West Midlands Police have called on a protester who was thrown out of the Reform UK party conference to come forward after footage emerged showing audience members pulling her hair and grabbing her head.
The force said it had not received a direct complaint about the incident but asked the woman to make contact so officers can carry out further investigations.
Demonstrators were thrown out of the main conference hall on four occasions at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) in Birmingham, where Reform are holding their annual get-together.
They interrupted Nigel Farage’s keynote speech, shortly after his deputy Richard Tice had a banner displayed during his own address which made reference to the scandal around a donation to Farage.
The Reform UK leader laughed during the disruption and said: “We’ve got a screamer. Oh dear.”
Addressing the conference hall, Farage stated, “that poor young girl, she looked like she was going to do herself an injury”, before adding, “boring, boring, boring”.
A statement from West Midlands Police said: “We’re aware of a video circulating from the Reform UK conference showing an incident with a protester.
“We haven’t received a complaint but would ask the woman involved to come forward and contact us so we can carry out enquiries.
“Anyone with any information should contact us on 101 quoting log number 924 of 5 September 2026.”
Activist group Climate Resistance claimed responsibility for the protest. In a comment they said they were “horrified at the violence” from Reform conference audience members. The group also said the protester is considering whether to come forward to police.
Reform UK’s home affairs spokesperson Zia Yusuf criticised those who pulled the hair of the heckler during Farage’s speech.
Asked whether he condemned the actions of some members who appeared in footage pulling the woman’s hair and grabbing her head, the party’s home affairs spokesman told a conference fringe event: “On the question of whether I condemn people punching people, yes, I condemn people punching people.”
Meanwhile, former Conservative cabinet minister Nadine Dorries, who is now a Reform UK member, claimed protesters “are not really going to get gentle treatment”.
She told a fringe event: “Of course no-one should be violent, no-one should throw punches, but… no-one should come into this conference and try and disrupt it.”
The end of the first main day of the Reform conference saw a series of protests disrupting speeches.
A banner appeared during Tice’s speech which said: “Collect £5 million, burn the planet”.
The banner, which also depicted Farage in a top hat and carrying a bag of money, remained visible for several minutes before being taken down.
It is believed it had been scheduled to appear during Farage’s speech, but an hour’s delay to the start of the day meant it only emerged later.
During Farage’s speech, two women stood up and held a banner reading “Reform works for billionaires”. They were booed by audience members who shouted “out”.
Audience members were also removed during three other protests disruptions.
A Climate Resistance spokesperson said: “We were horrified at the violence by Reform Party members against our peaceful protestors.
“Farage should take responsibility for controlling his supporters rather than firing up an angry crowd. He’s been mired in scandal over donations and billionaire influence.
“It’s important protestors can hold him to account without fear for their safety.”
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