Nigel Farage has mentioned Reform UK is to host the “biggest ever” native and mayoral elections launch rally in fashionable British political historical past.
The chief of Reform UK has already appeared at rallies in Essex and County Durham this weekend because the organisation seeks help forward of native and regional elections.
On Sunday (February 2), Mr Farage teased what he steered could be a significant announcement. Posting on X, he mentioned: “At 5pm I will announce the biggest UK political rally in modern times.”
In a slick, promotional video posted on Mr Farage’s X account, the Clacton MP introduced Reform UK could be launching its native and mayoral elections marketing campaign at Utilita Arena Birmingham on March 28.
The venue can host a most of 15,800 individuals right down to 2,464 for “more intimate events”, in accordance with its web site.
In an obvious dig at Reform’s solely having 5 MPs, former Tory minister Steve Baker replied to Mr Farage’s preliminary put up with a hyperlink to the UK Parliament’s “state of the parties” webpage, which particulars what number of seats every celebration has within the Commons.
Reform UK gained 5 seats within the July 2024 basic election in comparison with Labour’s 402, the Conservative Party’s 121 and Lib Dems’ 72.
Despite its displaying in Parliament, Reform UK is surging in Westminster voting intention polls, with seven main pollsters placing it forward of the Tories for the primary time.
The announcement follows Mr Farage revealing at a rally in Houghton-le-Spring, close to Sunderland, that former Tory councillors Cathy Hunt and Joe Quinn had joined Reform UK.
Mr Quinn and Ms Hunt have been former Durham County Council Tories. Their defection takes Reform’s councillor numbers within the native authority to 3 out of 163.
Reform has been holding a sequence of rallies throughout the UK because it hopes to win extra council seats and constituencies within the devolved nations within the upcoming elections.
At a rally on Friday (January 31), Mr Farage in contrast Reform UK’s rise within the polls with Donald Trump’s presidential victory within the US.
The rally, which heard speeches from 4 of Reform’s 5 MPs, got here after a spat between Conservative Party chief Kemi Badenoch and Mr Farage over celebration membership figures throughout the Christmas interval.
Mr Farage informed Reform members on Friday that the Tories must be “bloody scared” of them as he spoke in regards to the row with Mrs Badenoch.
The rally got here as voting intention polls steered the celebration has overtaken the Conservatives. One ballot from Techne UK places Reform in second place with 24%, one level forward of the Conservatives on 23% and two factors behind first-placed Labour on 26%.
The subsequent basic election has to happen no later than August 15, 2029.
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