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Now Lowe says his KC's review of the investigation has shown the original investigation conducted on behalf of the party was "fundamentally flawed, unfair, and influenced by political motivations".

The BBC understands Ms Perry KC stands by her report and how it was compiled.

The latest review, by Irwin Mitchell KC Gemma White, states she only had access to information provided by Lowe or in the public domain and, without access to internal party communications, she does not know "precisely how the investigation was set up or how it was conducted".

In her report, Ms White stated: "In addition to being unfair to Mr Lowe, the sequence of events which led up to provision of the report to the party gives rise to real questions as to the extent to which the KC conducted the investigation independently of the influence of the party."

The Great Yarmouth MP strongly denies accusations of bullying and harassment made by two female team members, which an investigation by Jacqueline Perry, a KC hired by Reform UK, suggested was "credible" last week.