Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleRobert Jenrick has dismissed the disruption at Reform UK's annual conference in Birmingham, telling activists to “get a life” and responding boohoo to footage showing a female protester being dragged by her hair and struck with a walking stick. The interruptions took place at the National Exhibition Centre during Nigel Farage's keynote address, with activist group Climate Resistance claiming responsibility for the protest before demonstrators were ejected. West Midlands Police have asked the female protester to contact them directly so officers can carry out a formal investigation into the recorded assault, noting that no direct complaint has been submitted yet. Nigel Farage defended his supporters' actions by stating that criticism was one-sided, highlighting that he has previously faced physical disruption and assaults without similar outrage. Reform UK figures showed divided responses to the altercation, with home affairs spokesperson Zia Yusuf condemning members who pulled the protester's hair, while party chairman Lee Anderson suggested holding a whip-round for the man who hit her with a walking stick. In fullJenrick mocks protester who was dragged out by her hair at Reform conference: ‘Boohoo’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
Jenrick tells protesters who disrupted Reform conference to ‘get a life’
Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleRobert Jenrick has dismissed the disruption at Reform UK's annual conference in Birmingham, telling activists to “get a life” and responding boohoo to footage showing a female protester being dragged by her hair and struck with a walking stick. The interruptions took place at the National Exhibition Centre during Nigel Farage's keynote address, with activist group Climate Resistance claiming responsibility for the protest before demonstrators were ejected. West Midlands Police have asked the female protester to contact them directly so officers can carry out a formal investigation into the recorded assault, noting that no direct complaint has been submitted yet. Nigel Farage defended his supporters' actions by stating that criticism was one-sided, highlighting that he has previously faced physical disruption and assaults without similar outrage. Reform UK figures showed divided responses to the altercation, with home affairs spokesperson Zia Yusuf condemning members who pulled the protester's hair, while party chairman Lee Anderson suggested holding a whip-round for the man who hit her with a walking stick. In fullJenrick mocks protester who was dragged out by her hair at Reform conference: ‘Boohoo’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
