Nigel Farage has promised that Reform UK will "be vetting candidates rigorously at all levels" in the future as he delivered his keynote speech to the party's conference.Addressing the crowds in Birmingham, Mr Farage said the party has not got "time" or "room" for "a few extremists to wreck the work of a party that now has 80,000 members".He described the weekend's conference as the point his party "comes of age" after it secured five MPs at the general election in July.Reflecting on the hours i

Nigel Farage has promised that Reform UK will "be vetting candidates rigorously at all levels" in the future as he delivered his keynote speech to the party's conference.Addressing the crowds in Birmingham, Mr Farage said the party has not got "time" or "room" for "a few extremists to wreck the work of a party that now has 80,000 members".He described the weekend's conference as the point his party "comes of age" after it secured five MPs at the general election in July.Reflecting on the hours immediately after the election, Mr Farage said that he said "yes of course, I would represent the constituency" but he had a "job to professionalise and democratise Reform UK"."That was a solemn promise and pledge that I made to you, the members."Mr Farage told the crowds that he thinks his "promise to professionalise the party is now on track", and added: "I also promise that in future we will be vetting candidates rigorously at all levels, I promise you that."We haven't got time, we haven't got