09-02-2025
Famous faces at Farage conference as locals claim to be 'disenfranchised'
A Reform UK conference being hosted in Trowbridge has divided the town, as protestors came out in force while attendees waited eagerly for Farage.
The conference, which started at 3pm at Trowbridge's Civic Centre, saw several famous faces attend, including Reform UK leader Nigel Farage, MP Richard Tice, who is deputy leader of Reform UK, Reform UK chairman Zia Yusuf, and Ann Widdicombe, who is Reform UK's Immigration and Justice spokesperson.
Waiting to see the famous Reform party members outside the Civic Hall, attendees told the Wiltshire Times that they felt "disenfranchised" with the current UK Government.
Elizabeth and Ian Miller (Image: Newsquest) Elizabeth and Ian Miller, two of the residents attending, said they were 'disappointed and disillusioned with the Conservatives'.
They've recently joined Reform UK and say they are in sympathy with their policies on immigration, inheritance tax, and defence.
Protestors continue to gather outside the Civic Centre in Trowbridge. The 450 capacity venue is sold out for Reform UK's Wiltshire Conference
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Other attendees pointed out that the Wiltshire conference was particularly significant, with Reform UK hitting new highs and topping YouGov's Westminster voting intention poll with 25 per cent of respondents saying they would vote for the party.
But protestors who held banners outside the sold out venue had different ideas.
Banners were painted with messages such as "love not fear" and "where is the love", while chants of "free, free Palestine" were heard across the town.
