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Nigel Farage: Ukip 'wants our country back'

Nigel Farage has unveiled Ukip's manifesto for the upcoming General Election, pledging to introduce a referendum to "free" Britain from the European Union, adding: "Then, only then, can we truly control our borders."

The party leader also promised an £18 billion "tax giveaway", including plans to raise the income tax threshold for lower and middle earners and abolish inheritance tax.

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Tories claim £37bn 'black hole' in Ukip manifesto

The Conservatives have criticised Ukip's claim to a "fully costed" election manifesto - saying their plans actually left a £37 billion black hole.

A spokesman for the Tories said savings cited by Ukip - which include leaving the EU, reducing funding to Scotland and scrapping the HS2 high-speed rail project - had been spent "several times over".

Ukip saying their numbers add up is like Labour saying they're not going to raise your taxes.

We all know that Nigel Farage doesn't have a credible plan for Britain - he just makes it up as he goes along.

All voting Ukip will do is put Ed Miliband in Downing Street by the back door - meaning more borrowing, more taxes, more benefits, weaker defences and more debt than our children could ever hope to repay.

– Conservative spokesman

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