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

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch has accused Nigel Farage of “fakery” over claims that Reform UK membership has surpassed that of the Conservatives, making it the second largest political party in the UK.

Reform UK now has more members than the Conservative Party, its leader Nigel Farage has said. A digital tracker on Reform's website shows its membership numbers have overtaken the 131,680 figure declared by the Conservatives earlier this year.