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DARK SECRETS: 9 | Vintage Vibes

Met Police launch probe into suspended Reform MP Rupert Lowe over ‘verbal threats’

The MP was stripped of the whip on Friday and denies all allegations of wrongdoing

The Independent UK

Suspended Reform MP Rupert Lowe says he could defect to Tories or Ukip

Rupert Lowe lost the whip last Friday amid allegations about his conduct, which he denies.

The National (Scotland)

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

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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

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

Reform MP Rupert Lowe says party has 'slit its throat' with accusations against him

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

Evening Standard

A big thank you to Reform for the comic relief in dark times

Very public squabble between Nigel Farage and Rupert Lowe has been a joy to witness – even if predictable

The Guardian - UK

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Rupert Lowe says Reform forcing him out because he poses threat to Farage

Great Yarmouth MP says ‘a poppy that stood up too tall has been chopped down’ in lastest escalation of bitter row

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Nigel Farage: not even Donald Trump is as damaging to Reform as its own leader

Editorial: The rightwing leader’s latest feud isn’t with remainers or ‘woke’ elites – but with his own party, fuelled by Elon Musk’s intervention

The Guardian - UK

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

‘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

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

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

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

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The Guardian - UK

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 Independent UK

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 Guardian - UK

Reform feud escalates as Nigel Farage and Rupert Lowe trade public barbs

Richard Tice tries to calm party row in Sunday media round after pair attack each other in newspaper articles

Evening Standard

‘Right and proper’ to hold investigation after Lowe allegations, says Tice

The Reform UK deputy leader said people would have been ‘raging’ if the matter had been brushed ‘under the carpet’.

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The National (Scotland)

Reform implode as war of words between top figures intensifies amid 'threat' probe

Reform have descended into a chaotic civil war after the party reported one of its own MPs to the police over bullying allegations.

The Independent UK

Lowe says he was ‘warned’ by Reform UK leadership over position on deportations

Rupert Lowe said he had made attempts to persuade Reform to ‘invest in a serious policy machine to present credible plans’ on the subject.

Evening Standard

Suspended Reform MP claims party warned him over deportation comments

Rupert Lowe said he had made attempts to persuade Reform to ‘invest in a serious policy machine to present credible plans’ on the subject.

The Guardian - UK

From Trump whisperer to trouble – angry Reform UK MPs turn on Farage

Internal row in party over ‘messianic’ leader becomes public amid competing members’ allegations of bullying and dirty tricks

Evening Standard

Nigel Farage: Public ‘does not like parties that engage in constant infighting’

He made his first intervention since Rupert Lowe had the Reform UK whip suspended.

The Independent UK

Voices: Reform’s implosion makes a second term for Keir Starmer more likely

COMMENT: Nigel Farage’s party may have been the main threat to a continued Labour government – but the split in his own ranks, combined with Starmer’s newfound popularity, means he’s on shaky ground, writes John Rentoul

The Independent UK

The Rupert Lowe row has exposed Reform UK’s dysfunction under Nigel Farage

IN DEPTH: News analysis: Hidden behind the facade of positive opinion polls, Reform UK is embroiled in an ego-driven civil war, writes political editor David Maddox

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