Ex-Reform MP Rupert Lowe says Farage must never be PM as CPS rules out charges
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Above: Then-Reform UK MP Rupert Lowe attends a farmers' protest on March 4, 2025, in Whitehall, London, over the changes to inheritance tax (IHT) rules in the budget, which introduced new taxes on farms worth more than £1 million. Image copyright: Jordan Pettitt/Contributor/PA Images via Getty Images
The Spin
Narrative A
The CPS has come to a just conclusion. The allegations, timed suspiciously after Lowe’s critiques of Reform’s direction, suggest a vindictive smear campaign by Zia Yusuf to silence dissent. Reform’s leadership, tethered to Nigel Farage’s ego, misused the justice system, wasting police resources. The party’s cult-like devotion to Farage risks collapse unless it embraces democratic reform and rejects such vicious tactics.
Narrative B
Whether Lowe is criminally liable or not, his presence in the conservative U.K. political movement is unnecessary. Zia Yusuf, the son of Muslim immigrants, has brought Reform UK to new heights, battling fringe racists while maintaining a strong stance against mass immigration. The party was on the brink of collapse before Yusuf took charge, which is why petty political infighting must be rooted out.