Reform UK threatens legal action against Tory leader Kemi Badenoch in membership 'fakery' row - as Nigel Farage blasts 'disgusting' claims

Reform UK today threatened legal action after Tory leader Kemi Badenoch accused the party of 'fakery' over its membership numbers. A furious row has erupted between Mrs Badenoch and Reform leader Nigel Farage after an online counter indicated Reform now has more than 141,000 members. Reform chairman Zia Yusuf set up a poll among his followers on X, previously known as Twitter, to ask if Mr Farage should 'sue' Mrs Badenoch 'for libel'. Reform UK threatened legal action after Tory leader Kemi Badenoch accused the party of 'fakery' over its membership numbers A furious row has erupted between Mrs Badenoch and Reform leader Nigel Farage after an online counter indicated Reform now has more than 141,000 members The counter was installed on Reform's website to mark the 'historic moment' they overtook the last known Tory membership figure In a series of social media posts on Boxing Day, Mrs Badenoch claimed the Reform counter is 'a fake' and is 'coded to tick up automatically' Reform chairman Zia Yusuf set up a poll among his followers on X to ask if Mr Farage should 'sue' Mrs Badenoch 'for libel' The Telegraph also reported that Reform was considering legal action against the Tory leader.