Rupert Lowe made the comments after private WhatsApp messages between his staff and Mr Farage were leaked to the BBC.

In the messages, the party leader calls the MP for Great Yarmouth "disgusting" and contemptible".

The millionaire businessman, who was elected last July, believes the exchange shows he was booted out of the party and an investigation was launched into his behaviour after he criticised the leadership of Reform in a Daily Mail interview.

Rupert Lowe, MP for Great Yarmouth, at his parliamentary office (Image: Rupert Lowe)

In the article, Mr Lowe described Mr Farage as "the messiah" and called Reform a "protest party".

In the leaked messages, Mr Farage accused Mr Lowe of "damaging the party just before the elections", saying "the reputation of the party must be protected".

However, he also called the article a "side issue", saying: "In 30 years, I have never seen worse. Disgusting."

Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage and party chairman Zia Yusuf,........

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