Richard Tice Blasts Sunday Times ‘Smear Campaign’ as Joint Venture with Labour Activist

Reform UK Deputy Leader Richard Tice has launched a blistering response to The Sunday Times, accusing the paper of a “ridiculous” smear campaign over old technical tax issues and claiming their “journalism” is a joint venture with a senior Labour Party activist.

Tice Defends 40-Year Business Record

In a strongly worded statement, Mr Tice said he has built thousands of homes, created jobs and generated hundreds of millions of pounds of value across 12 countries in a 40-year career spanning more than 150 companies. He stressed he has always taken professional tax advice and paid everything he was advised to pay.

“Assumptions, Numbers and Dates Are Simply Incorrect”

Mr Tice said the Sunday Times article features “assumptions, numbers and dates that are simply incorrect”. He added that tax efficiency is a basic corporate responsibility and that any errors in a long career are inevitable. He noted that the last time political enemies attacked him on tax during the Brexit referendum, HMRC concluded he had significantly overpaid.

“This Is What Reform UK Is Up Against”

He said the relentless effort to tarnish his name is the kind of behaviour that deters successful business people from entering politics. Mr Tice accused the media of ignoring “highly questionable accounting of millions of pounds in Labour Party Properties Ltd” while focusing on him.

• Sunday Times accused of joint venture with Labour activist
• Old technical tax issues from years ago being dredged up
• Tice: “I have always paid what I was advised to pay”
• HMRC previously ruled he had overpaid tax
• Media ignoring Labour Party accounting questions

Reform UK: Establishment Media in Panic

Mr Tice said the attacks show Reform UK’s success is rattling the establishment. “It is a measure of Reform UK’s success that Establishment media is coming after me in this way,” he said, adding that senior elements within News UK seem unhappy about how well the party is doing.

What This Means for Britain

This latest episode reveals the lengths the establishment media and Labour will go to in order to attack Reform UK. While families face soaring bills and Labour’s chaos, the Sunday Times is dredging up obscure technical issues from years ago instead of focusing on the real issues facing Britain.

Reform UK’s message is clear: successful business people who understand how to create jobs and wealth are exactly what Britain needs in politics. Richard Tice is fighting for his constituents and for real change ahead of the local elections. Voters are tired of the smears and want politicians who put Britain first.

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This article is a factual summary of Richard Tice’s statement published in The Sunday Times. Full original statement available on their website. All quotes directly attributed.