But inside the party’s sleek Millbank tower HQ, turf wars abound. In some quarters, concerns were aired that Farage — irked by the many intrusions on his private life and funding sources — was happier as a one-man band with a fan club at rallies across the country than a leader saddled with the discipline of policy announcements and grids. From high twenties in polls earlier this year, Reform is now on around 25 points, only five or six points clear of Labour and the Tories, each on around 19-20 points. Anti-Reform tactical voting means that it has struggled to pull by election successes. And a highly personal falling out with Rupert Lowe led to the formation of Restore Britain, to the right of the Reform, slicing into its vote.
