Reform UK leader Nigel Farage yesterday told cheering activists that his decision to “give up the good life” and “come out of semi-retirement” was “worth it”.

Reform UK has rounded off the first day of its conference with balloons and pyrotechnics, capping a rambunctious series of speeches from party bigwigs. It’s a big moment for the four-year old outfit once known as the Brexit Party, with leader Nigel Farage announcing it had finally ‘come of age’.