Reform published my Lowe report too early, claims KC

A furious row has broken out over the publishing of a report that found ex-Reform MP Rupert Lowe harassed two women who worked in his office.

- DAVID MADDOX

The KC put in charge of investigating Mr Lowe has accused Nigel Farage and Reform of "reneging" over the agreement about when to publish her report into the Great Yarmouth MP.

Jacqueline Perry, who is also Donald Trump's lawyer, sent an email to Mr Lowe's lawyer apologising for the way in which her report had been published early on Tuesday.

She said: "I made it quite clear to the party that I had indicated a deadline to you of Wednesday the 26th, and the report had been released entirely without my input in this at all. In fact, I was informed of this and surprised and disconcerted that the gun had been jumped."

She noted: "I cannot but agree with you that it seems to be reneging on what I had made clear to you and I had emphasised to the party (who by the way had seen the email I had sent to you) that the report could not be released before the 26th, in case Mr Lowe, through yourself, was going to come back to me."