Overview

• At the Birmingham gathering, Nigel Farage announced a party unit to prepare for office and appointed former chairman Zia Yusuf as head of policy.
• Farage told members there is every chance of a general election in 2027 and claimed Reform is on track to form the next government.
• He vowed to stop Channel small‑boat arrivals within a fortnight of taking power, reinforcing immigration as the party’s flagship promise.
• Former Conservative culture secretary Nadine Dorries formally joined Reform and urged Tory members to follow her, calling the Conservative Party "dead."
• Yusuf floated recruiting a US‑style "cabinet of all the talents" that could include non‑MPs appointed as peers, prompting questions over democratic accountability.