Nigel Farage has responded that he has “no idea” six times in an interview with the BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg.
The Reform UK leader was asked about Scarborough Town Council increasing its mayor’s allowance by 600 per cent, despite his party promising to cut costs for taxpayers.
Asked about the rise, from £500 to £3,500, Mr Farage said: “I have no idea… whether what you say is true or not, I have no idea.”
Asked whether it is the right thing to do, Mr Farage again said he has “no idea”, before saying he has “no idea” whether Thomas Murray, Reform’s mayor of Scarborough Town Council, does the role as a full-time job.
He went on to say he has “no idea” how much humans have contributed towards climate change.
Following the publication of this article, The Independent was contacted by a member of Scarborough Town Council’s finance committee who said under the previous system the mayor was paid an allowance of £1,000, and not £500. The figure of £3,500 under the new system refers to a maximum annual civic expenses budget, but there is no fixed allowance.
