Reform says it has added 22,000 new members since Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch accused the party of “fakery” over its membership numbers. A row erupted after Mrs Badenoch accused the right-wing party of falsely claiming they had surpassed the Tories in signed-up members.

MP for Clacton does not rule out taking legal action against Tory leader over claims of ‘fakery’ in membership row

Nigel Farage has urged Kemi Badenoch to apologise or face "action" after she accused Reform UK of "fakery" over its membership numbers.

His remarks came after Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch accused Mr Farage of “fakery” in response to Reform claiming they had surpassed the Tories in signed-up members. Mrs Badenoch said Reform’s counter was “coded to tick up automatically”.

Nigel Farage warned he will not back down in the row with the Tory leader which erupted when she accused the arch-Brexiteer of "fakery" over claims his party had overtaken the number of Tory members. In an update today, the Reform leader vowed to set out his next steps in the coming days.

Nigel Farage has threatened to take legal action over Kemi Badenoch's claim that a Reform membership number ticker was fake

Reform UK says it has gained 20,000 grassroots supporters in the four days since Kemi Badenoch accused Nigel Farage of faking its membership numbers.

Nigel Farage has urged Kemi Badenoch to apologise or face "action" after she accused Reform UK of "fakery" over its membership numbers. The Reform UK leader will spend the weekend weighing up what action to take if Conservative leader Mrs Badenoch ignores his calls for an apology over the "crazy conspiracy theory".