Nigel Farage could face a challenge to Reform UK after an ex-deputy leader hinted he could launch a new party with Rupert Lowe. Ben Habib ran for Reform in Wellingborough and Rushden at the General Election and was co-deputy leader before he was replaced by Richard Tice.

Reform UK’s Richard Tice said the party’s decision to discipline a lawmaker who’s been critical of its leader Nigel Farage over bullying allegations was the right one to make, although it was “unfortunate” and “difficult,

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has defended the decision to suspend one of his MPs, as he warned against "constant infighting" within political parties. Writing in the Telegraph, Farage acknowledged the row had "dented" the "sense of unity" in Reform but said it would have been "inconceivable" not to take action.