Nigel Farage roared with laughter in response to hecklers at the Reform Party’s conference at Birmingham’s National Exhibition Centre on Friday.
The leader of Reform UK, aged 61, appeared on stage at a fully booked event wearing a pastel blue suit, chosen to coordinate with the party’s logo. During the middle of his speech, chaos erupted among the audience.
In footage posted to social media, a woman appeared to be shouting at Mr Farage while members of the audience booed and shouted at her.
She was wrestled out by security guards as she continued to yell.
Around her, Reform party members stood up out of their seats and waved at her to leave, drowning out her shouts with chants of ‘boring’.
The protester was part of Climate Resistance, a group who fight for ‘climate justice’ and have previously heckled David Lammy.
The group of four who interrupted Mr Farage’s speech accused him of working for super-rich donors.
“Nigel, you are not a man of the people. You serve billionaires!” one person exclaimed while standing on their chair, alluding to recent financial contributions from property mogul Nick Candy.
Nigel Farage (pictured) was interrupted during his speech at Birmingham’s National Exhibition Centre on Friday, during Reform UK’s yearly conference, by hecklers.
A woman shouted at Mr Farage while members of the audience booed and yelled at her – she was then taken out by security
The commotion didn’t shake Mr Farage who laughed off the incident, calling the heckler ‘boring’ before suggesting she was drunk
He was then quickly pulled down by those around him as security wrestled him out to shouts of ‘get him out’.
As he was carried away by four security guards, cheers erupted in the arena.
Another accused Mr Farage of being ‘paid by the super-rich to scapegoat migrants.’
But the commotion didn’t shake Mr Farage who laughed off the incident, calling the heckler ‘boring’ before suggesting she was drunk.
He addressed the supportive crowd, encouraging them to ignore the intruder, before switching tack to ridicule her.
He said: ‘Just ignore them, just ignore them. Boring. Boring. Boring.
‘Well I don’t know. She looked like she’d been on the sauce all afternoon. I don’t know’.
According to their website, the campaign group describes themselves as “a coalition of organizations and individuals dedicated to fostering solidarity and power for Climate Justice both in Britain and globally.”
Another accused Mr Farage of being ‘paid by the super-rich to scapegoat migrants’ as she stood on her seat and yelled out from the crowd
One man who accused the politician of scapegoating migrants was quickly pulled off his chair by those in the audience and carried out by security
Crowds chanted at the protestors, calling them boring and applauding when they were removed by security
Mr Farage was just one of many high-profile reform politicians who gave speeches at the conference
They mention that their coalition includes environmental and development charities, labor unions, grassroots community movements, religious groups, youth organizations, and migrant justice networks.
Sam Simons, a representative for Climate Resistance, stated: Farage will appear on national television claiming to care about the people in the UK, yet he votes against measures like providing us with sick pay.
‘This grifter will scapegoat anyone just so we don’t talk about the oil barons and billionaire property tycoons who fund him. It’s really about keeping everyone so divided and downtrodden that we won’t even have time to think about taxing the rich.
‘Meanwhile the likes of Farage’s donors profit from overpriced housing, underpaid work, and now they can’t wait to frack your backyard. The top 10 per cent in the UK hold more wealth than all the rest of us combined.
‘The majority of Britain wants a wealth tax. It’s time to tax the super-rich and finally do what Reform never would: fund our schools, our hospitals, our climate and our futures.
At the event today Reform activists heard speeches from Mr Farage and the party’s four MPs today.
Mr Yusuf, now in charge of the party’s Doge (department of government efficiency) unit, led a side event on crypto finance, while MP Lee Anderson joined a conversation on the ‘crisis facing young men’.
Two Tory former cabinet ministers also attended with Michael Gove interviewing Mr Yusuf and Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg joining a panel.
On protestor was pulled down by those around him as security wrestled him out to shouts of ‘get him out’ (pictured)
The demonstrator was carried out by his arms and legs by four security officer
In a surprising start Dame Andrea Jenkyns made a rock star entrance to the conference when she appeared on stage, singing a song she co-wrote.
Wearing a sparkly blue jumpsuit, the Reform UK Mayor of Greater Lincolnshire belted out ‘I’m an insomniac’ to a sell-out crowd at the party’s rally.
Beaming widely with her arms outstretched, the former MP, 51, pranced around the stage at Birmingham’s National Exhibition Centre as she sung her tune, Insomnia.
Speaking to the crowd after her musical introduction, Dame Jenkyns said: ‘Is this godawful Labour Government giving you sleepless nights and insomnia too?’
She added: ‘I co-wrote this song nearly 20 years ago with a now dearly-departed friend, god bless him. At the time I was in a rock band and I was always a bit of a rebel. Then I became a Conservative MP and I dressed more demure, but the rebel was still bubbling away under the surface.’
