Tom Harwood delivered his analysis for GB News members of his verdict following the Reform party conference.
In an exclusive video, he said: “This has been a different sort of Reform Party conference. Before, this party had seemed a bit more ragtag, certainly not on the professional end of the political spectrum, but that is what the party has been trying to change here in Birmingham today.
“There’s been a new party constitution signed and voted on that allows members to remove the party leader. No longer is this a limited company owned by Nigel Farage.
“This is a political party owned by its members. And that is the watchword of today in Birmingham, the second day of the Reform Party conference, the final day of the Reform Party conference, they are all about their members today and trying to make sure that these members aren’t just supporters who turn up to a party conference once a year, but are people who set up branches and do the legwork throughout the year.
“There’s a big set of electoral challenges for the Reform Party over the next two years firstly, the local elections in May and then in the next year. Some of those regional some of those national votes in in Scotland, in Wales.
“These are going to be big, big opportunities for the party in the next couple of years or three years in order to break through and have more representation. Are they up to it? Can they do it or are they a flash in the pan? These are big questions that they’re going to have to answer in.
“The proof won’t be decided at a conference like this today. It’ll be seen if those, members start making those local associations and work throughout the year. The phrase that people in this hall have been saying today is that they want to become another Liberal Democrat party.
“Now, what does that mean? It doesn’t mean that they want to be, uh, liberal Democrats in terms of policy, but they do in terms of how they organize, how they become much, much more efficient with their vote share, turning those votes into seats and having that year round political representation. It’s a big challenge. Uh, but they certainly seem to think they’re up to it.
“I’ll have to see how it compares, of course, to the Labour Party conference, which I’m off to this evening. So I’m just going to hop in my taxi. Um, and I’ll see you there.”