Reform MP Rupert Lowe hits back at party leadership after losing whip

MP accused of threatening party chair says dealing with leadership is like smashing his head against a brick wall

Rupert Lowe has compared dealing with the Reform party leadership to smashing his head against a brick wall amid a public war of words that has revealed deep tensions at the heart of the rightwing party.

Lowe posted a statement on X asking the party leader, Nigel Farage, to have dinner with him less than 24 hours after Lowe lost the Reform whip, having been accused of threatening the party chair, Zia Yusuf.