Reform UK MP Rupert Lowe has been accused of bullying two female employees, one in his constituency office and one in his parliamentary office. The Great Yarmouth MP has also been accused of making violent threats to party chair Zia Yusuf.

A statement published this afternoon, from Yusuf and the party’s chief whip Lee Anderson, read: “It is with regret that we feel obligated to disclose that the party received complaints from two female employees about serious bullying in the offices of the Member of Parliament for Great Yarmouth, Rupert Lowe.”

“Evidence was provided to us of workplace bullying,” the statement went on, “the targeting of female staff who raised concerns, and evidence of derogatory and discriminatory remarks made about women, including reference to a perceived disability.”

It continued: “We feel we have a duty of care to all our staff […] Accordingly, we appointed an independent King’s Counsel to conduct an investigation into the veracity of these complaints.” The statement added that Lowe is “yet to cooperate” with the investigation.

Responding on social media this afternoon, Lowe claimed that the investigation was “based on zero credible evidence against me”, and referred to the allegations as “a minor staff matter”. He also disputed that he had not cooperated with the KC involved, and said she was “dismayed” that Reform had published its statement today.

The MP has this week been involved in a public dispute with Nigel Farage following an interview in which Lowe referred to the Reform leader’s “messianic” approach to party management and questioned whether he could “deliver the goods” at the next election. Farage responded yesterday by saying Lowe was “completely wrong”.

Lowe has been one of the most active MPs since winning his seat. Analysis from the Telegraph showed that as of 1 February 2025, the Great Yarmouth MP had made 768 spoke contributions in Parliament. In January, the former MEP found favour with Trump-ally Elon Musk, with the tech mogul appearing to endorse him after saying that “Farage doesn’t have what it takes”. Musk said: “I have not met Rupert Lowe but his statements online that I have read so far make a lot of sense.” Lowe thanked Musk for the “kind comments” but came out in support of Farage afterwards.

On the MP’s alleged actions towards Zia Yusuf, the statement said that “Mr Lowe has on at least two occasions made threats of physical violence against our Party Chairman. Accordingly, this matter is with the Police.” Lowe said today in response that “allegations of physical threats are outrageous and entirely untrue.”

“Reform stands for the highest standards of conduct in public life,” the statement concluded, “and we will apply these standards without fear nor favour, including within our own party.” The Great Yarmouth MP, for his part, said that “our voters, our members and our country deserve so much better than this.” He claimed that “infighting serves nobody but our enemies,” adding: “a complete inability to accept even the most mild constructive criticism without such a malicious reaction is not effective leadership.”