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October 15, 2025
UK

UK Abandons Prosecution of Woman Who Flew National Flag From Public Building.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Charges against a woman who unfurled Britain’s Union flag from a municipal government building during an anti-mass migration protest have been dropped.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Protester Sarah White, Essex Police, and the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS).

📍WHEN & WHERE: The incident occurred on August 31 at Epping Forest District Council, with charges withdrawn ahead of a scheduled court hearing on October 15.

💬KEY QUOTE: “This was an unlawful attempt to intimidate and silence ordinary people who dare to speak out… I will not be silenced.” – Sarah White

🎯IMPACT: The case highlights concerns over the policing of dissent against mass migration and state censorship more broadly.

IN FULL

Sarah White, a 40-year-old Englishwoman, has had charges against her dropped following her arrest at an anti-mass migration protest outside Epping Forest District Council on August 31. During the protest, White displayed Britain’s Union flag on the steps of a municipal government building, before being escorted away by police.

Essex Police had charged White under the Public Order Act 1986. The force claimed that the arrest was unrelated to her unfurling the flag. Notably, similar denials were issued by the British authorities when they prosecuted Hamit Coskun for burning a Koran in London earlier this year, claiming that he had not been charged because he had burned a Koran, but because the act was “disorderly” in nature—regarded by most observers as a distinction without a difference.

White’s case, scheduled for Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court today, was discontinued due to insufficient evidence. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), she shared her relief and frustration, stating, “I have now received confirmation from the Crown Prosecution Service that there will be no further action taken against me due to insufficient evidence. The reason there is no evidence is simple: I did not commit a crime.

White called her treatment “unjust” and an effort to suppress dissent against mass migration, saying, “It is unacceptable that dissent is met with force and fear. I will not be silenced. I will continue to stand up—for our freedoms, for women, for children, and for this country.”

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October 15, 2025
Data
UK

Shock Poll Shows Farage’s Reform Party on Course for HUGE Win.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: A new MRP poll conducted by Electoral Calculus for PLMR has revealed significant shifts in voter preferences in the United Kingdom, with Nigel Farage’s Reform Party leading at 36 percent.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Electoral Calculus, PLMR, and polling participants totaling over 7,400 people.

📍WHEN & WHERE: Fieldwork took place online from September 10-18, 2025, across Great Britain.

💬KEY QUOTE: “This poll shows a remarkable fall from grace for the Conservative Party, and exposes where voter priorities lie.” – Kevin Craig

🎯IMPACT: Reform is projected to secure 367 seats, potentially forming a majority government, while the governing Labour Party and the formerly governing Conservatives (Tories) face significant losses.

IN FULL

Electoral Calculus, commissioned by PLMR, has released an MRP poll forecasting a significant political shift in the United Kingdom. The poll positions Nigel Farage’s Reform Party at 36 percent, far ahead of Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour Party at 21 percent, with the Conservatives (Tories) lagging at 15 percent. This would translate to 367 seats for Reform in the House of Commons, securing an 84-seat majority, while Labour would gain 117.

The poll indicates risks for prominent government ministers, who sit in the legislature in the British political system, with Chancellor (Treasury Secretary) Rachel Reeves, Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper, and Health Secretary Wes Streeting potentially losing their seats, alongside former Conservative prime minister Rishi Sunak.

Voter priorities ahead of the Autumn Budget include the cost of living and economy (59 percent), immigration (51 percent), and the socialized National Health Service (45 percent). Preferences differ sharply by party, with Reform voters heavily focused on immigration (90 percent) and Labour voters emphasizing the economy and NHS.

Kevin Craig, PLMR’s founder, stated, “This poll shows a remarkable fall from grace for the Conservative Party, and exposes where voter priorities lie. The electorate is demanding action on the economy first and foremost, with concerns around immigration and the NHS still present.”

Martin Baxter of Electoral Calculus noted that “Anti-Reform tactical voting means Reform’s poll lead isn’t as good as it looks”—Labour voters could back the left-leaning Liberal Democrats or even the Tories to keep out Reform in certain constituencies (electoral districts)—”but the fragmentation of the left-of-centre vote could make things easier for Reform UK.”

Conducted online with over 7,400 respondents, the poll used Multi-level Regression and Post-stratification (MRP) techniques, weighted to reflect the population.

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October 15, 2025
Crime
Immigration
UK

A Migrant Is on Trial for Fatally Stabbing a Migrant Hotel Worker.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: A British woman working at a hotel housing migrants at the taxpayers’ expense was followed and fatally stabbed at a railway station by one of them, a court has heard.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Sudanese national Deng Chol Majek, who is supposedly 19, and victim Rhiannon Whyte, 27.

📍WHEN & WHERE: October 20, 2024, at Bescott railway station in Walsall, England.

💬KEY QUOTE: “He left her bleeding to death and then casually went back to his hotel.” – Prosecutor Michelle Heeley KC

🎯IMPACT: Majek denies charges of murder and possessing a weapon; the trial continues.

IN FULL

A Sudanese asylum seeker is on trial for the fatal stabbing of 27-year-old Rhiannon Whyte, who was attacked at a railway station in Walsall, England, on October 20, 2024. Prosecutors allege that Deng Chol Majek, who claims to be 19 years old, followed Whyte from her workplace at the Park Inn Hotel, where he lived and she worked, before carrying out what has been described as a “frenzied attack.”

Whyte, who had been employed at the hotel for three months cleaning and serving food, was returning home after her shift when she was targeted. The prosecution claims that Majek stabbed her 23 times with a screwdriver while she was on the phone with a friend. The friend reportedly heard two screams before the call abruptly ended. Whyte succumbed to her injuries three days later in hospital.

Prosecutor Michelle Heeley KC told the court that Majek was seen on CCTV following Whyte from the hotel to the station and returning later carrying a black plastic bag believed to contain alcohol. He allegedly stopped to buy a drink and was observed discarding Whyte’s phone in a nearby river.

“He left her bleeding to death and then casually went back to his hotel,” Heeley said. “Once at the hotel he was seen dancing and laughing, clearly excited about what he had done.”

The jury was presented with evidence including CCTV footage, blood-stained clothing, and DNA found under Majek’s fingernails. Heeley stated that Majek had been “staring at Rhiannon throughout the evening” before the attack and argued that his actions were premeditated. Majek denies the charges and claims he has been misidentified.

The case comes amid growing public scrutiny over the housing of asylum seekers in taxpayer-funded hotels across Britain. At least 339 migrants staying in 105 hotels were charged with criminal offences in the first half of 2025. These include alleged rapes, assaults, and thefts. In one case, a migrant hotel resident convicted of rape in a London park was also linked to terrorist activity.

While British law allows for the automatic deportation of foreign nationals convicted of serious crimes, human rights appeals often block or delay removals.

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October 14, 2025
News
UK

Margaret Thatcher’s Legacy Celebrated on Her 100th Birthday.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Margaret Thatcher, former British Prime Minister and a pivotal figure in 20th-century politics, would have turned 100 on October 13. To commemorate her legacy, economists and scholars from across the globe reflected on her impact.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Historians, economists, and political thinkers, including Patrick Minford, Madsen Pirie, Philipp Bagus, Alberto Mingardi, Leszek Balcerowicz, Weiying Zhang, Mark Skousen, Jesús Huerta de Soto, and Stefan Kooths.

📍WHEN & WHERE: October 13, reflections spanned the USA, Europe, and China.

💬KEY QUOTE: “Thatcher’s wide-ranging set of reforms across an economy that was so highly dysfunctional is without any real parallel in an advanced industrial country.” – Economist Patrick Minford.

🎯IMPACT: Thatcher’s reforms transformed Britain’s economy, reduced union dominance, and demonstrated the viability of free-market policies, serving as a model for reformers worldwide.

IN FULL

October 13 marked 100 years since the birth of Margaret Thatcher, prompting reflections from economists and scholars around the world on the late British prime minister’s lasting impact on Britain and global politics. German historian Rainer Zitelmann organized a centenary symposium with participants from the United States, Europe, and China, focusing on her economic reforms.

British economist Patrick Minford, who advised Thatcher during her time in office, described her transformation of Britain as unparalleled. “Thatcher’s wide-ranging set of reforms across an economy that was so highly dysfunctional is without any real parallel in an advanced industrial country,” he said. He credited her with rescuing the United Kingdom from economic stagnation and turning it into a more prosperous nation.

Madsen Pirie of the Adam Smith Institute pointed to her success in reducing the power of trade unions and fostering a more open economy. “She left Britain in a far better place than it was in when she first took office,” he said, noting how share ownership among ordinary citizens increased under her leadership and strike-related disruptions fell sharply.

Alberto Mingardi of Milan’s IULM University emphasized Thatcher’s belief in the moral underpinnings of a free market. “She thought a free economy was both the prerequisite and the consequence of a moral society,” he said.

Economist Mark Skousen highlighted Thatcher’s firm stance against welfare dependency, quoting her well-known remark: “The problem is that eventually you run out of other people’s money.” He credited her with reducing government control of the economy through privatizations, limiting union influence, and eliminating burdensome regulations.

In the Falkland Islands, January 10 continues to be observed as Margaret Thatcher Day, honoring her role in liberating the islands following their invasion by Argentina in 1982. Thatcher visited the islands on January 10, 1983, and 30 years later, in 2013, residents voted 99.8 percent in favor of remaining part of the United Kingdom.

President Donald J. Trump is a longtime admirer of Thatcher, posting on Twitter (now X) as long ago as 2013, “Margaret Thatcher was the Iron Lady of the West. She promoted freedom & democracy—a great leader & ally of America.”

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October 10, 2025
Religion
UK

Church of England Covers Ancient Cathedral in ‘Diversity’ Graffiti, Vance Reacts.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Canterbury Cathedral, the mother church of the Anglican communion, has allowed “marginalized” graffiti artists to vandalize the ancient church.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Canterbury Cathedral, Vice President J.D. Vance, and Anglicans.

📍WHEN & WHERE: Canterbury, England.

💬KEY QUOTE: “It is weird to me that these people don’t see the irony of honoring ‘marginalized communities’ by making a beautiful historical building really ugly.” – Vice President J.D. Vance

🎯IMPACT: The woke art project is just the latest controversy for the Church of England and comes days after the selection of the first woman as Archbishop of Canterbury.

IN FULL

The Church of England has allowed Canterbury Cathedral, its ancient mother church, to be vandalized by graffiti artists from “marginalized communities.” This has drawn sharp reactions online, including from U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance. The so-called “Hear Us” installation features graffiti messages such as “Are you there?” and “Is illness sin?” pasted on the walls, pillars, and floors of the 1,400-year-old cathedral.

“I think it’s sacrilegious,” said one visitor, while another likened the historic site to “an underground car park” in a rough part of London.

“It is weird to me that these people don’t see the irony of honoring ‘marginalized communities’ by making a beautiful historical building really ugly,” Vice President Vance remarked on X (formerly Twitter).

David Monteith, the openly homosexual Dean of Canterbury, defended the installation, claiming, “There is a rawness which is magnified by the graffiti style, which is disruptive.”

“This exhibition intentionally builds bridges between cultures, styles and genres and, in particular, allows us to receive the gifts of younger people who have much to say and from whom we need to hear much,” he insisted.

The new art installation comes on the heels of the selection of the new Archbishop of Canterbury, Sarah Mullally, the first woman to occupy the role in 1,400 years. Mullally has already caused controversy in the broader Anglican communion for her liberal “pro-choice” views on abortion and general wokeness.

Mullally’s appointment comes just weeks after the Anglican church named an openly lesbian woman as the Archbishop of Wales.

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October 10, 2025
Immigration
UK

Afghan Boat Migrant Guilty of Threatening to Kill Nigel Farage.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Fayaz Khan, a 26-year-old Afghan national, was found guilty of making a threat to kill Nigel Farage, leader of Britain’s Reform Party, in a TikTok video.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Fayaz Khan, Nigel Farage, prosecutor Peter Ratliff, and defence lawyer Charles Royle.

📍WHEN & WHERE: The threatening video was posted in October 2024 from Dunkirk; the trial took place at Southwark Crown Court in Fall 2025.

💬KEY QUOTE: “Given his proximity to guns and love of guns, I was genuinely worried. He says he’s coming to England and he’s going to shoot me.” – Nigel Farage

🎯IMPACT: The jury deliberated for nearly 12 hours before convicting Khan.

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Fayaz Khan, known on TikTok as Mada Pasa, was convicted of making a threat to kill Reform Party leader Nigel Farage in a video posted to his 340,000 followers from Dunkirk, France, in October 2024. In the video, Khan, who has an AK-47 tattoo on his face, stated: “Englishman Nigel… don’t talk shit about me. I come to England because I want to marry your sister. I want to come to England to go pop pop pop,” while making gun signals with his hand.

Farage described the video as “pretty chilling” during his testimony at Southwark Crown Court, adding, “Given his proximity to guns and love of guns, I was genuinely worried.” The Brexit champion said he interpreted the video as a direct threat that Khan was planning to come to England to harm him.

Khan, who attempted to enter the United Kingdom ten times before successfully arriving on a small boat on October 31, 2024, declined to give evidence in court. However, a transcript of his police interview from November 1, 2024, was read to the jury. In it, Khan claimed he “didn’t know who Nigel Farage was” and insisted he “was never going to hurt anyone.” He also stated that gun signals were a regular feature of his TikTok videos and part of his “character.”

Prosecutor Peter Ratliff argued that the video was “sinister and menacing,” dismissing the idea that it was an off-the-cuff comment. Defence lawyer Charles Royle countered that Khan’s actions were more “idiosyncratic, moronic, comedic, eye-catching, attention-seeking” than genuinely threatening.

The jury deliberated for 11 hours and 55 minutes before finding Khan guilty.

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Jihad al-Shamie
October 9, 2025
News
UK

UK Synagogue Terrorist Had Three Wives, Swore Allegiance to Islamic State.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Syrian immigrant Jihad al-Shamie, who carried out a deadly attack at Heaton Park Hebrew Synagogue in Manchester, England, is revealed to have been an Islamic State (ISIS) acolyte with three wives.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Jihad al-Shamie, British police officers, and British Jews, including attack victims Melvin Cravitz and Adrian Daulby.

📍WHEN & WHERE: The morning of Thursday, October 2, outside Heaton Park Hebrew Synagogue in Crumpsall, Manchester, during Yom Kippur, with more information released this week.

💬KEY QUOTE: “Minutes after the first call was made to GMP [Greater Manchester Police] and as firearms officers were making their way to the scene, al-Shamie called 999 claiming responsibility for the attack. He also pledged allegiance to Islamic State.” — Assistant Chief Constable Rob Potts

🎯IMPACT: Two people were killed, several others were injured, and the Manchester Jewish community was deeply traumatized.

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Jihad al-Shamie, the Syrian immigrant responsible for the deadly attack at a synagogue in Manchester, England, on Yom Kippur, called emergency services during the assault to declare his allegiance to the Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist group. Greater Manchester Police (GMP) confirmed that al-Shamie dialed the 999 emergency line just minutes after the first reports of the incident were received, using the call to both claim responsibility and express his support for the Islamic terrorist group. He is also reported to have had three wives, including two white converts.

Assistant Chief Constable Rob Potts of Counter Terrorism Policing North West said, “Minutes after the first call was made to GMP and as firearms officers were making their way to the scene, al-Shamie called 999 claiming responsibility for the attack. He also pledged allegiance to Islamic State.”

The attack began when Al-Shamie drove a car into worshippers outside the Heaton Park Hebrew Synagogue. He then exited the vehicle armed with knives and wearing a fake suicide belt, attempting to stab people and storm the building during the Yom Kippur service. Worshippers and security staff managed to hold the synagogue doors shut until armed officers arrived.

Two men were killed in the incident. Melvin Cravitz, 66, died at the scene, while Adrian Daulby, 53, was fatally shot by police by mistake while trying to keep the attacker from entering the building. Another man, Yoni Finlay, was also wounded by police gunfire and remains in hospital.

Although al-Shamie pledged allegiance to ISIS in his 999 call, MI5 has found no evidence of direct contact between him and any proscribed terrorist group. Police now believe he was a self-radicalised lone actor inspired by Islamist extremist ideology. He was not previously known to MI5 or the government’s Prevent programme.

The attack has intensified scrutiny of the United Kingdom’s counter-terrorism systems, particularly following reports that al-Shamie was on bail for a rape charge at the time of the incident. His ability to carry out a deadly attack while supposedly under police supervision has raised questions about their handling of high-risk individuals.

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October 8, 2025
Immigration
UK

Migrant Charged Over Farage Death Threats Refuses to Testify.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: An Afghan illegal immigrant is accused of making a threat to kill Reform Party leader Nigel Farage in a TikTok post.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Fayaz Khan, 26, and Nigel Farage.

📍WHEN & WHERE: The threats were allegedly issued between October 12 and 15, 2022; the trial is being held at Southwark Crown Court.

💬KEY QUOTE: “He says he’s coming to England and he’s going to shoot me.” – Nigel Farage

🎯IMPACT: The jury has been sent out to consider their verdicts after hearing arguments from both the prosecution and the defense.

IN FULL

Fayaz Khan, an Afghan illegal immigrant, is on trial at Southwark Crown Court accused of making a threat to kill Reform UK leader Nigel Farage in a TikTok video posted between October 12 and 15, 2022. Khan, who crossed the English Channel on a small boat and livestreamed his illegal journey, was arrested on October 31. He has denied the charge and has chosen not to testify during the proceedings.

Prosecutor Peter Ratliff told the court that the video was “sinister and menacing” and should be taken as a serious threat rather than a joke or casual remark. He pointed to Khan’s refusal to give evidence, saying, “The prosecution suggest this is because there is no sensible defense he could give to that video.” Ratliff also highlighted Khan’s apparent fascination with guns, including tattoos of AK-47 rifles on his body.

Farage gave evidence, describing the video as “pretty chilling.” He told the jury, “He says he’s coming to England and he’s going to shoot me,” and voiced concern over Khan’s apparent obsession with firearms. Jurors were shown the TikTok video in question, which included the caption “I mean what I say,” along with other similar videos featuring gestures and sounds interpreted as threatening.

In a police interview, Khan said the video was never meant as a threat, explaining, “It was just a video, it was never an intention to threaten him.” He claimed his behavior reflected his online persona and was not serious.

Defending Khan, barrister Charles Royle argued the video was not a genuine threat but part of Khan’s bizarre and exaggerated online behavior. He described Khan’s actions as “remonstrating in his own idiosyncratic, moronic, comedic, eye-catching, attention-seeking way,” and urged jurors not to judge his client based on his immigration status or AK-47 tattoos. Royle also reminded the jury that Khan’s decision not to testify should not be taken as an admission of guilt.

The case comes amid growing concern over political violence. Farage has faced a string of attacks in recent years. In June 2024, he was assaulted with what appeared to be cement during a campaign event in Barnsley. Earlier, a drink was thrown at him as he left a pub in Clacton, after a spate of similar incidents.

Despite the rise in threats, the Labour Party-led British government reportedly slashed Farage’s security funding by 75 percent in October 2025, shortly after U.S. conservative organizer Charlie Kirk’s assassination.

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October 7, 2025
Politics
UK

Twenty Conservative Politicians Defect to Farage’s Reform Party Amid Conservative Conference.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Twenty Conservative (Tory) Party councillors have defected to join Nigel Farage’s Reform Party, coinciding with the Conservative Party’s annual conference in Manchester, England.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Defectors from various municipal governments, Nigel Farage, the Reform Party, and Conservative leader Olukemi “Kemi” Badenoch.

📍WHEN & WHERE: The defections were announced on Tuesday, ahead of the Conservative conference finale in Manchester.

💬KEY QUOTE: “The Conservative Party is dead and can no longer serve as an effective Opposition.” – Nigel Farage

🎯IMPACT: The defections bolster Reform’s presence in local councils, while raising questions about the Conservative Party’s unity and viability ahead of the next general election, which must be held by 2029.

IN FULL

Twenty municipal government councillors have defected from the Conservative (Tory) Party to join Nigel Farage’s Reform Party, as the Conservatives are holding their annual conference in Manchester, England. The defections seriously undermine the Conservatives’ new leader, Nigeria-raised Olukemi “Kemi” Badenoch, ahead of the Conservative Party conference’s final day, where she is scheduled to give the closing speech.

Farage celebrated the move, declaring, “The Conservative Party is dead and can no longer serve as an effective Opposition.” The councillors who switched represent a broad spread of municipal governments, including South Kesteven, Hertsmere, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, the East Riding of Yorkshire, and others.

In a Radio interview, Badenoch stated that the Conservatives’ success would be judged at the next general election. She said, “This conference is where we are showing the direction of travel: a stronger economy, stronger borders and that we’re the only party tough enough and competent enough to deliver both,” and characterized the defections as merely shedding “baggage.”

Brett Rosehill, one of the defectors, challenged Badenoch’s view, stating, “I don’t think it’s ‘shedding baggage.’ I think there’s a strong, growing movement of people who care about British values and safety.”

Notably, while the Conservatives have long positioned themselves as a party of “strong borders,” legalized mass migration remained near record levels throughout much of their time in office from 2010 to mid-2024, and exploded in their last several years in office during the so-called “Boriswave.” An illegal boat migrant crisis in the English Channel also took hold during their tenure.

Reform has been steadily gaining momentum since the 2024 general election, winning 677 municipal government seats in May’s local elections and taking control of several councils previously held by the Conservatives, as well as seizing Doncaster from the governing Labour Party. The Conservatives have collapsed to just 16 percent in the polls, with conference attendees noting the venue is largely empty.

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October 6, 2025
News
UK

UK Conservative Party Faces Dismal Conference Turnout as Members Demand Pact With Farage.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Attendance at the annual Conservative (Tory) Party conference in Britain is embarrassingly low, as evidenced by photos of the main hall.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Conservative Party members, party leader Kemi Badenoch, Shadow Chancellor Mel Stride, and Nigel Farage and his Reform Party.

📍WHEN & WHERE: The Conservative Party conference, October 6, in Manchester, England.

💬KEY QUOTE: “More people have joined Reform in the past 24 hours than were in the room for Kemi’s conference speech.” – Nigel Farage

🎯IMPACT: The low turnout highlights the Conservative Party’s rapid collapse after 14 years in government from 2010 to mid-2024, with Farage’s party set to supplant them on the British right.

IN FULL

The Conservative (Tory) Party’s annual conference in Manchester, England, is seeing strikingly low attendance. This is the first party conference since the Nigeria-raised Olukemi “Kemi” Badenoch assumed leadership in November 2024.

The Tories governed Britain from 2010 to mid-2024, securing the party’s biggest parliamentary mandate since Margaret Thatcher under Boris Johnson in 2019. However, a series of scandals, the mishandling of the coronavirus pandemic, and especially the unprecedented “Boriswave” of mass migration the party unleashed on the country from 2021 onwards saw it suffer a crushing loss in the 2024 general election, despite the now-governing Labour Party earning fewer votes than it did in the previous election. The Tories are now polling at a mere 16 percent nationally.

Sky News’ Amanda Akass highlighted the sparse crowd during Shadow Chancellor Mel Stride’s speech, sharing a photo of the nearly empty room. GB News called it the “quietest” Tory conference in nine years.

For The Telegraph, formerly so strongly aligned with the Conservatives that it was nicknamed ‘The Torygraph,’ acting comment editor Poppy Coburn said, “Having gone to [the] 2023 Conservative Conference in Manchester, this year feels utterly depressing. You can really feel the membership exodus.”

Matthew Torbitt, a homelessness campaigner who had been due to speak at a fringe event at the conference, noted on X (formerly Twitter), “To give you an understanding of how quiet the Conservative conference is, the fringe I was due to be speaking at on Wednesday has been cancelled. The footfall is so low it’s been decided it would be largely pointless.”

Reform Party leader Nigel Farage quipped that “More people have joined Reform in the past 24 hours than were in the room for Kemi’s conference speech.” Notably, recent polls indicate the Conservatives would win just 45 parliamentary seats out of 650 in a hypothetical election, with two-thirds of party members wanting an electoral pact with Farage.

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