But this morning, Head of the Crown Prosecution Service’s Special Crime Division Malcolm McHaffie said it had been dropped after a ‘thorough and detailed review of the evidence’.
In a letter published on his X account reacting to the news, Lowe wrote: ‘For the good of our country, Nigel Farage must never be Prime Minister.
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‘To the millions of decent Reform supporters – you must do what you believe is right.
‘I, personally, could not remain in an organisation led by such men. They do not deserve your support, your time, your energy, your money, or your vote.’
Former Southampton FC chairman Rupert Lowe became an MP at last year’s election (Picture: Oli Scarff/AFP)
He said he was ‘ashamed’ to have trusted his former colleagues and to have previously called them friends.
McHaffie said: ‘The Crown Prosecution Service’s function is not to decide whether a person is guilty of a criminal offence, but to make fair, independent, and objective assessments about whether it is appropriate to present charges for a criminal court to consider.
‘Based on the careful consideration of this evidence, we have decided that our legal test for a criminal prosecution has not been met.’
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