Rupert Lowe has accused Nigel Farage of ignoring a request for dinner to settle the ongoing rift between the two MPs.
Lowe, the Great Yarmouth MP who lost the whip on Friday amid allegations about his conduct, which he denies, said Farage "tends to fall out with" people whom he deems "capable enough to take over from him."
In an open letter posted on social media, Lowe claimed he had invited the Reform UK leader for a dinner to try to settle the conflict only to be ignored by Farage.
The letter, posted on X, read: "My latest invitation for dinner with you did not receive a response, but I am going to make one last effort.
Farage allegedly ignored the invitation, Lowe claims
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Lowe has denied the allegations
GETTY"Our members deserve that. Without them, neither of us would be in Parliament, Their hard work, their efforts, their determination - that's what put us there. Not me, not you. Them."
GB News has approached Nigel Farage for a comment about these allegations.
Reform said Lowe had been reported to the police over alleged “threats of physical violence” to party chairman Zia Yusuf.
It also claimed that two women working in the MP’s offices had made complaints about "workplace bullying" and "derogatory remarks."
Lowe has strenuously denied the allegations, saying the allegations of bullying do not relate to him and were made by staff who themselves faced disciplinary action.
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The five Reform MPs after their election in July
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Farage has ruled out Lowe's return to Reform UK after the pair locked horns over the Great Yarmouth MP's claims about the rape gangs scandal.
The Reform UK leader accused the outspoken former Southampton FC chairman of wanting to "cause maximum destruction and damage" after last week being suspended over allegations of bullying and making verbal threats".
Speaking to The Telegraph, Farage said: “Basically, what is happening here is Rupert Lowe knows there’s no way back.
"And he said to Lee Anderson our whip and MP: ‘I will slit the throat of the Reform Party.’ He’s out to cause maximum destruction and damage."
Rupert Lowe was suspended by Reform UK last FridayGETTYLowe claimed that Reform's leader prevented him from making comments about the grooming gangs scandal during an appearance at a rally in Essex.
However, Farage rejected the suggestion and instead argued that he advised Lowe against using "dark and dangerous" words such as "repatriation" and "mass deportations".
In the days following Lowe’s suspension from the populist party, new polling shows that Reform UK's support has dropped by two points.
The slump comes after a Reform UK insider yesterday told GB News that as many as 2,000 members have looked to leave the populist party following Lowe’s suspension.
