Nigel Farage is preparing to outline his road to No10 today as Reform UK begins its 2025 conference.After a year which has seen his party storm the May 1 local elections, return a new MP to the Commons in a once-safe Labour seat, and rise to as high as 35 per cent in recent polling, Mr Farage will soon address thousands of attendees.New joiners in the Scottish and Welsh parliaments, Reform UK council leaders, MPs, mayors and more are expected to join their leader on stage after his return from the US on Thursday.More than 12,000 attendees are slated to descend on the Birmingham National Exhibition Centre across Friday and Saturday.Elswhere, big names in business including TikTok, JCB and Heathrow Airport will be on the ground – with “Doge” chief Zia Yusuf courting cryptocurrency and finance firms.Deputy leader Richard Tice and Sarah Pochin MP will address conference-goers on Saturday.According to insiders, Mr Farage will be readying crowds for a 2027 General Election victory.But in Downing Street, the Deputy Prime Minister is braced for the results of a crunch probe into her tax affairs.Sir Laurie Magnus, the Prime Minister’s independent adviser on ministerial standards, is expected to publish the report on Ms Rayner’s conduct on Friday.Sir Keir Starmer has vowed to “act” on Sir Laurie’s findings if he concludes the Deputy PM breached the ministerial code.FOLLOW BELOW FOR LIVE UPDATES THROUGHOUT THE DAY…
Five biggest scandals that have rocked Labour since sweeping to power as Angela Rayner on the brink
With Angela Rayner’s political future hanging by a thread, GB News has taken stock of the myriad scandals which have marred the Government since taking office last year.The Prime Minister and Chancellor Rachel Reeves gave the Deputy Prime Minister their “full confidence” – while Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson said Ms Rayner had “sought to be transparent” in the scandal.Amid the fallout, Downing Street has refused to say when Sir Keir was first made aware of key details that led his deputy to refer herself for an ethics investigation.The latest tax row follows a series of high-profile scandals. As the Government desperately tries to contain the fallout, the People’s Channel looks back at a torrid first term…READ THE FULL GBN MEMBERSHIP STORY HERE
‘Prepare for 2027 General Election,’ Nigel Farage to tell Reform UK conference
Nigel Farage will tell Reform UK members today to prepare for the collapse of the Labour Government in fewer than two years’ time.A senior party insider said: “The fracture of the Left is coming… If Nigel is right about that, the Government will fall in 2027.”Privately, Mr Farage puts this possibility at between 30 and 40 per cent – and one insider said he will spell this out at the party’s conference in Birmingham…READ THE FULL STORY FROM POLITICAL EDITOR CHRISTOPHER HOPE HERE
Reform UK ‘becoming mainstream’ as it rakes in support across Britain, breakthrough new poll reveals
Nigel Farage’s party is ‘becoming increasingly mainstream’ as it attracts new support | GETTYReform UK’s base is becoming increasingly mainstream as the party attracts new support, polls ahead of today’s conference show.New data from More In Common revealed that there was a narrowed gender gap, a more even distribution of support across age groups than Labour or the Conservatives has, and that many Reform supporters were broadly in line with average views on social issues.Luke Tryl, the polling firm’s director, said: “What jumps out from this research is how difficult it now is to pigeonhole Reform voters; as their support base has grown, their voters look more and more like the average Briton.”That brings with it challenges too; can Reform balance the more radical demands of its most engaged online supporters with its more cautious recent converts?”Can Reform maintain its disillusioned broad church with a focus on immigration, or does a coalition split right and left on key economic policy questions prove ultimately too unstable?”Some 86 per cent of Reform backers would support a reduction in net migration, compared with 58 per cent of the wider public.Since the last General Election, the poll found that the gender gap has narrowed from around 1.4 men for every woman voting Reform in 2024 – to roughly 1.2 men now.
In Westminster… Angela Rayner braces for SACK after Keir Starmer confirms: ‘It’s my decision’
Sir Keir Starmer has admitted he is prepared to sack Angela Rayner if a standards investigation finds she broke the ministerial code over an underpayment of property taxes on her flat.Sir Laurie Magnus, the Prime Minister’s independent adviser on ministerial standards, is expected to publish the report on Ms Rayner’s conduct on Friday.Sir Keir said he would “act” on Sir Laurie’s findings if he concludes the Deputy PM breached the code, vowing: “We need to establish the facts and come to a conclusion.”Obviously, I will look very carefully at whatever report he puts in front of me… and then of course I will act.”READ THE FULL STORY ON THE DEPUTY PM HERE
What to expect from Reform UK’s conference – follow live with GB News
From midday, a slate of speakers will address the 2025 Reform UK conference from the stage at the NEC in Birmingham | PAFrom midday, a slate of speakers will address the 2025 Reform UK conference from the stage at the NEC in Birmingham.We’ll be bringing you live coverage on this blog – and you can watch GB News on the live stream to above to follow the event as it happens.The main stage schedule includes:12pm: Reform UK chairman Dr David Bull;12.30pm: Dame Andrea Jenkyns;12.40pm: “Young Reform councillors” panel, hosted by Alex Armstrong with Darren Grimes, Charlotte Hill, and Annie May O’Neill;2pm: Lee Anderson MP;2.20pm: Laura Anne Jones MS;2.30pm: Graham Simpson MSP;2.40pm: “Cleaning up our councils” panel, hosted by Jaymey McIvor with Stephen Atkinson, Linden Kemkaran, George Finch, and Ian Cooper;3pm: Zia Yusuf, head of Doge for Reform UK;3.15pm: “Women for Reform” panel, hosted by Allison Pearson with Sienna Churcher, Laila Cunningham, and Laura Anne Jones MS;4.10pm: Nigel Farage MP.The party has also teased a mystery “special guest” speaker will be on stage at 4pm.