fan of Nigel Farage.</div><div class="content-list-component text"><p><a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/news/jeremy-clarkson/">Jeremy Clarkson</a> has launched an outspoken attack on <a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/news/nigel-farage/">Nigel Farage’s </a>plans for the economy.</p><p>The former Top Gear presenter said the <a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/news/reform-uk/">Reform UK’s</a> leader’s “numbers don’t add up” so he just talks about immigration instead.</p><p>Reform’s manifesto for the last general election <a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/nigel-farage-criticised-for-reform-uks-tax-and-spending-plan_uk_66703392e4b08b681d819de6">was widely criticised</a> for promising £70 billion of tax cuts alongside a massive boost in government spending.</p><p>Writing in The Sun, Clarkson said: “Nigel Farage rarely talks about the economy and when he does, his numbers don’t add up. He says he wants to cut taxes and increase spending by £150bn. Huh?</p><p>“But before anyone can question his logic, he scuttles back to his safe space and starts raging about small boats.”</p><p><a href="https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/nigel-farage-abandon-reform-manifesto-tax-6cctqsz6h" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">According to The Times</a>, Farage has now ditched his tax cut plans as he tries to present Reform as a fiscally responsible party.</p