'We are the party on the rise,' Farage tells Reform supporters at conference

BBC ^ | Sep 5 | BBC

[RandFan]

Reform party members were in a jubilant mood today, as the party's Birmingham conference aligned with news of Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner's departure from government.

Soon after Rayner announced she would be resigning after underpaying tax on a flat purchase in Hove, Reform party leader Nigel Farage sought to capture the moment by giving his headline speech three hours early.

After a rush for seats, the crowds at Birmingham's National Exhibition Centre were urged by Farage to "be ready" for an early general election in 2027 - though one isn’t expected until 2029.

Watching on, our correspondent Nick Eardley describes how it's hard to overstate the confidence at the Reform party's conference.

We've got a full rundown of Farage's performance and promises on stage - which had touches of Donald Trump's campaign as the Clacton MP pledged to "make Britain great again".

Today's event is the first of the party conferences that take place in the autumn and Reform looked to drum up anticipation when it welcomed ex-Tory minister Nadine Dorries to its ranks last night.

Invited on stage by Farage, she told supporters in the hall that Reform is the "party of the moment" - and our reporter at the conference says a lot has changed for the party in a year.

[Fido969]

Farange is a Great Man.

[delta7]

To little, to late. Unfortunately, Revolution and full scale civil disobedience is now the only answer, something Europe knows all to well.

[drypowder]

I hope Farage has great security team protection, he’s going to need it. “Six”German patriot nationalist conservatives who were running for political office have died recently. They were all highly supported by the German people but apposed by those currently in the German government and the pro European Union cabal.

[Salman]

Farage thinks they can vote their way out.