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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Pippa Crerar and Peter Walker

Farage still Reform’s best hope as rivals struggle to match appeal to party faithful

Nigel Farage raises both arms at a Reform UK podium as colleagues applaud beside him
Richard Tice and Zia Yusuf stand on either side of Nigel Farage at this year’s Reform UK conference. Photograph: Tolga Akmen/EPA

Few British politicians unleash the kind of evangelical zeal among their party faithful as Nigel Farage. Despite being weighed down by weeks of scandal, last weekend’s Reform UK conference showed that – as far as the membership is concerned – the lustre has not come off their man.

So it was notable that Farage felt compelled to reassure his disciples that he wasn’t going anywhere. “I’m only here because of the failure of our political class, and I am determined to lead Reform to victory at the next general election. That is my job,” he told them during his speech.

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