Rees-Mogg, Gove and pyrotechnics: what to expect from Reform party conference

Nigel Farage, pictured at a congressional inquiry in the US on Wednesday, is a supporter of Trump’s hard-right immigration policies. Photograph: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

Reform UK’s party conference will last barely more than 30 hours this weekend, but its rivals fear the glitz and political noise are going to be hard to beat.

“We’re the only party conference to have our own pyrotechnics budget,” says one Reform insider with pride.