Party had brought in a new constitution declaring its 200,000 members were now in control

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Nigel Farage has declared he has handed over Reform UK to its 200,000 members, but the party now appears to be owned by a not-for-profit company controlled by its leader and chair.

Farage announced last year that he would “democratise” the party after it came in for criticism that it was a private company majority controlled by the leader, not a members’ association like other parties.