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Today, is Nigel Farage still the right man to lead Reform UK.

For Nigel Farage and his Reform UK party, it's felt for months like the only way is up. People do think that reform is just for older people and it's not.

There are enough voters in Britain now for us to win the general election without changing a single person's mind.

The populist outfit was just four years old when it won five seats at last year's general election.

And this year, it even surged to the top of some national polls.

For the first time in British political history, Nigel Farage and the Reform Party

have topped the national polls.

But now the party is having its first major wobble, with a very public spat between Farage

and one of his MPs. Rupert Lowe criticised his boss's leadership, then found himself the target of misconduct allegations.

We have a dramatic breaking news story and it's this.

A short while ago, Reform UK has announced that an investigation has been launched into the Member of Parliament for Great Yarmouth, Rupert Lowe.

The party yesterday said it had suspendedouth, Rupert Lowe.

The party yesterday said it had suspended its MP Rupert Lowe and referred him to the police.

After an unexpectedly large backlash to the treatment of Lowe,

there are signs that Nigel Farage's grip on the party may not be as absolute as he would like.

I know for a fact that there are many activists, volunteers and branch officers within Reform UK who would dearly love to see Rupert Lowe as the leader of reform.

They don't have any confidence in Nigel Farage.

Nigel Farage has his eyes on number 10,

but if he struggles to keep even a group of five MPs united,

could those ambitions be out of reach?

From The Guardian, I'm Lucy Hoff,

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