Reform’s circus conference
Nigel Farage led Reform UK’s glitzy Birmingham rally, mixing fireworks and Trump-style rhetoric in a bid to appear government-ready while pushing xenophobic, authoritarian populism into mainstream British politics. | Today’s Political Cartoon.
Nigel Farage headlined Reform UK’s circus-style conference in Birmingham on Friday, dazzling supporters with fireworks, corporate sponsors and Trumpist rhetoric.
The spectacle — complete with business backers, Conservative supporters, former Conservative ministers, climate deniers, and far-right allies — marked the party’s attempt to look like a government-in-waiting, while normalising xenophobia and authoritarian populism in Britain’s politics.
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