‘You must stop your malicious witch hunt’: Lowe urges Farage to apologise in wake of row
A fierce row has emerged in Reform UK in the last week, between the party’s leader Nigel Farage and a now-suspended member, Rupert Lowe.
Lowe has been accused of making threats of physical violence towards the party’s chairman, Zia Yusuf – which he strongly denies.
A statement from Yusuf and Lee Anderson, the chief whip, also said the party had received complaints from two female employees about alleged serious bullying in Lowe’s offices.
Lowe, the Reform MP for Great Yarmouth, lost the party whip over the weekend, meaning he will now sit as an independent MP in the Commons.
But today, he has appealed to Farage once again in a public letter published on social media, asking him to stop a “wicked assault on my character and reputation”.
Lowe adds: “I once considered you a friend. I no longer do, but there remains a better way to resolve this.”
The former Reform MP suggests that a so-called “witch hunt” began after he “raised reasonable concerns about Reform policy, communication and structure”.
“What did you think it would look like? Did you honestly think it would appear reasonable?
“Your real motive was to remove me because I dared to ask questions, and I know you know that.”
You can read Lowe’s letter in full here: