Nigel Farage, the leader of Reform UK, has said that Tommy Robinson is “not what we need”, after Elon Musk praised the imprisoned far-Right activist. Mr Musk, the tech billionaire and vocal supporter of Mr Farage, retweeted posts on X describing Robinson as a “political prisoner” and separately said: “Britain needs Reform now!”

Nigel Farage gave a nod to his friend and president-elect Donald Trump during his speech at Reform UK's conference in Leicester.

Tommy Robinson is “not what we need”, Nigel Farage has said, after Elon Musk expressed support for the jailed political activist. The Reform UK leader described Mr Musk as a “hero figure, especially for the youth”,

Nigel Farage says the politics of Nottinghamshire is 'really interesting' and that he is concerned about potholes

The right-wing party says it has tens of thousands of more members than the Tories. But will they really be able to improve its electoral ground game?

According to Reform UK’s live membership tracker, there were almost 153,000 members at the time of writing. According to the Guardian, approximately 2.8 million people were registered with the Conservative Party and one million to the Labour Party in the 1950s.

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch has accused Nigel Farage of “fakery” over claims that Reform UK membership has surpassed that of the Conservatives, making it the second largest political party in the UK.

A former Conservative MP has defected to Reform UK. During the Reform UK East Midlands Conference in Leicester, party leader Nigel Farage introduced Marco Longhi to the stage as "a loyal member of the Conservative Party for the last goodness knows how many years".