Nigel Farage has been reported to the Parliamentary watchdog by former colleague Richard Lowe because the Reform civil battle continues. Mr Lowe, who was elected as a Reform UK MP final yr however is now an impartial MP, made a grievance to the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards, who will now determine whether or not to hold out an investigation into Mr Farage, the Reform chief.
It comes after Reform UK mentioned it had obtained complaints two feminine workers about critical bullying. Mr Lowe denies any wrongdoing. The occasion appointed senior barrister Jacqueline Perry KC to hold out an inquiry after which revealed a report during which she mentioned there was “credible evidence” of harassment by Mr Lowe and two members of his constituency group. However there’s a dispute in regards to the determination to publish the report and whether or not Mr Lowe was given time to reply together with his facet of the story.
And the Telegraph stories that Mr Lowe has now made a grievance about Mr Farage to Daniel Greenberg, the parliamentary requirements commissioner for allegedly bringing Parliament into disrepute. Mr Lowe says the report named a few of his employees and they’re the victims of “unfounded and shameful allegations”.
A Reform supply mentioned: “Nothing changes the contents of the report, there is credible evidence he harassed women. The report was damning and clearly called out his many many many lies on social media.”
They mentioned the barrister had clearly informed Reform UK the occasion was free to decide on when to publish the report.
Mr Lowe, MP for Great Yarmouth MP, misplaced the Reform whip earlier this month after the occasion mentioned it had obtained proof of “serious bullying” and “derogatory” remarks made about girls within the MP’s places of work. It means he now sits as an impartial.
He has repeatedly denied the allegations in opposition to him, and claimed in a put up on X on Tuesday afternoon that Reform is “shamefully attacking my innocent staff to smear my name”.
He added: “This is not right. It’s unprecedented in modern British politics.”
Reform UK mentioned in a press release on Tuesday afternoon that an “independent King’s Counsel has found there to be credible evidence of unlawful harassment of two women by both Mr Lowe and male members of his team”.
Barrister Jacqueline Perry mentioned in her report that Mr Lowe “seems to have failed or been unwilling to address the very real concerns” of the 2 complainants, or “address the toxic conduct” of male members of his employees.
She suggested Reform to be “quite strict” about making certain occasion members had been “fully acquainted” with parliamentary guidelines.
She mentioned: “Going forward I would advise the party hierarchy to be quite strict about ensuring that each member of the party is fully acquainted with the rules of Parliament as regards bullying and the provisions of the 2010 (Equality) Act given, I repeat, it is a really low threshold to be crossed to be able to bring such a claim against a member.
“The party wants to avoid any such unpleasantness, not just due to the risk of legal action but also out of common decency and respect for another person who is doing his/her best to do a good job.”
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