Overview

• The party opened a two-day meeting in Birmingham as national surveys continue to put it ahead of Labour despite holding only four Commons seats.
• Nigel Farage is due to speak at the gathering after a brief Washington visit that included testimony to the US Congress and a meeting with President Donald Trump.
• Immigration dominates the agenda, with Farage proposing to deport up to 600,000 migrants over five years if elected.
• Reform UK says membership has risen to nearly 240,000 from about 80,000 a year ago.
• The party cites May gains, including 12 regional councils, while defections such as Nadine Dorries’s move from the Conservatives and government criticism over anti‑immigration rallies underscore a shifting right‑of‑centre landscape.