Nigel Farage addressed Reform UK's annual conference on 4–6 September 2026 as his party faced allegations of illicit financing and foreign donations. Britain's Labour Party called for Farage to take responsibility for the scandal.
UK Reform Party leader Nigel Farage and French National Rally leader Jordan Bardella signed an agreement on September 4, 2026, at the Reform UK Party conference in Birmingham, vowing to end irregular migrant crossings "forever" and pledging joint UK-France cooperation on small boat trafficking.
James Orr, a senior Reform UK adviser with ties to Peter Thiel and JD Vance, was suspended on September 5, 2026, after being filmed apparently arranging contributions from a man posing as a foreign donor to Nigel Farage's party. The incident occurred as Farage prepared to speak at the Reform UK conference amid scrutiny of the party's finances.