Farage vows 'national emergency' on day one as Reform conference opens

Neutral summary

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has pledged that a Reform government would declare a “national emergency” on its first day in office to highlight the country’s problems after years of Conservative and Labour rule, and would make MPs sit seven days a week, including through the summer, to pass legislation. The pledge came as Reform UK opened its largest-ever annual conference in Birmingham, with the party struggling in the polls, having slipped to third place, and facing questions over donations and leadership. Deputy leader Richard Tice admitted the party needs to get the country to “love Nigel Farage again,” while Farage himself said the party is up against a “complainant society” after a summer of scrutiny.

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Outlets: 10. Countries: 3. Facts in the shared core: 7.

Publication timeline

1. 2026-09-02 13:57 · Belfast Telegraph (outlet profile)

   Reform up against a ‘complainant society’ Farage says after summer of scrutiny

2. 2026-09-02 13:57 · Evening Standard (outlet profile)

   Reform up against a ‘complainant society’ Farage says after summer of scrutiny. The Reform leader spoke to the BBC ahead of his party’s conference in Birmingham this week.

3. 2026-09-02 17:19 · The Mirror (outlet profile)

   All the headaches facing Nigel Farage and Reform UK as party conference kicks off. This time last year, Reform was ahead in the polls as it sought to capitalise on the slow downfall of Keir Starmer, but now find themsel…

4. 2026-09-02 23:01 · Bloomberg (outlet profile)

   Farage Plots Fightback at Biggest-Ever Reform UK Conference. Reform UK heads into its largest annual conference yet touting attendance from overseas diplomats and big business, as the pressure mounts on party leader Nig…

5. 2026-09-03 07:17 · The Independent (outlet profile)

   Reform UK conference latest: Nigel Farage attempts to reverse sliding poll ratings as donation row rumbles on. Reform UK’s conference in Birmingham begins as the party has sunk to third place in polls

6. 2026-09-03 07:32 · Politico Europe (outlet profile)

   Can ‘ratty’ Farage get his mojo back?. As Reform UK kicks off conference season in Birmingham, Nigel Farage appears to have some work to do. The party has gone from dominating the political conversation to facing a fall…

7. 2026-09-03 09:59 · The Independent (outlet profile)

   Farage is loved by some but hated by more – now even Reform can see it. In an astonishing admission, Reform’s deputy leader Richard Tice has admitted that the party needs to get the country to “love Nigel Farage again”…

8. 2026-09-03 21:00 · City AM (outlet profile)

   Farage vows to call ‘national emergency’ on day one. Nigel Farage would call a “national emergency” to highlight the country’s woes after successive Tory and Labour governments.  Under plans proposed by a Reform go…

9. 2026-09-03 21:00 · Bloomberg (outlet profile)

   Farage Says Britain Running Out of Time to Correct Course. Reform UK leader Nigel Farage will warn Friday that “time is running out” to save the country, as the right-wing populist seeks to arrest a slide in the polls w…

10. 2026-09-03 21:02 · GB News (outlet profile)

    Nigel Farage to declare national emergency on first day as prime minister: 'Time running out to save Britain!'. Nigel Farage is set to pledge a Reform UK government would declare a “national emergency” within its first…

11. 2026-09-03 22:01 · The Mirror (outlet profile)

    'Nigel Farage's Reform UK conference descended into hypocrisy before it even started'. "The conference - the party's biggest yet, presumably booked in before they started slipping dramatically in the polls - doesn'…

12. 2026-09-04 06:00 · Daily Express (outlet profile)

    Farage reveals bombshell plan for MPs in Reform Government as he vows to fix Britain. Parliamentarians will be forced to work 7 days a week, and over the summer holidays, to pass the laws needed to get the UK back on tr…

13. 2026-09-04 08:36 · The National (Scotland) (outlet profile)

    Reform UK's conference is a grim preview of Nigel Farage's Britain. IT was some kind of luck that had sent me to Reform UK’s conference in Birmingham; good or bad, I couldn’t tell.

Factual core

• Farage's speech aims to arrest a slide in the polls for Reform UK.
• The Reform UK conference in Birmingham is attended by more than 8,000 delegates.
• Under Reform's plans, Farage would make MPs sit in parliament seven days a week to pass government-written bills.
• Reform UK is facing mounting scandals.
• Reform UK leader Nigel Farage said the party's reform efforts are up against a 'complainant society' after a summer of scrutiny.
• Farage will warn 'time is running out to save Britain' in his speech at the 2026 Reform UK National Conference.
• Nigel Farage will pledge a Reform UK government would declare a national emergency on its first day in office.