en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leader_of_Reform_UK
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party founder Nigel Farage
Nigel Farage was not the founder of the party that became Reform UK. The Brexit Party was founded by Catherine Blaiklock, who was also its first leader.
Full reasoning
This page is about the leadership of Reform UK, formerly the Brexit Party. Contemporary records show that Catherine Blaiklock, not Nigel Farage, founded the Brexit Party and served as its first leader.
The Electoral Commission's 2019 register update for The Brexit Party lists "Leader: Catherine Blaiklock". Reuters also described Blaiklock as "the 56-year-old founder of the Brexit Party" in February 2019. Farage joined later and became leader on 22 March 2019 after Blaiklock resigned.
So describing Nigel Farage as the party founder is incorrect in this context.
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- Changes to the registers of political parties made since 27 January 2019
Primary name: The Brexit Party ... Leader: Catherine Blaiklock ... Treasurer: Catherine Blaiklock.
- Brexit 'betrayal' would explode British politics, Farage's party warns
Reuters wrote: "Catherine Blaiklock, the 56-year-old founder of the Brexit Party, told Reuters."
Johnson
Boris Johnson was not prime minister during Catherine Blaiklock's January-March 2019 tenure. Theresa May was prime minister until 24 July 2019.
Full reasoning
The table places Johnson in the prime-minister column for Catherine Blaiklock's leadership term of 20 January 2019 to 22 March 2019. That is chronologically impossible.
According to GOV.UK's official past-prime-minister records, Theresa May served as Prime Minister until 24 July 2019. GOV.UK's Boris Johnson biography says he was Prime Minister from 24 July 2019 to 6 September 2022. So during January-March 2019, the prime minister was Theresa May, not Boris Johnson.
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- History of The Rt Hon Theresa May - GOV.UK
Theresa May served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom between 2016 and 2019 ... Theresa May served as Prime Minister until 24 July 2019.
- The Rt Hon Boris Johnson - GOV.UK
Boris Johnson was Prime Minister from 24 July 2019 to 6 September 2022.