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Ousted Reform MP Rupert Lowe could join breakaway rightwing party

Ben Habib, an ex-Reform deputy leader who was also forced out by Nigel Farage, makes offer to Great Yarmouth MP

The Guardian - UK · Mar 11, 2025

Tuesday briefing: What a new Reform row reveals about Nigel Farage’s control of his party

In today’s newsletter: Rupert Lowe has become the newest former ally to be cast from Farage’s fold. Here’s what the latest chapter of Reform’s in-fighting means for their future

The Guardian - UK · Mar 11, 2025

Lowe suggests Reform ousting was because he posed threat to Farage

The Great Yarmouth MP said Mr Farage ‘tends to fall out with’ people whom he deems ‘capable enough to take over from him’.

The Independent UK · Mar 10, 2025

Polls expert questions Reform UK’s prospects in May local elections

Lord Hayward said recent local by-elections suggest Nigel Farage’s party may not be as popular as recent polls have suggested.

Evening Standard · Mar 10, 2025

‘Dog-whistle v fog horn’: why Rupert Lowe’s reach on X may not cut through

Lowe’s online presence, helped by Elon Musk, dwarfs that of Nigel Farage, but may not bring him new Reform voters

The Guardian - UK · Mar 10, 2025

How did Reform end up in such a mess? Is that a serious question?

Nigel Farage’s team is down to four MPs, with the suspended Rupert Lowe denouncing it as a “protest party led by the messiah”. Let’s not waste time wondering who’s wrong and who’s right, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK · Mar 10, 2025

Reform civil war deepens amid claims bullying allegations ‘had nothing to do with Rupert Lowe’

Great Yarmouth MP says he is the victim of ‘total lies’ by party leadership, but the KC investigating him has disputed some of his claims

The Independent UK · Mar 10, 2025

Lawyer probing Rupert Lowe claims denies statements attributed to them by MP

Mr Lowe had the Reform whip suspended on Friday and was reported to the police after allegations of threatening violence against the party chairman.

Evening Standard · Mar 9, 2025

In Reform UK’s power struggle, Farage takes on unusual role of moderate voice

Rupert Lowe row highlights split over direction of party, and threatens Farage’s ambition to be UK’s main rightwing force

The Guardian - UK · Mar 9, 2025

Nigel Farage accused of ‘witch hunt’ by Rupert Lowe as Reform civil war escalates

Reform leader Nigel Farage and MP Rupert Lowe have continued to exchange blows as former Brexit Party MEPs who served with both men come to the Great Yarmouth MP’s aid

The Independent UK · Mar 9, 2025