Reform UK’s Tice Says Party Was Right to Suspend Farage Critic

Reform UK’s Richard Tice said the party’s decision to discipline a lawmaker who’s been critical of its leader Nigel Farage over bullying allegations was the right one to make, although it was “unfortunate” and “difficult,” in an interview on Sky News on Sunday.

The insurgent right-wing party has instructed an independent lawyer to investigate Rupert Lowe, who it says made physical threats against its chairman, Zia Yusuf. It withdrew the whip from the lawmaker last week, effectively expelling him from the parliamentary party, and has referred the threats to the police. Reform UK also said it has seen evidence of “workplace bullying” and derogatory and discriminatory remarks by Lowe against female colleagues.