Reform UK says it will scrap the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and replace it with what it describes as “light-touch” data protection laws. The pledge is part of a broader set of policy proposals that the party outlines ahead of political negotiations and campaigning.
The party also says it will expand a venture capital scheme that offers tax relief to investors. Across the available reporting, Reform UK’s proposals focus on changing the UK’s approach to data regulation while also aiming to encourage investment through fiscal incentives.
While the outlets agree on the core elements of the pledge—ending GDPR and adopting lighter-touch regulation, alongside a plan to expand venture capital tax relief—details on how the replacement framework would work and when changes would be implemented are not set out in the provided excerpts. The coverage therefore emphasizes the commitments rather than their practical design.
