Reform MP Danny Kruger wants to join us in the bedroom.
Some people like to say they’re “not interested” in politics. What they usually mean is that they’re privileged enough to feel politics doesn’t affect their day-to-day lives — or their bodies, relationships, or personal freedoms. But that’s getting harder to maintain as debates around sex, gender, and autonomy move further into the political spotlight.
The UK is, according to Reform MP Danny Kruger, “suffering from having a totally unregulated sexual economy,” with the politician suggesting his party could play a “limited but important role” in resetting sexual culture.
Despite the slightly clinical phrasing, Kruger isn’t talking about the regulation of sex work or the safety and legality of the industry. Instead, his comments appear to be aimed at what people do in private, behind closed doors.
No, I'm not going to ‘change my mind’.
Kruger has also described Reform UK as having a “pronatalist ambition”, signalling interest in policies designed to encourage higher birth rates. This includes exploring potential changes to the tax system, such as shifting from individual taxation to household-based payments.
These comments, and the ideas behind them, have real implications beyond Westminster. And it's not just Kruger, it's the entire misogynistic party. Here’s why Reform’s stance on the so-called “unregulated sexual economy” matters for everyone.
Reform want policies that essentially reverse the sexual revolution
Asked what role a political party could have in undoing the sexual revolution, Kruger said it would be “a limited but important one.” He suggested policy could be “critically important to the way families form”, including potential changes to the tax system that would see partners filing a household tax return rather than being taxed as individuals.
For many people, the late twenties can already feel like a period of intense social pressure, from the expectation to settle down to the wave of engagement announcements that seem to arrive all at once on social media.
Policy shifts that favour household-based taxation could amplify concerns that marriage and traditional family structures are being positioned as the social ideal. Critics argue that such approaches risk disadvantaging those whose lives don’t follow a conventional relationship trajectory.
Many people, including those who don’t see marriage as a personal or religious necessity, may feel that policies tied to marital status could limit the sense that partnership structures are a matter of individual choice.
Reform want to make divorces more difficult
In an interview with the House magazine, the MP— who recently defected from the Conservative Party — said he would personally support reversing the introduction of no-fault divorce in England and Wales.
Before the 2022 reform, couples had to cite reasons such as adultery, unreasonable behaviour or separation to legally end a marriage.
Critics argue that framing divorce through a moral lens risks making it harder or more emotionally burdensome for people — particularly women — to leave unhappy or unsafe relationships. Campaigners also warn that weakening no-fault divorce could reinforce economic and social inequalities, especially for those who are financially or socially dependent within a marriage.
While no immediate plans exist to repeal the reform, the rhetoric around divorce has sparked concern that relationship autonomy could become part of a broader cultural debate about the role of marriage in modern life.
Reform want to prioritise sex between married, heterosexual couples
Kruger said that “marriage traditionally was the means by which sexual relations between men and women were regulated” and that the UK is suffering from having a “totally unregulated sexual economy”.
Critics argue that framing marriage primarily through a heterosexual lens risks excluding the diversity of modern relationships. For queer couples, who have only gained full legal recognition in the UK in recent decades, such rhetoric can feel like a step backwards in cultural acceptance.
There are concerns that policies shaped around encouraging heterosexual, child-rearing households — whether through tax incentives, housing, or childcare support — could indirectly privilege certain family structures.
Even without new legislation, campaign language can contribute to a sense of cultural antagonism toward queer communities by positioning non-traditional relationships as part of the problem rather than a normal part of contemporary society.
Don't be fooled into thinking this is an unintended interpretation, as party leaders have specifically targeted queer people in their commentary. Mr Farage, who has twice been married and is now in a relationship, said “the most stable relationships tend to be between men and women” after he was asked about past comments made by the right-winger, who became the first sitting Tory MP to join Mr Farage’s party.
Mr Kruger, who defected to Reform from the Tories last year, previously told a National Conservatism conference that marriage between men and women was “the only basis for a safe and successful society”.
Speaking to the Family Education’s Trust’s 2025 Annual Conference, Dr Orr said: “All the data shows that the children are better off, are best off with a mum and a dad, preferably in the house, preferably biologically related to them. It's a difficult piece of data to put forward in our permissive age, but it's true.”
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Reform want to get you pregnant
Kruger said he was concerned about declining birth rates and that the party wants to encourage more women to have children. “Yes, we have a pronatalist ambition. We want people to have more children, and we think the government should get behind that wish,” he said.
For many people, the ability to choose whether or not to have children is a defining marker of modern reproductive freedom. Motherhood is increasingly framed as one possible life path, rather than an expectation.
Critics argue that policy focus should prioritise practical support for people who are already parents — such as addressing the rising cost of childcare — rather than attempts to influence personal reproductive decisions.
Not everyone wants to become a parent, and for many, the central concern is maintaining the right to make that choice without social or political pressure.
Reform think women need a biological reality check
Describing the modern UK as having a “totally unregulated sexual economy” implies that sexual behaviour outside traditional marriage is viewed as part of a broader social problem.
Critics argue that such framing risks reinforcing social messages that women’s choices around sex and relationships are somehow less legitimate if they don’t follow conventional norms. Young queer people may also feel that their identities and relationships are being positioned as something to be corrected rather than accepted as part of everyday life.
There are concerns that treating sexual autonomy as a policy issue could shift political attention away from areas such as reproductive freedom, LGBTQ+ family rights, and inclusive sex education.
Kruger said: “I’m not interested in your love life, or anything about your personal life — that is your business. But I am interested in the framework in which you make your decisions, and I’d like the framework to be more pro-social. If you want — most people do want — to settle down with one person to have children, we should make that easier.”
But by fixating on marriage and women's reproduction, you are interested in our love lives, and our personal lives.
This is also not the first time Reform figures have focused on women’s sexuality and reproductive choices. In a clip posted to his personal YouTube channel in November 2024, Reform candidate Matt Goodwin said that “many women in Britain are having children much too late in life.”
He added: “We need to explain the biological reality of this crisis to young girls and women. Many women in Britain are having children much too late, when they would actually prefer to have children earlier.”
In a separate podcast appearance with right-wing commentator Jordan Peterson, Goodwin also appeared to agree with the claim that universities have become centres of “politically correct authoritarianism” because they are populated by “childless women.”
The most substantial policy proposal Reform has publicly linked to women and family life so far is the plan to repeal the Equality Act, announced by Suella Braverman, Reform’s new education and equalities spokesperson. Opponents warn that removing the Act could weaken protections related to maternity leave and discrimination against pregnant women and mothers.
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Meanwhile, Kruger, who defected to Reform from the Conservatives last year, previously told a National Conservatism conference that marriage between a man and a woman was “the only basis for a safe and successful society.”
Whether or not these ideas ever translate into law, the message itself risks narrowing the conversation around what women’s lives — and choices — are allowed to look like.
