Paul Seddon
Political reporter
Leila Nathoo
Political correspondent
PA Media
Reform UK says it has suspended MP Rupert Lowe and referred him to police, alleging he made “threats of physical violence” against party chairman Zia Yusuf.
In a statement with chief whip Lee Anderson, Yusuf also said the party had received allegations of bullying in Lowe’s parliamentary and constituency offices.
The party has appointed a lawyer to conduct an investigation into allegations of “workplace bullying” made by two female employees, he added.
Writing on social media platform X, Lowe said the party’s allegations were “untrue and false” and he was “disappointed, but not surprised” to read them.
He added there was “zero credible evidence” against him and he was “seeking legal advice immediately”.
Lowe said his suspension was a reaction to having criticised party leader Nigel Farage in a newspaper interview.
Reform, the successor to Farage’s Brexit Party, has been riding high in recent polls – but this is a spectacular and very public explosion of divisions at the top of the party.
The party had only five MPs in the Commons, and Lowe’s suspension means it has now lost one.
In an interview with the Daily Mail earlier this week, Lowe had said the party remained a “protest party le
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