British hard-right leader Nigel Farage rallied his insurgent Reform party at the start of its annual conference Friday, seizing on the Labour government's woes to insist his movement could seize power within two years.

Addressing thousands of supporters in Birmingham, central England, Farage said the earlier resignation of deputy prime minister Angela Rayner showed the government is "deep in crisis" and that his poll-leading party "must be ready" for office.

Although the next general election is not due for four years, the 61-year-old -- who rebranded his Brexit Party as immigration-fixated Reform in 2021 -- predicted Labour's struggles could force a contest far sooner.

"There is every chance now of a general election happening in 2027 and we must be ready for that moment," he told the

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