# What’s feeding the rise of Reform? On the road in Birmingham

An episode of [Politics Weekly UK](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/136697472), 7 Sep 2025, 36 min.

Audio: https://flex.acast.com/audio.guim.co.uk/2025/09/07-49775-What_s_feeding_the_rise_of_Reform_On_the_road_in_Birmingham_PoliticsWeekly.mp3

John Harris is at the Reform UK conference, asking how this once insurgent party came to dominate the political mainstream. And he speaks to people in Birmingham to find out what the rise of Nigel Farage’s party tells us about the state of the country Send your questions and thoughts to politicsweeklyuk@theguardian.com. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/politicspod

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