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.

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".