OPINION - I've known Rupert Lowe for years. This is why Nigel Farage and Reform couldn’t work with him

Let’s not mince words: I like Rupert Lowe, a man who, in his mind’s eye, is a latter day Barbour clad John Bull. Defiant and awkward, he is a force of nature, a whirlwind of conviction, talent, and sheer bloody-mindedness. But he’s also a lone wolf, a man who’d rather set the house on fire than sit through a committee meeting. His relationship with Reform UK? A car crash in slow motion, inevitable from the start, yet somehow still shocking in its pettiness and fallout. I’ve worked with Rupert and his team over the years, and I’ll say this: the man’s got guts, brains, and a loyal online army, mostly the Reform-adjacent crowd who love a rebel. But let’s be clear, his time with Reform was always going to end in tears. Here’s why.