Farage Warns of Constitutional Overhaul to Ensure Policy Delivery

In a forceful address to party delegates, Reform UK leader Nigel Farage declared that the nation requires a government committed to actual delivery, asserting his party as the sole entity capable of achieving this. He criticized the Conservative Party for what he described as fourteen years of inadequate leadership and noted that Labour Prime Minister Andy Burnham has suggested a decade is needed to address the country’s issues.

Farage outlined aggressive measures to be taken should Reform secure a majority in the upcoming general election. He vowed to dismiss any ministers who fail to execute their commitments within the first 100 days, replacing them with individuals he considers courageous enough to act.

Addressing potential legislative hurdles, Farage announced plans to declare a national emergency, potentially compelling Parliament to sit twenty-four hours a day, six days a week, until all necessary laws are passed. He warned the House of Lords that they must honor Reform’s policy agenda or face the appointment of hundreds of new peers to secure a party majority. He added that if such tactics fail, a referendum on the composition of the upper chamber would follow, claiming public opinion is firmly against the current institution.

The speech also targeted the judiciary, with Farage promising to strip judges of their ability to invoke conventions such as the European Convention on Human Rights. Characterizing the courts as obstacles to the “will of the people,” he stated that Parliament creates laws while judges only interpret them, and suggested a review of future judicial appointment processes.

Furthermore, Farage stated that civil servants perceived as obstructive would be removed and replaced by business professionals. “I’m tired of being told what can’t be done,” he said. “The public want action, genuine change, and our attitude is can do and will do.”

The speech occurred after a significant delay attributed to a security alert and was punctuated by interruptions from protesters. Two individuals were removed after displaying a banner accusing Reform of serving billionaire interests. The audience booed the disrupters, shouting “out,” while Farage dismissed the incident with chants of “boring, boring, boring.”