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Ex-Reform MP calls Farage a 'viper' after being told he won't be charged over alleged threats
Former Reform MP Rupert Lowe will not be charged after facing allegations of making threats, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has said.
Malcolm McHaffie, head of the Crown Prosecution Service's Special Crime Division, said after considering a number of witness statements they have concluded that there is "insufficient evidence to provide a realistic prospect of conviction". Politics live: Minister responds to Canadian PM's criticism of Trump state visit offer He added: "The Crown Prosecution Service's function is not to decide whether a person is guilty of a criminal offence, but to make fair, independent, and objective assessments about whether it is appropriate to present charges for a criminal court to consider.
"Based on the careful consideration of this evidence, we have decided that our legal test for a criminal prosecution has not been met." Mr Lowe was suspended by Reform UK and reported to police following allegations that the MP threatened violence towards party chairman Zia Yusuf. He always denied wrongdoing and claimed he was the victim of a witch hunt after speaking out against party leader Nigel Farage in the media.
In a lengthy statement following the CPS's decision, the Great Yarmouth MP said he was referred to the police in "a sinister attempt to weaponise the criminal justice system against me - putting not just my political future, but my liberty at risk". He said this was "all because I dared to raise constructive criticisms of Nigel Farage, stood firm on deporting illegal migrants, and pushed for Reform to be run democratically - not as a vehicle to stroke one man's ego".
Reform responded "with a brutal smear campaign.
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