We must be ready for early election, Nigel Farage tells party

""We're about to witness a big rift in the Labour Party," he told cheering supporters, "I think there's every chance now of a general election happening in 2027 and we must be ready for that moment.""

"He said Reform would "set out some serious cuts to the welfare budget" shortly and that if elected his party would "stop the boats within two weeks", scrap "harmful, wasteful" net zero polices and make Britain safer with "zero tolerance policing"."

""We are seeing the rise of the turquoise tide," he told supporters, who had been summoned to the hall three hours earlier than expected over the Birmingham venue's public address system."

Nigel Farage told Reform UK members they must be ready for an early general election following deputy prime minister Angela Rayner's resignation. He took the stage three hours earlier than scheduled after Rayner's announcement and warned of a big rift in the Labour Party, saying a 2027 general election is possible. He announced a new department to prepare for government and named former chairman Zia Yusuf as head of policy. He pledged imminent welfare cuts, to stop migrant crossings within two weeks, to scrap net zero policies, and to adopt zero tolerance policing while seeking to energise supporters and capitalise on recent electoral momentum.

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