UK Lawmaker Praised by Musk Accused of Threats by Reform Chair
- Rupert Lowe has whip withdrawn from Reform UK over behavior
- Comes after he criticized Reform’s founder, Nigel Farage
Rupert Lowe
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Reform UK said the lawmaker touted by Elon Musk as a potential replacement for leader Nigel Farage twice threatened the party’s chairman and that it’s also investigating allegations of bullying in his offices.
Rupert Lowe, 67, was elected as one of Reform’s five members of Parliament in 2024. He previously won a seat for Reform’s predecessor, the Brexit Party, in the European Parliament in 2019.