Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleTim Montgomerie, a prominent Reform UK figure and former key ally of Nigel Farage, has officially resigned from the party following a public row and his suspension last month. Mr Montgomerie was suspended after publicly criticising Reform UK home affairs spokesperson Zia Yusuf, accusing him of acting like a child and freelancing on social media against party interests. Explaining his decision to quit, Mr Montgomerie, who founded the ConservativeHome website, said that party officials expected him to return meekly, which he refused to do, while warning that Nigel Farage needs to get a grip and professionalise headquarters. The internal dispute was heightened when Mr Farage publicly reprimanded Mr Yusuf for branding former Conservative defence secretary Ben Wallace a traitor, a comment Mr Yusuf refused to withdraw. Despite relinquishing his membership, Mr Montgomerie confirmed he still supports Reform UK and wants Mr Farage to become prime minister, believing he can better advocate for necessary party changes from the outside. In fullTop Reform supporter quits party and urges Nigel Farage to ‘get a grip’More bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Who is Tim Montgomerie? Prominent Farage ally quits Reform amid public row
Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleTim Montgomerie, a prominent Reform UK figure and former key ally of Nigel Farage, has officially resigned from the party following a public row and his suspension last month. Mr Montgomerie was suspended after publicly criticising Reform UK home affairs spokesperson Zia Yusuf, accusing him of acting like a child and freelancing on social media against party interests. Explaining his decision to quit, Mr Montgomerie, who founded the ConservativeHome website, said that party officials expected him to return meekly, which he refused to do, while warning that Nigel Farage needs to get a grip and professionalise headquarters. The internal dispute was heightened when Mr Farage publicly reprimanded Mr Yusuf for branding former Conservative defence secretary Ben Wallace a traitor, a comment Mr Yusuf refused to withdraw. Despite relinquishing his membership, Mr Montgomerie confirmed he still supports Reform UK and wants Mr Farage to become prime minister, believing he can better advocate for necessary party changes from the outside. In fullTop Reform supporter quits party and urges Nigel Farage to ‘get a grip’More bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
