A third of Reform UK voters think the party would be doing better if it were not led by Nigel Farage, a new poll has found. It come after a dramatic split in Reform UK over the last week, with MP Rupert Lowe being kicked out of the party and reported to the police a day after accusing Farage of acting like “the Messiah”.

Nigel Farage has suffered a grassroots revolt as Reform UK’s membership trickles down following Rupert Lowe’s suspension. Reform UK’s membership reached 219,726 ahead of the dramatic fallout from Lowe’s suspension,