Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK, held a rally in the constituency of Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch, escalating tensions between the two parties. Farage criticized Badenoch's labeling of Reform as a 'party of protest', pointing to recent polls where Reform has overtaken the Conservatives. The dispute stems from Badenoch's Boxing Day accusation that Farage manipulated membership figures, a claim Farage vehemently denies.
Nigel Farage has said that the Conservatives are "getting rather desperate" about the rise of Reform, as he put on a rally in the constituency of Tory leader Kemi Badenoch . Farage continued his war of words as he spoke to LBC ahead of the rally in north-west Essex on Friday evening - after Badenoch over Christmas accused Reform of using fake membership figures.
"She said something at 5 o'clock on Boxing Day on that Twitter stream that was completely and utterly unfounded, wrong and accused me of dishonesty. "I can take the rough and tumble of politics, but I can't take being called dishonest. I asked her to apologise, she refused, so here I am. So whatever happens from here, she's brought it fully upon herself".
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