Former Reform UK lawmaker Lowe won't face charges over alleged threats

Rupert Lowe speaks during Britain's Reform UK party's national conference in Birmingham, Britain, September 20, 2024. REUTERS/Hollie Adams/File Photo

LONDON (Reuters) - British prosecutors will not bring any charges against former Reform UK party lawmaker Rupert Lowe over allegations that he made threats of physical violence against the party's chairman.

Reform UK, the right-wing party led by Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage, has only five members of parliament but has recently overtaken Prime Minister Keir Starmer's Labour Party in opinion polls as Britain's most popular political party.