Entrepreneur and CEO Grace Beverley has urged young people to take political action following a YouGov poll suggesting Reform UK could win 311 seats if a general election were held today. The 28-year-old founder of athleisure brand TALA shared a video with her 1.1 million Instagram followers, describing the prospect of a Reform government as “terrifying”.
Beverley warned that the party’s policies would disproportionately harm young people, ethnic minorities, and those who are not billionaires. She argued that Reform’s messaging appeals to emotions rather than facts, scapegoating asylum seekers and trans people to distract from policies that benefit the top 1%. “If you do not start caring now, and if young people don't start caring now, we are going to have a Reform government and that is f---ing terrifying,” she said.
The influencer highlighted specific Reform policies, including the arrest and deportation of anyone arriving by small boat, which she described as “against human rights”. She also noted that the party had been forced to remove 100 candidates before the last election due to racist comments. Beverley questioned whether voters truly believed that being born in the UK should entitle them to safety while others remain in war zones.
On fiscal matters, Beverley cited the Institute for Fiscal Studies, which estimated that Reform’s spending promises would require £1.5 billion in cuts to public services, working-age benefits, or debt interest. She dismissed many of the party’s financial policies as “implausible” and warned that a Reform government would harm education, transport, the NHS, and job opportunities for young people.
Beverley concluded by urging young voters to engage with politics before it is too late, saying, “We have so many amazing things in this country that will disappear… it’s a slippery slope and I don’t want to be sliding down it.”
