With Reform UK in the midst of a bitter internal feud and Nigel Farage seemingly more focused on his US standing than leading his party, questions are mounting over his future as leader … and we want to know if you think he should step down
With Reform UK embroiled in a deepening civil war and Nigel Farage skipping PMQS and local election prep in favour of cosying up to Donald Trump, many have questioned if it’s time he stepped down as party leader. Farage was absent from the Commons chamber on Wednesday, with Keir Starmer poking fun at him for being unable even to lead a “party that would fit in the back of a taxi.”
The right-winger recently told party members this week he’d be away from London for a “very, very long time … canvassing, campaigning and doing our best” until the local elections in May.
Instead, the Mirror understands he has again flown to the United States to headline the Republican Party of Florida’s Disruptors Dinner in Tallahassee which is being held tonight.
Earlier this year Elon Musk said he wanted Farage to go, saying the Brexit firebrand ‘doesn’t have what it takes’ to lead the party anymore and that a new face should take the helm.
He wanted Reform MP Rupert Lowe to take his place. But since then the party has been plunged into a deepening civil war, after Farage banished Rupert for good. Do you think Nigel Farage should step down as leader of Reform UK? If you can’t see the poll below, click here
The MPs have been locked in an ugly war of words since former Southampton FC chairman Mr Lowe questioned Mr Farage’s ability to lead the party. After being kicked out, he branded it a “malicious witch hunt” and challenged for members to be given a say on whether he is allowed to return.
The vicious spat has played out in public after Mr Lowe likened Mr Farage to a “Messiah” and hinted he might not stand alongside him at the next election.
The following day Reform announced he had been suspended and reported to police over allegations he threatened chairman Zia Yusuf with violence.
The party also made allegations of bullying of Parliamentary staff – all of which Mr Lowe denies.
It has set off a messy back-and-forth of claims and counter claims by the right-wing duo. And it’s done Mr Farage no favours at a time when voters were already worried about his handling of the crisis in Ukraine.
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