Rupert Lowe to sue Nigel Farage and other Reform UK figures for defamation

RUPERT Lowe has said he will be suing Reform UK leader Nigel Farage and two other senior party figures for defamation.

The former Reform UK MP – who lost the whip in March – has instructed solicitors to begin defamation claims against Reform UK’s leader, chief whip and party chairman.

The MP for Great Yarmouth issued a statement on Thursday calling on Nigel Farage, Lee Anderson and Zia Yusuf to retract “fake allegations” against him, and said he would otherwise begin High Court proceedings.

Rupert LoweIt comes after Lowe was suspended as a Reform UK MP last month, when the party issued a statement detailing allegations of bullying in the MP’s offices and accusations of threats of physical violence towards the party chairman, which he denies.

In a statement on Thursday, Lowe said Reform UK's comments in March had “caused serious harm” to his reputation.

He added: “I have today instructed my solicitors Brett Wilson LLP to send letters of claim to Reform UK’s leader and director Nigel Farage, Mr Anderson and Mr Yusuf asserting claims for defamation.

PRESS STATEMENT BY RUPERT LOWE MP On 7 March 2025 Lee Anderson and Zia Yusuf signed and published a statement on behalf of Reform UK. Mr Anderson and Mr Yusuf are respectively the party’s chief whip and chairman. The statement falsely alleged, amongst other things, that I had…

— Rupert Lowe MP (@RupertLowe10) April 17, 2025

“I call on the party, Mr Farage, Mr Anderson and Mr Yusuf to do the right thing and retract these false allegations. In the event that they are unwilling to do so it is my intention to issue High Court proceedings.

“Whilst I have no desire to litigate, I will do what is necessary to ensure my reputation is restored.”

Reform UK did not immediately comment.

In March the Metropolitan Police launched an investigation into “an allegation of a series of verbal threats made by a 67-year-old man”.