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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Millie Cooke and Joe Middleton

Tories accuse Farage of ‘fakery’ over claims Reform now has more members than Conservatives

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch has accused Nigel Farage of “fakery” over claims that Reform UK membership has surpassed that of the Conservatives, making it the second largest political party in the UK.

Ms Badenoch said Reform’s counter was “coded to tick up automatically”, but Mr Farage said he would “gladly invite” a firm to “audit our membership numbers” as long as the Conservatives do the same.

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