The Restore Britain’s new Holborn and St Pancras candidate works as in-house counsel for a Chinese state-owned oil company and has been involved with a diversity-focused legal charity. That combination has prompted sharp questions about candidate vetting from commentator Raheem Kassam on the same day Rupert Lowe announced the selection. On 15 September 2026, Lowe's party posted that Tyler Johnson would stand for the party in the 8 October by-election triggered by Keir Starmer

Rupert Lowe’s long-running case against anonymous face coverings collided this weekend with the Dover “stop the boats” blockade, after an older post of his resurfaced in the argument over the protest. The screenshot being circulated is Lowe’s earlier statement that successful societies rest on recognition: people looking each other in the eye and speaking face-to-face rather than appearing as “anonymous figures hidden behind intimidating black face coverings.” He used that pr

Restore Britain is a protest vehicle with a hard ceiling. Reform UK is a serious electoral machine that can actually contend for power. That is the core difference heading into the next general election, which must be held by August 2029. Rupert Lowe’s party, launched as a pressure group in 2025 after his expulsion from Reform UK and registered as a party in February 2026, has one MP, unverified membership claims, and a platform that most voters will not touch. Reform, despit

An activist and YouTuber who donated £2,500 to Restore Britain previously expressed hope for “another Hitler” and made a series of anti-Semitic comments online, The Telegraph has reported. Miles Routledge, who styles himself the “last great British explorer” and posts under the name Lord Miles on social media and YouTube, joined the party founded by Rupert Lowe in February 2026. He paid the sum specifically to enter the party’s Cromwell Club, an elite donor group that require

Former Reform UK Party chairman Dr David Bull calls on Nigel to do a deal with Rupert in a pincer movement. He said on Jeremy Vine & Daytime on 5 "If Nigel ignores that it'll look like we've turned our back on Restore..."

In a 12-minute video released on Sunday morning, 2 August 2026, Rupert Lowe, the Great Yarmouth MP and leader of Restore Britain, made a public offer to Nigel Farage and Reform UK to set aside personal differences and explore cooperation. Lowe framed the move as a pragmatic response to recent electoral evidence. “The Greater Manchester result showed what Restore Britain can deliver,” he said. “The next step is how we maximise the chances of delivering the change Britain needs

In a sign of growing fragmentation within Britain’s populist right, Rupert Lowe’s newly formed Restore Britain party has successfully lured multiple councillors away from Nigel Farage’s Reform UK. Since launching as a registered political party in February 2026, Restore Britain has attracted at least a dozen defectors, many of them former Reform representatives, raising questions about stability, loyalty, and the long-term viability of the broader anti-establishment movement.

Rupert Lowe leader of Restore Britain In the chaotic world of British right-wing politics, where egos clash as fiercely as policy debates, a fresh drama is unfolding that could tear apart one of the newest challengers to the status quo. Restore Britain, the party founded by independent MP Rupert Lowe after his acrimonious split from Reform UK, is facing immediate internal fractures following moves by leader of far right party Ben Habib to align with — and effectively merge el

Rupert Lowe MP for Great Yarmouth and leader of Restore Britain In a pointed social media statement on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, Rupert Lowe MP, leader of Restore Britain, sharply criticised Reform UK for what he described as a "deeply misguided, ugly and offensive" attack advertisement targeting Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch. The ad centres on the tragic murder of 18-year-old University of Southampton student Henry Nowak. It makes him look like hes part of the Conservative

Rupert Lowe and Ex-Tory Minister in the rape gang inquiry A group of survivors who engaged with then Independent MP Rupert Lowe’s Rape Gang Inquiry have gone public with serious complaints, alleging that the process intended to deliver justice has instead caused further harm. The independent inquiry, crowdfunded to over £600,000, held public hearings in February 2026 focused on gathering testimonies from victims of organised group-based child sexual exploitation, particularly

Femi Mohammed, a Muslim woman of colour from Dudley in the West Midlands, has emerged as a vocal survivor of child sexual exploitation (CSE) and adult sexual assault. Her experiences span nearly two decades of trafficking by a white gang starting at age 17, followed by more recent allegations of assault and threats by a Pakistani Conservative councillor. She has publicly detailed her story amid her involvement — and subsequent fallout — with Independent MP Rupert Lowe's crowd

Who is Rupert Lowe? Rupert Lowe is a British businessman, farmer and politician. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Great Yarmouth since July 2024. He first won the seat for Reform UK but later left the party and now leads his own group called Restore Britain. Before politics, he was well known as chairman of Southampton Football Club. What are the claims? Some people have asked questions about whether Rupert Lowe received gifts or support from two Conservative pee

In the upcoming Makerfield by-election, Restore Britain is positioning itself as a fresh alternative. However, a cold look at the numbers shows the party faces an almost impossible uphill battle to actually win the seat. The Threshold for Victory To defeat the Labour candidate (widely reported as the frontrunner Burnham), a party will likely need to secure around 40% of the vote in what is expected to be a multi-party contest. This is a high bar in a fragmented field. The May

In the high-stakes Makerfield by-election on 18 June 2026, Labour held onto the Greater Manchester seat despite significant challenges from Reform UK. Many analysts point to Restore Britain, the new right-wing party led by Rupert Lowe, as a key factor that inadvertently helped Labour’s candidate, Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham, secure the win. Background: A Safe Labour Seat Turns Competitive Makerfield has long been a Labour stronghold. In the 2024 general election, La

The Conservative Party is in trouble. Many people say it is dying. Their plan is not to fight Reform UK head-on at the ballot box. Instead, they are quietly building something else on the right. This new thing takes votes from Reform – without the Tories having to compete directly against them. What is this “lifeboat”? It has a clear name: Restore Britain. It has a leader: Rupert Lowe, the MP for Great Yarmouth. It has money – £2.6 million in the bank. The big question is: Wh