Reform's Farage vows to start preparing for government to make UK 'great again'

Reuters ^ | September 5, 20251:37 PM CDT | Elizabeth Piper and Andrew Macaskill

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Summary

• Populist leader offers clearer view of a possible Reform UK government
• Says it would end arrivals of illegal migrants by boat in two weeks
• Farage, a Brexit veteran and Trump ally, says main parties are in meltdown
• Reform UK riding high in opinion polls, though still behind major parties in donations
• Farage suggests next election might come earlier than 2029

BIRMINGHAM, England, Sept 5 (Reuters) - British populist leader Nigel Farage vowed on Friday to start preparing for government, saying the nation's two main parties were in meltdown and only his Reform UK could ease the anger and despair plaguing the country to "make Britain great again".

To a prolonged standing ovation by a crowd at the annual party conference, Farage for the first time offered a vision of how Britain would be under a Reform government: He pledged to end the arrival of illegal migrants in boats in two weeks, bring back "stop-and-search" policing and scrap net zero policies.

Despite having only four lawmakers in the 650-strong British parliament, Farage is becoming increasingly confident that his party - which was on the fringes for three years until last year - can beat both Labour and the Conservatives, taking the initiative on every issue from immigration to free speech.

Everything from the large crowds queuing to enter the two-day, sold-out conference in the English city of Birmingham, to the standing ovations and Farage chants, underscored a newfound confidence in the party which, according to current opinion polls, is on course to take power at an election due in 2029.

Farage said British people frequently told him he was "the last chance we've got to get this country back on track", describing the nation as being abandoned by Labour and as being run by unqualified people "not fit..."

[Miami Rebel]

Ann Boleyn, with her head tucked underneath her arm,* stands a greater chance of coming to power, as a solid majority of Brits now regret Brexit.

* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0zsEUurDoc&list=RDo0zsEUurDoc&start_radio=1

[Gay State Conservative]

Their next election is in Summer 2029. The Maoists have a huge majority so Farage had better be patient.

[mbrfl]

The weak economy, immigration and crime matter a lot more to the average Britain than Brexit. And with the current Labor government, that will only increase.

[BenLurkin]

They need to start by making it English again.

The Shire is in immediate need of a scouring.