Richard Tice

"Tice claims the government chose to 'fund benefits not bullets and welfare not warfare,' pledges to scrap net zero, end voluntary interest on Bank of England reserves, and stop paying welfare to overseas nationals to fund defence."

"Tice says Starmer is 'in denial' about rising despair caused by failure to stop the boats, invokes two-tier policing, and calls on the PM to resign over immigration policy in the wake of Belfast unrest."

"Tice characterises the visible presence of litter and fly-tipping as a 'sign of just how broken Britain is', while proposing higher on-the-spot fines and a civic pride day as remedies."

"Richard Tice claimed there is 'decades and decades and decades of gas in the North Sea', implying a major long-term domestic fossil fuel resource base."

"Tice claims a real political realignment is taking place across the Black Country and believes this is only the beginning."

"Tice asserted that the party is celebrating 'incredible successes' when questioned about candidate vetting failures and racism allegations."

"The renewable energy industry has been 'sheltered' by a political consensus and the government should strike down its subsidy contracts."

"Promoting the JCB PotHole Pro machine as a primary solution for fixing road infrastructure."

"Describes allegations of failing to pay £100,000 in corporation tax as 'obscure technical issues from years ago' and blames the media for 'dredging' up his past."

""wasteful" and the "train to nowhere""

""appointed him as housing spokesman given his depth of experience in developing new towns""

""This is a cynical move by Miliband to lock future governments into wasteful, expensive energy contracts""