Overview
- Farage opened applications on Reform UK's website for people to stand as general election candidates.
- He said he will begin naming a shadow cabinet within days to signal the party's readiness.
- He called for Sir Keir Starmer to resign over the Mandelson appointment and its fallout.
- He claimed Reform could be ready to govern within one or two months and suggested an early election is possible.
- The party pointed to the 7 May local elections as its first electoral test and announced new recruits, including former Homes England chair Simon Dudley.