Nigel Farage warned he will not back down in the row with Kemi Badenoch over Reform's membership. A spat erupted yesterday when the Conservative leader accused the Brexit architect of "fakery" after his party claimed it had overtaken the number of Tory members.

A digital counter on the Reform website showed a membership tally before lunchtime on Boxing Day ticking past 131,680.

Nigel Farage’s party, Reform UK, claimed this morning that it had surpassed 131,680 members. According to “Britain’s fastest growing political party”, that means it has more members than the Conservatives.

News Corp Europe Correspondent Sophie Elsworth discusses Conservative Leader Kemi Badenoch’s comments on Nigel Farage’s Reform UK Party.

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has accused Nigel Farage of "fakery" over Reform UK membership numbers, after his party said they had surpassed the Tories in signed-up members. A digital tracker on Reform's website shows its membership numbers have overtaken the 131,

Nigel Farage and Kemi Badenoch became embroiled in an extraordinary public row last night over whose party had the most support.

Nigel Farage has hit back at Kemi Badenoch's claims that the Reform UK's membership ticker is "fake." The Tory leader had taken to social media to accuse Reform of 'manipulating' its members over the counter,