Leaked WhatsApp messages reveal Nigel Farage didn’t hold back when discussing former Reform UK MP Rupert Lowe. The party leader reportedly called Lowe “disgusting” and “contemptible”, accusing him of damaging Reform just before the elections.
Rupert Lowe vs Reform UK: The fallout continues ⚡
Lowe was suspended from Reform UK earlier this month over allegations of workplace bullying and threats of violence against the party chairman. He denies all claims.
However, just hours before his suspension, he gave an interview to the Daily Mail, branding Reform “a protest party” led by a “Messiah”—a clear swipe at Farage. Reform insists the two events are unrelated.
ADVERTISEMENT
Still, the feud has only escalated, with Lowe accusing Farage of a “malicious witch hunt”.
The BBC has now reported that, in a private exchange, Farage fumed over Lowe’s public criticism. He allegedly told a source:
“He is damaging the party just before elections. Disgusting.”
Farage didn’t stop there. The Clacton MP reportedly added:
ADVERTISEMENT
“He is contemptible. Thousands of people working hard for May 1st. The KC inquiry was the right thing to do, no question. The reputation of the party must be protected.”
And in a final dig:
“In 30 years, I have never seen worse.”
Lowe hits back: ‘Nigel must never be prime minister’ 🚨
Responding to the leaked messages, Farage told the BBC:
“The suspension was to protect the party, simple. The newspaper attack on Reform UK is separate but dreadful.”
Lowe, however, sees things differently. He insists his Daily Mail interview was the real reason behind his suspension, saying:
ADVERTISEMENT
“That interview is why they launched their horrific smear campaign against my name. It is evil behaviour.”
He didn’t stop there. In a scathing attack, he warned:
“Nigel Farage must never be prime minister. All I have done is tell the truth, and I will continue to do so.”
In messages, uncovered through a BBC investigation, Nigel Farage personally admits the real reason why he removed me from Reform.
It was because I raised reasonable and constructive criticisms about Reform structure, policy, and communication in the Daily Mail interview.
Meanwhile, as Reform UK denies in-fighting, Farage has jetted off to the US for the eighth time since July.
His latest trip? A Republican fundraiser in Florida, where tickets cost up to $25,000 (£19,000).
Back in the UK, Tory MP Greg Smith has hinted at a potential Conservative-Reform alliance, despite Tory leader Kemi Badenoch dismissing the idea. Smith told TalkTV:
“If we want to get rid of socialism, the right-of-centre parties may have to play nicely.”
Reform’s internal drama may not be over, but could a political deal be brewing?
