Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has accused Nigel Farage of "fakery" over Reform UK membership numbers, after his party said they had surpassed the Tories in signed-up members. A digital tracker on Reform's website shows its membership numbers have overtaken the 131,680 figure declared by the Conservatives earlier this year.

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Farage and Badenoch trade claims of fake party membership figures

Reform UK leader Farage says his party has made history and is now the "real opposition".

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Farage and Badenoch clash over Reform UK membership figures

The party has been on a push to boost its membership in recent weeks

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Reform membership overtakes Tories for first time, party says

The pary leaders descended into open warfare over whether Reform has surpassed the Conservatives' membership.

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Kemi Badenoch accuses Nigel Farage of faking Reform membership in blistering row

Kemi Badenoch predictably took the bait after Nigel Farage bragged his Reform UK party had more members than the Tories – prompting an allegation of ‘fakery’ in an angry rant READ SOURCE

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Kemi Badenoch rises to Nigel Farage brag and accuses him of 'fakery' in bitter festive spat - Business Fast

Conservative leader claims online membership tracker ‘coded to tick up automatically’ as number surpasses last known Tory total

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Badenoch and Farage clash over ‘fake members’

Coneservative leader casts doubt on Reform UK’s claim to have surpassed Tories in membership

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Kemi Badenoch accuses Nigel Farage of ‘fakery’ over Reform UK membership numbers

Reform UK and Nigel Farage have been involved in a series of furious exchanges online with Tory leader Kemi Badenoch.

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Reform UK overtakes Conservative membership - Nigel Farage calls it 'historic', Kemi Badenoch says numbers are 'fake'

The row comes after a counter on the Reform website showed a membership tally ticking past the 131,680 figure declared by the Conservatives earlier this year.

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Badenoch and Farage clash over Reform membership numbers

The Conservative leader had accused the party of "manipulating" their own supporters

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Farage hits out at 'bitter' Badenoch over claims Reform UK 'faked' membership milestone

Reform UK made significant inroads during the summer election, capturing 4 million votes and securing five parliamentary seats

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Nigel Farage says Reform UK now Britain’s second-largest party, takes swipe at Conservatives over membership

Farage and Badenoch clash over membership figures

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