"If you were ask me if politics is a big part of my life I would say it is and it isn't, but I can spend all day commenting on the GB News website. You find that if you say things in a certain way then you can say anything you like, said Anderson, a retired former ambulance worker and one-time Labour voter who had enthusiastically now thrown her lot in with Reform."
"Not so at this year's conference, where hostility to the woke agenda, immigration and the hated uniparty Reform parlance for the Conservatives and Labour was the order of the day. Party conference season has kicked off at a time when Nigel Farage's organisation is enjoying as much as a 15-point lead over Labour. The numbers suggest it is gaining traction from new voters with a diversity of views, but the fervour of the Reform faithful was often as unfiltered as ever."
"In the main hall of Birmingham's National Exhibition Centre, an 85-year-old party supporter holding two St George's cross flags let fly as he was interviewed by Jeremy Kyle on a big screen. Worried he was going to die before Farage becomes prime minister, he turned his fire on Keir Starmer. I can't wait to get this bastard out, he shouted, to the biggest cheer of the day from audience."
A Reform UK conference drew visibly enthusiastic supporters expressing strong opposition to the woke agenda, immigration and the so-called "uniparty" of Conservatives and Labour. Attendees described greater freedom to voice views on outlets like GB News than in their local communities, where they feel cautious and sometimes shut down. The party arrives at conference amid polls showing up to a 15-point lead over Labour and apparent traction among a range of new voters. Public displays at the conference included vocal praise for Nigel Farage and aggressive condemnations of political opponents, reflecting an unfiltered, fervent base.
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