Reform UK conference LIVE: Nigel Farage speech descends into chaos with heckler interruptions and security delay

Enviromental campaign group Greenpeace said it “unfurled a remote control banner” of Nigel Farage at Reform UK’s party conference.

The campaign group said the poster despiected Farage as ‘Mr Monopoly’ carrying a sack of cash, with the slogan ‘Collect £5 million, burn the planet’.

The banner was displayed for several minutes as deputy leader Richard Tice made his speech, before a member of staff ripped the banner down.

This comes after Tice said Brits should enjoy sparkling wine instead of worrying about the five heatwave summer experienced in the UK, which has claimed hundreds of lives.

Tice previously said: “I’m old enough to remember 1976 – this feels a bit the same. That was 50 years ago. I think when it’s a bit warm, let’s enjoy it. And if it means that English wine and sparkling wine gets better and better, fantastic.”

Amy Cameron, Programme Director for Greenpeace UK, said: “Tice wants to celebrate this summer’s relentless heatwaves and droughts because they’re improving English sparkling wine. But the only thing being toasted in England is our farmland, and the only way you could miss that is if you’re paid not to notice.

“Reform disguise themselves as champions of ordinary people, but they’re funded by billionaires who profit from keeping us hooked on oil and gas, while the rest of us deal with the catastrophic climate consequences.

“When this summer’s searing temperatures give way to winter storms, 90% of homes in Tice’s own constituency, Boston and Skegness, will be at risk of flooding.”