Richard Tice

thumb|We’ll pick them up in the Channel and take them back. Richard James Sunley Tice (born 13 September 1964) is a British businessman and politician who is a Member of Parliament (MP) for Boston and Skegness. He has served as Deputy Leader of Reform UK since 2024 and as the party's Business, Trade and Energy spokesperson since February 2026. Tice was the Chairman of Reform UK from 2019 to 2021 and again briefly in 2024. Since 2023, he has also been Reform UK's energy and foreign policy spokesman. He became the leader of Reform UK in March 2021, but stood down in June 2024 and was succeeded by Nigel Farage. Quotes We’ll pick them up in the Channel and take them back. Quoted on small boats migration in "Why UK can't just return migrants to France, as Reform says", BBC News (20 September 2024) For every one million barrels of oil produced in the UK, £100m is added to the UK economy, according to experts at Wood Mackenzie. We have billions of barrels of oil and gas left under the North Sea, and we should be using it. It is our patriotic duty to do so. "North Sea oil and gas drilling is our patriotic duty", The Telegraph (09 April 2026) When it’s a bit warm, let’s enjoy it. And if it means that English wine and sparkling wine gets better and better, fantastic. Let’s celebrate some of these things, rather than just be doom and gloom about it. Quoted in "Reform UK’s deputy leader tells Britons to ‘enjoy’ heat amid record drought", Financial Times (17 August 2026) We need more babies in this country, we need more children. Quoted in "Reform: We’ll evict council tenants with messy gardens", The Telegraph (24 August 2026). External links Category:1964 births Category:Living people Category:Businesspeople from England Category:Reform UK politicians Category:Politicians from England Category:British chief executives Category:Conservatism in the United Kingdom