Nigel Farage’s upcoming Reform UK conference is set to be a high‑stakes showcase of new policy, but the event is already mired in controversy. Party insiders appear divided, and Farage’s own favourability is slipping after months of evasive answers about his finances. At the conference’s midway point, a question about a Channel 4 exposé on alleged donation irregularities drew almost no response from the audience, hinting at a lack of collective concern—or at least a reluctance to confront the issue publicly. As the party’s leadership grapples with internal discord, Farage faces the dual challenge of delivering a compelling agenda while defending his credibility in the face of growing scrutiny.
Senior party figures appear split and leader’s favourability rating is dropping, just as he wasUK politics live – latest updatesMidway through an event at Reform’s annual conference on Friday there was question for the audience: who was worried about a Channel 4 News exposé of potential wrongdoing by party officials over donations? Almost no hands went up. The faithful might be sanguine. But make no mistake, Nigel Farage faces yet another problem.Careful plans have been again upset. After months of answering – or primarily dodging – questions about his own finances, Farage had planned to use Reform UK’s biggest conference yet to make a blitz of policy announcements. Continue reading...
