Nigel Farage has broken his silence on the civil war engulfing Reform UK as the populist party receives a major donation warning just weeks out from the 2025 Local Elections.
Writing for The Telegraph, the Reform UK leader admitted infighting risks torpedoing the populist party's crusade for power.
He said: "The never-ending civil war that came to define the last Conservative Government resulted in the loveless, though large, Labour majority that Britain is saddled with today."
Farage quickly addressed the elephant in the room, claiming Lowe's attacks in the days preceding his suspension had "dented the sense of unity".
Nigel Farage is in a sticky situation after Rupert Lowe was suspended by Reform UKPAThe Clacton MP added: "The truth is that Mr Lowe has made some excellent interventions over the past eight months and helped to stimulate public debate on a range of pressing issues facing the country.
"What many people may not have realised, however, is that in that time he has also managed to fall out with all his parliamentary colleagues in one way or another.
"We did our best to keep a lid on things but, in the end, containment strategies invariably fail."
Farage later confirmed Lowe had been involved in a "confrontation" with Labour Minister Mike Kane after asking a question about cargo ships.
Lowe claimed Farage struggles to delegate and warned Reform will not win the next election if it continues as a "protest party led by the Messiah"
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However, the Reform UK leader alleged that the incident was just one of many, later prompting the appointment of a King's Counsel to launch a probe.
"Whether this turn of events prompted Mr Lowe to use a newspaper interview this week to launch a political attack against me, I cannot say," Farage said.
"All I do know is that Mr Yusuf was presented with complaints which he could not simply disregard."
Lowe was suspended from Reform UK on Friday over allegations of bullying and threats of physical violence.
The Great Yarmouth MP strongly rejects the allegations made against him.
Nigel Farage at the recent farmers' protestPAFarage's comments come after Reform UK was warned infighting could see donations dry up.
Mohamed Amersi, a former Tory donor who paid £25,000 to attend a Reform fundraiser in January, said: "If these divisions continue until the time of the election, they will not be electable and people will not fund it. But it's too early to say."
However, Reform UK is now determined to prevent Lowe from returning to the fold.
"Rupert can complain all he likes, but he won't be getting the whip back," an insider told The Daily Mail. "He has crossed Nigel, and the political world is littered with the bodies of people who have done that."
Another source told The Telegraph: "Rupert has been captured by the online radical right."
Rupert LowePAIn the days building up to the public row, Lowe said: “It’s too early to know whether Nigel will deliver the goods.”
The outspoken ex-Southampton FC chairman also claimed Farage struggles to delegate and warned Reform will not win the next election if it continues as a "protest party led by the Messiah".
Firing back against Lowe, Farage told The Sun: “We are not a protest party in any way at all.
"That is utterly wrong, utterly, completely wrong. We are an entirely positive party."
