Reform UK added six members to its decision-making board, combining three elected members — Gawain Towler, Darren Grimes and Dan Barker — with three appointees chosen by Nigel Farage: Dame Andrea Jenkyns, Zia Yusuf and Paul Nuttall. The board was created under the party's constitution adopted at the Birmingham conference and is charged with managing funds, advising the leader on political matters, approving policies and manifestos, and overseeing disciplinary procedures. Reform UK was originally founded as a private limited company with Farage holding majority shares, and has moved to give members more influence to democratise and professionalise the party.
Reform UK has added six new members to the party's decision-making board, including Greater Lincolnshire Mayor Dame Andrea Jenkyns and former chairman Zia Yusuf. Three of the board members, Gawain Towler, Darren Grimes and Dan Barker, were elected by the party's membership in a vote with a turnout of 67,255. Dame Andrea, Yusuf and Paul Nuttall, a former Ukip member of the European Parliament, were chosen to join the board by Reform UK leader Nigel Farage.
The creation of a board is written into Reform UK's constitution, which was adopted at the party's conference in Birmingham last year. Reform UK was founded as a private limited company, with Farage holding the majority of shares. But last year, Reform UK said it would overhaul how it was run and give members more of a say over decisions, as part of a drive to democratise and professionalise the party.
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