<p>Reform UK leader ‘shocked’ by £10bn pledged to Ukraine and doubles down on cutting tax for crypto investors</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live/2026/oct/28/budget-2026-latest-updates-john-healey-andy-burnham-labour-uk-politics">Budget 2026 live – latest updates</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/oct/28/budget-2026-key-points-john-healey">Budget 2026: key points at a glance</a></p></li></ul><p>Nigel Farage skipped <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/oct/28/budget-2026-john-healey-offers-100-payment-to-households-to-help-navigate-global-economic-storms">the chancellor’s first budget</a> because he was worried he would get in a “physical altercation” with another MP in a row over seating arrangements.</p><p>The Reform UK leader admitted he was not present in the House of Commons but gave a press conference afterwards in which he said he was “shocked” by the £10bn going to support Ukraine and doubled down on his party’s policies on cutting tax for crypto investors.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/oct/28/nigel-farage-reform-uk-budget-commons-seating-row-ukraine-crypto">Continue reading...</a>