MAILONLINE BLOG: Follow live coverage from the Reform UK conference in Birmingham where party MPs Nigel Farage, Lee Anderson and Richard Tice will give speeches to delegates.
Lee Anderson , Reform's first MP, is about to deliver his speech at the party conference. Nigel Farage will today deliver the keynote speech at Reform UK's party conference in Birmingham where party MPs will insist they can win the next general election.
The former MP for Morley and Outwood in West Yorkshire said she wasn't about to defect but wanted to understand why voters had thrown their support to Reform.See her post on X here:Reform UK are flogging £20 MAGA-style hats and £15 'Let's Save Britain' t-shirts, which are made in Bangladesh, as the party's conference began today.
Nigel Farage today vowed to build an 'election-winning machine' as he arrived at Reform UK's conference in Birmingham. In the second half of the day, Lee Anderson, Richard Tice and Nigel Farage will deliver their addresses to delegates.Ant Middleton has suggested the UK is on the brink of 'civil unrest' unless action is taken to strengthen British culture and identity.
Ann Widdecombe urged delegates to each find 10 people to back Reform at the next election to help Nigel Farage into Downing Street. Mr McMurdock finishes his speech by telling delegates some of them will join him in the Commons in 2029 as he insists Nigel Farage and Richard Tice will lead the party to Downing Street.
He said he decided to join Reform UK after hearing an interview with Richard Tice who stressed the need to put more money in the pockets of working families. Mr Farage told reporters: 'It means weeding out candidates that are totally inappropriate and damage the work of thousands of others. And asked if that could seen him become PM, he replied: 'Me or somebody other who is better looking.'Reform UK leader Nigel Farage received a standing ovation as he entered the main hall of the party’s conference at the NEC in Birmingham.11:11Minutes away from first speechBy Jamie Bullen
And it appears the effectiveness of that slogan has now seeped into British politics as headgear with the words 'Let's Save Britain' is among the merchandise at this conference. There are large queues across the conference venue - mainly for coffee, although some keen party members were queuing at the merchandise stand before it opened in their eagerness to purchase Reform-branded t-shirts, bags, rosettes and water bottles.
Lee Anderson is a controversial figure who was Tory Party chairman until earlier this year. The 57-year-old, a former Labour councillor, fled the Conservatives after being censured for remarks about London mayor Sadiq Khan. But he had already been at the centre of other controversies. He was nicknamed '30p Lee' after suggesting families who used food banks were simply bad at economising, and could make a meal for 30p.
Officials say the move is designed to “democratise” the party with members expected to vote on a new constitution during the conference in Birmingham. The populist group won the most seats at the 2019 European elections in the UK but success did not translate to the general election held that year with the party winning no seats.
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