Nigel Farage has unveiled Reform UK's slogan for the upcoming local elections, urging voters to 'Vote Reform. Get Starmer out'. Speaking outside the Houses of Parliament on Friday, the party leader branded Sir Keir Starmer the 'most unpopular prime minister in living memory' and claimed he could be out of office by the end of May.
Reform UK has topped opinion polls in Wales alongside Plaid Cymru, where Labour has been in power since the Senedd was established in 1999. Polls also suggest the party could take second place in Holyrood, with the SNP remaining the frontrunner. Farage said the Conservatives are 'not even in the race' and that only Reform can remove Starmer.
When asked why the slogan focuses on the Prime Minister rather than policy, Farage argued that the elections are in Labour's strongest areas and that Starmer's 2024 offering has been 'ignored completely'. He accused Starmer of doing 'many things that are injurious to the country'.
On Reform's record, Farage highlighted that the party has majority control of ten county councils, claiming they have saved money and kept council tax rises lower than others. He said: 'If you want real change – it isn't going to come from anybody else but us.'
Farage also dismissed concerns about his party breaking electoral rules over a competition to win free energy bills, stating the Information Commissioner's Office had cleared it. Speaking at Romford Market, he said he was 'feeling very bullish' about the May 7 elections, adding: 'We're going for gold. We're going to surprise all of you.'
