{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/658300edbbd71a00174fea51/6824a4aaa9ce4d36940dcf9e?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"'A coward and a viper': Is Rupert Lowe right about Farage?","description":"<p>It’s been a day of contrasting fortunes for Nigel Farage and Reform.</p><p><br></p><p>First, the good: The Telegraph has revealed&nbsp;analysis that demonstrated&nbsp;how, if the recent local election&nbsp;results were repeated at the next national vote, Reform could&nbsp;wipe out Labour.</p><p><br></p><p>Then, the bad: Farage barely had time to pop the champagne after that polling news when ex-Reform MP Rupert Lowe released a blistering attack, calling the Reform leader \"a coward and a viper\" who \"must never&nbsp;be Prime Minister\".</p><p><br></p><p>With Lowe hinting at a potential new political party, will this latest row hurt Reform's chances just as the party builds momentum?</p><p><br></p><p>Camilla and Kamal are joined by Sir Edward Leigh, veteran Tory MP and father of the house, who says that Farage \"does have a history of falling out with everybody who comes too close to him or threatens him\" but is doubtful that it will dent his popularity.</p><p><br></p><p>Read: <a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2025/05/14/reform-could-oust-miliband-in-labour-election-wipeout/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Reform could oust Miliband in Labour election wipeout</a>, by Tony Diver</p><p>Listen: <a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/03/28/the-daily-t-nigel-farage-big-moment-reform-local-elections/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ben Habib on The Daily T</a></p><p><br></p><p>Producers: Georgia Coan and Lilian Fawcett</p><p>Senior Producer: John Cadigan</p><p>Planning Editor: Venetia Rainey</p><p>Executive Producer: Louisa Wells</p><p>Social Media Producer: Rachel Duffy</p><p>Video Editor: Valerie Browne</p><p>Studio Operator: Meghan Searle</p><p>Editor: Camilla Tominey</p><p>Original music by Goss Studio</p>","author_name":"The Telegraph"}