Nigel Farage has demanded an apology from Kemi Badenoch following her “disgraceful” allegations about Reform’s membership figures.
Reform UK could take legal action against the Tory Leader after she suggested the party had faked its numbers.
Taking to X, formerly Twitter, Mr Farage said: “The accusations of fraud and dishonesty made against me yesterday were disgraceful. T
“Today we opened up our systems to The Telegraph, Spectator, Sky News & FT in the interests of full transparency to verify that our data is correct.
“I am now demanding Kemi Badenoch apologises.”
Reform said its party, which has five MPs, has now hit 140,000 members paying the £25 fee to join.
This is higher than the last known Tory total of 131,680.
Mrs Badenoch on Thursday accused Reform’s live online ticker of being “fake” and said Mr Farage “doesn’t understand the digital age”.
She added: “How do I know for certain the Reform announcement is not true? Because the Conservative Party has gained thousands of new members since the leadership election.
“But we don’t shout about it…we are building quietly and steadily on principles and values, not gimmicks.
“The road ahead is long and difficult. But our first mission is to win the trust of the British People – you don’t do that by manipulating them at Christmas.”
In response, Mr Farage challenged Ms Badenoch to have the Reform and Tory membership figures checked by a Big Four accounting firm.
