Nigel Farage has announced that Lee Anderson is the new Reform UK welfare spokesman.

Making his closing remarks at the party's conference, Nigel Farage has confirmed Ashfield MP Lee Anderson is the party's new Welfare spokesman.

Mr Farage also paid tribute to Richard Tice, his deputy, saying Reform would not have survived without his leadership during its "very difficult early years."

He added: "I am very blessed to have a deputy leader as talented and as hard working as Richard is. He’s a tremendous credit to this party."