Speaking at the Reform UK Cornwall Conference on Monday evening, Mr Farage said: “Jonathan Reynolds, who’s never had a proper job in his life, who tells us he’s a solicitor when he’s never been qualified, which is a criminal offence.
According to the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) “it is a criminal offence for someone to call themselves a solicitor or act as a solicitor if they are not on the roll of solicitors”.
The term “solicitor” is legally protected and it is an offence for someone to call themselves a solicitor if they are not qualified and registered with the SRA.
The Reform UK leader told a party event in Cornwall that Mr Reynolds has “never had a proper job in his life”.
The watchdog said on Friday: “We looked at that issue at the time we became aware of it and contacted Mr Reynolds about the profiles.
