Eminem, fireworks, and the cult of Nigel Farage: Inside Reform UK’s party conference

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Reform UK leader Nigel Farage speaking during the party’s annual conference Telling members “the sky is the limit”, Mr Farage also laid down some serious policy changes that he said would help get them there. open image in gallery Reform UK leader Nigel Farage speaking during the party’s annual conference at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham Reform has not “got room for a few extremists” to “wreck” its work, he warned. open image in gallery Mr Farage dubbed the conference a “coming of age” event for Reform Big donor Richard Tice took to the stage to describe the goal of reaching net zero as an “extremist cult”. open image in gallery Richard Tice, deputy leader of Reform UK, speaks at the party’s annual conference at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham During the two-hour break at lunch time, the merchandise stall is swarmed by party members attempting to get their hands on a blue Reform UK tie signed by Richard Tice.