According to Odaily Planet Daily, Nigel Farage, leader of the UK's Reform Party, stated in London that he would do everything in his power to prevent the UK from issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC), calling it a "complete nightmare" and vowing to "go to jail rather than accept it." He promised that if he came to power, he would establish a "Bitcoin Digital Reserve," lower crypto taxes, and prohibit banks from closing accounts due to crypto transactions, with the goal of making London a global crypto hub.