Mr Lowe blames Farage equally for what happened and has confirmed that he will not be seeking to rejoin Reform, after he was ousted over claims he harassed two women and Mr Yusuf reported him to the police for allegedly threatening him with violence. Police later dropped the case, and no charges were brought against Mr Lowe.

Zia Yusuf has resigned as the chairman of Reform UK, saying working to get the party elected was no longer "a good use of my time". In a post on social media, Yusuf did not expand further on his reasons for stepping down. However, it comes after he said it was "dumb" for the party's newest MP to call on Sir Keir Starmer to ban the burka.