Politico Europe: Lowe, a personally wealthy businessman, was kicked out of Reform earlier this year — and swiftly had criminal allegations leveled against him by his old comrades, although charges were never brought. Now the party he founded — which boasts a huge online presence even as it lacks a major ground-game — is threatening to chip away at a small but potentially crucial segment of the Reform vote.
And it has designs far beyond Makerfield. “We are going to stand somebody in every seat,” Lowe says of the next general election, which is not due until 2029…