Reform UK’s largest-ever annual conference kicked off this week in Birmingham, with party leader Nigel Farage and senior figures setting out a detailed vision for how they would govern if they win the next UK general election. The event, running through September 5 at the NEC, has drawn a bigger crowd than last year, including business leaders and international guests such as Jordan Bardella of France’s National Rally. Organizers described the tone as “very serious,” focused

Reform UK chairman Lee Anderson has said he will stand down from Parliament after the next general election, describing national politics as a chapter that is coming to a close. In an exclusive interview with The Sun published on 2 September 2026, the 59-year-old Ashfield MP said: “Life’s ebbing away, young man. It’s slipping away so I’m going to try something else.” He added that he wanted “one more term after this, which will take me up to my late 60s,” before turning to ot

Reform UK’s 2026 National Conference takes place from 3–5 September at the NEC in Birmingham, combining a new dedicated Business Day with the main two-day gathering of members, candidates and supporters. reformpartyconference.co.uk The event comes at a pivotal moment. In July 2026 Andy Burnham became Prime Minister after Keir Starmer resigned as Labour leader, creating a “Burnham bounce” that pushed Reform UK into second place in the polls after a long spell at the top. The

On Monday 24 August 2026, as Prime Minister Andy Burnham made his first overseas trip as UK leader to Kyiv, Reform UK’s senior figures found themselves fielding questions about the visit during a press conference focused on domestic housing policy. The event, held in central London and featuring Reform UK Deputy Leader Richard Tice MP (Boston and Skegness) and party Chairman Lee Anderson MP (Ashfield), centred on bold new proposals for social housing. These included prioritis

At Reform’s press conference today, Richard Tice and Lee Anderson were asked of Zia Yusuf: “Do you think he should be spending less time on social media?” After some combative X posts from the Reform ‘Shadow’ Home Secretary… Richard Tice said: “We’re all passionate. Zia is passionate. And we all frankly are furious at how the previous Conservative government, they let us all down because they said they were going to reduce immigration numbers. They didn’t. They opened the doo

Watch a small video of Reform UK's Chairman Lee Anderson as he 'uncovers' the truth about the migrant camps in Calais, France