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Another blow for Nigel Farage as Reform's General Secretary resigns
Party officials said he is stepping down to spend more time with his family after an internal probe into Farage aides over a donations row.
- On Wednesday, Reform UK General Secretary Tom Waterhouse left his position after 16 months, with party officials claiming he stepped down to "spend more time with his family" despite sources indicating he was dismissed.
- Senior party sources report Waterhouse was sacked for failing to disclose that Hampshire Reform UK leader George Madgwick had been arrested in January before being charged with 35 offences, including 12 counts of rape.
- This lack of disclosure allowed Madgwick to stand in local elections and feature in campaign materials alongside senior party figures, a situation one source described as "the final straw" for party leadership.
- Labour Party Chairwoman Bridget Phillipson criticized the move, claiming Waterhouse is the "latest fall-guy" for Reform's scandals, while insisting nobody in the party makes decisions without leader Nigel Farage's approval.
- Farage's party has slipped to third place in recent polls following six months of setbacks, including a donations row involving aides James Orr and Dan Jukes, positioning Waterhouse's departure as part of broader instability.
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