Nigel Farage has announced that more than two dozen councillors across the country have defected to Reform UK, as he attempts to put a bust-up in his parliamentary ranks behind him.The party leader said the fallout with Rupert Lowe had caused "some consternation", but insisted "that upset is very much at the edges".

Nigel Farage has announced that more than two dozen councillors across the country have defected to Reform UK, as he attempts to put a bust-up in his parliamentary ranks behind him.The party leader said the fallout with Rupert Lowe had caused "some consternation", but insisted "that upset is very much at the edges".