Rees-Mogg, Gove and pyrotechnics: what to expect from Reform party conference

With 12,000 expected to attend in Birmingham, Nigel Farage’s party hopes to present a more professional image

Reform UK’s party conference will last barely more than 30 hours this weekend, but its rivals fear the glitz and political noise are going to be hard to beat.

“We’re the only party conference to have our own pyrotechnics budget,” says one Reform insider with pride.