Reform UK and Nigel Farage are planning to scrap GDPR and data protection rules in the United Kingdom. The party wants to replace the existing system with light-touch laws.

The suggested plan includes cutting data rules and reducing liability for non-executives. Press reports from the Financial Times, POLITICO.eu, The Telegraph, and the London Evening Standard detailed the policy pledges on Wednesday, 26 August 2026.

Nigel Farage and Reform UK seek to drop the GDPR rules to establish these more flexible rules for the country.