Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA security alert has caused a delay to Nigel Farage’s main stage address, party sources have indicated.Following searches conducted beneath the stage by security personnel, sources inside Reform stated that "counter terror cops won't let him on stage".Security officers accompanied by a sniffer dog gathered behind the scenes at the Reform UK party conference in Birmingham, where main hall activities remain halted ahead of Mr Farage’s scheduled appearance.Attendees were told by former party chairman David Bull that sessions in the primary hall were temporarily suspended as a result of "unforeseen circumstances".The delay comes after the Reform UK leader attributed allegations that his party breached political donation regulations, by accepting polling funded by a foreign company, to mere "loose pub talk".In fullNigel Farage latest: Conference thrown into chaos as leader’s speech delayed due to ‘security scare’More bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Why Nigel Farage’s Reform UK conference speech has been delayed
Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA security alert has caused a delay to Nigel Farage’s main stage address, party sources have indicated.Following searches conducted beneath the stage by security personnel, sources inside Reform stated that "counter terror cops won't let him on stage".Security officers accompanied by a sniffer dog gathered behind the scenes at the Reform UK party conference in Birmingham, where main hall activities remain halted ahead of Mr Farage’s scheduled appearance.Attendees were told by former party chairman David Bull that sessions in the primary hall were temporarily suspended as a result of "unforeseen circumstances".The delay comes after the Reform UK leader attributed allegations that his party breached political donation regulations, by accepting polling funded by a foreign company, to mere "loose pub talk".In fullNigel Farage latest: Conference thrown into chaos as leader’s speech delayed due to ‘security scare’More bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
