Reform UK chaos grows amid claims of bullying against Rupert Lowe

Party chair and Lowe's fellow MP Lee Anderson issue statement alleging complaints by female employees

Reform UK has erupted into open civil war after the party said its MP Rupert Lowe had received complaints about bullying and had made threats against the party chair, a day after Lowe criticised Nigel Farage for being messianic".

Lowe responded with anger, saying there was no evidence to back up the bullying claims, and that it was entirely untrue" that he had made threats. He again criticised Farage, saying Reform was our party as much as it is Nigel's".