Reform UK conference – live: Farage admits ‘amateurism’ has let down party and takes aim at ‘bust’ Tories
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has admitted “amateurism” let down the party at the general election.
He told the party’s conference in Birmingham: “At that stage of our development, we weren’t big enough, wealthy enough, professional enough to vet general election candidates properly, and that amateurism let us down.”
Mr Farage said having Zia Yusuf as the new Reform chairman had already made “a massive difference” in making Reform more professional, promising that in future, Reform will vet candidates rigorously at all levels.
He insisted he did not “give a damn” who the next Conservative Party leader is because “the brand is bust”.
Meanwhile, a new YouGov poll has found most Britons have a negative view of Reform UK.
Some 39 per cent of people polled described the party as ‘extremist’ and ‘should not be near power’.
