Restore Britain
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Restore Britain | |
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| Leader | Rupert Lowe |
| Registered | 30 June 2025 |
| Split from | Reform UK |
| Political position | Right-wing |
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Restore Britain is a right-wing political organisation in the United Kingdom, founded and led by the former Reform UK poltician Rupert Lowe. It was officially announced on 30 June 2025 and advocates the deportation of all illegal immigrants, protecting British culture and restoring what it sees as Christian principles.[1]
Background
[edit]Rupert Lowe was elected as one of Reform UK's five members of Parliament in the 2024 General Election, representing the constituency of Great Yarmouth.[2] However, Lowe was suspended from the party in March 2025, after accusations of threatening behaviour towards the Party Chairman, Zia Yusuf, as well as alleged other incidents of threatening behaviour between December 2024 and February 2025.[3] Lowe has vehemently denied these claims and claimed that he has desired to make an alternative to Reform UK.[4][5]
History
[edit]On 30 June 2025, Lowe announced the creation of Restore Britain on Twitter, saying that "This is not a political party, but a fundamentally different way of doing things."[6][1]
Restore Britain is structured as a limited company, Restore Britain Ltd, with a registered office address named as Lowe Holdings Ltd.[7]
Susan Hall, the leader of the Conservative Party in the London Assembly, joined the advisory board.[8]
Platform
[edit]Most of the platform of Restore Britain largely rests on immigration policy. Lowe, having previously said that Nigel Farage was "watering down" Reform's policy on the deportation of illegal migrants,[9] has stated in the Restore Britain manifesto that they must "defend" Britain from "illegal migration, Islamist extremism, and foreign crime gangs threaten our safety", including the deportation of all illegal migrants currently residing in the UK.[10]
He has also stated that "Migrants didn’t build this country - Britons did. Stop apologising for it," saying that Britain should be proud of its history and Christian values. The principles of Restore Britain also state that "Mass immigration has left communities unrecognisable. Multiculturalism has failed, and division has grown."[10]
Many other principles of the organisation revolve around ending DEI programmes and "the cancer of wokery", as well as claiming that Parliament is broken and ignores the people. Lowe also calls for holding accountability to local institutions, reducing unemployment by slashing benefits, cutting taxes and dissolving the welfare state.[10]
Reactions
[edit]Elon Musk, who previously endorsed Lowe to take leadership of Reform after a short feud with Farage regarding Tommy Robinson, openly endorsed both Restore Britain and Ben Habib's new party, Advance UK.[11] In the case of Restore Britain, he replied to Lowe's announcement with two Union Jack emojis, to which the Restore Britain account quote tweeted the reply with the caption, "Elon agrees."[12]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Restore Britain". Restore Britain. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
- ^ "Parliamentary career for Rupert Lowe - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
- ^ Walker, Peter (2025-03-11). "Police investigate Reform MP Rupert Lowe over alleged 'verbal threats'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
- ^ "Credible harassment claims against MP Rupert Lowe, report finds". BBC News. 2025-03-25. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
- ^ Self, Josh (2025-05-14). "Rupert Lowe hits out at 'viper' Farage and promises 'alternative' to Reform UK". Politics.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
:0was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Restore Britain Privacy Policy" (PDF). Retrieved 2025-07-01.
- ^ https://www.londoncentric.media/p/london-tory-leader-joins-mass-deportation
- ^ Gibbons, Amy (2025-03-09). "Rupert Lowe: Reform tried to silence me on migrants". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
- ^ a b c "Our Principles". Restore Britain. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
- ^ Walker, Peter (2025-01-05). "Elon Musk turns on Nigel Farage and calls for new leader of Reform". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
- ^ "Elon Musk appears to endorse new 'political movement' launched by Rupert Lowe". www.gbnews.com. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
See also
[edit]- Advance UK, another Reform UK rival launchd on the same day
External links
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