Restore Britain

Restore Britain
LeaderRupert Lowe
FounderRupert Lowe
Founded
  • 13 February 2026 (2026-02-13)
Split fromReform UK
HeadquartersLowe Holdings Ltd
Cumnor Road, Boars Hill
OX1 5JW[1]
Membership (February 2026)50,000 (claimed)[2]
IdeologyRight wing populism[3]
Remigration[4]
Direct democracy[5]
House of Commons
0 / 650
[a]
House of Lords
0 / 836
Councillors
1 / 18,645
Website
www.restorebritain.org.uk Edit this at Wikidata

Restore Britain is a political party in the United Kingdom, founded and led by the politician Rupert Lowe. Initially it was created as a cross-party advocacy group, until it was reordered into a political party in February 2026.[6][7]

Background

Rupert Lowe speaking in parliament, 2025

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.[8] However, Lowe was suspended from the party on 7 March 2025, after allegations of threatening behaviour towards the party chairman, Zia Yusuf, as well as alleged other incidents of threatening behaviour between December 2024 and February 2025.[9] The allegations and Lowe's suspension both occurred on 7 March,[10][11] just 2 days after Lowe raised concerns and criticised Nigel Farage on 5 March in a Daily Mail interview.[12] Lowe and the seven members of his parliamentary staff denied these claims and said that he has desired to make an alternative to Reform UK.[13][14][15]

History

On 30 June 2025, Lowe launched Restore Britain to advocate the deportation of all illegal immigrants in the United Kingdom, protecting British culture and restoring what it describes as "Christian principles".[16][17] The launch coincided with that of the right-wing party Advance UK by another former Reform UK member, Ben Habib.[18] Susan Hall, the leader of the Conservative Party in the London Assembly, joined the advisory board.[19]

After Reform UK leader Nigel Farage announced an independent enquiry into the grooming gangs scandal and did not follow through, Lowe crowdfunded £600,000 and announced his own enquiry, run through Restore Britain.[20][21]

On 13 February 2026, Lowe announced that Restore Britain will become a political party.[7][22] As a result, Susan Hall and Gavin Williamson both left the organisation.[22][23]

On 15 February, Restore Britain announced its first councillor, Cllr Maria Bowtell, who had previously sat as a Reform UK then independent councillor on the East Riding of Yorkshire Council.[24]

Platform

Lowe, has previously said that Nigel Farage was "watering down" Reform's policy on the deportation of illegal migrants.[25] Many other principles of the organisation revolve around ending diversity programmes and "the cancer of wokery", as well as stating that Parliament is broken and ignores the people.[26]

See also

  • Advance UK, a far-right party that broke away from Reform UK

Notes

  1. ^ Rupert Lowe, the leader of Restore Britain, is a Member of Parliament, but currently sits as an independent.

References

  1. ^ "RESTORE BRITAIN LTD overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
  2. ^ Lowe, Rupert (15 February 2026). "X".
  3. ^ Badshah, Nadeem (15 February 2026). "Rupert Lowe faces calls to resign as MP after joining new 'First Party'". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 February 2026.
  4. ^ Restore Britain https://www.restorebritain.org.uk/immigration_border_control. Retrieved 16 February 2026. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Heale was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Great Yarmouth MP Rupert Lowe launches new political party". www.bbc.com. 14 February 2026. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
  7. ^ a b Lynch, David (13 February 2026). "Rupert Lowe launches new political party after controversial Reform UK exit". The Independent. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
  8. ^ "Parliamentary career for Rupert Lowe - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
  9. ^ Walker, Peter (11 March 2025). "Police investigate Reform MP Rupert Lowe over alleged 'verbal threats'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
  10. ^ Walker, Peter (7 March 2025). "Divided Reform UK reports own MP to police amid bullying claims". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 15 February 2026.
  11. ^ MacAskill, Andrew (7 March 2025). "Reform UK refers lawmaker Lowe to police over threats to chairman". Reuters.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ^ Walker, Peter (25 March 2025). "Rupert Lowe report details 'credible' claims of bullying or harassment". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 15 February 2026.
  13. ^ "Credible harassment claims against MP Rupert Lowe, report finds". BBC News. 25 March 2025. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
  14. ^ Self, Josh (14 May 2025). "Rupert Lowe hits out at 'viper' Farage and promises 'alternative' to Reform UK". Politics.co.uk. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
  15. ^ Steerpike (11 March 2025). "Rupert Lowe's team rally around him". The Spectator. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
  16. ^ "Restore Britain". Restore Britain. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
  17. ^ Hulland, Louise; Prickett, Katy (3 July 2025). "MP inundated with racist abuse after online post". BBC News. Cambridgeshire. Archived from the original on 3 July 2025. Retrieved 8 July 2025. He launched Restore Britain on Monday, saying it was 'a movement for those who believe that we need to fundamentally change the way Britain is governed'.
  18. ^ Katwala, Sunder (11 January 2025). "Start-up parties mirror cracks in British politics". Eastern Eye.
  19. ^ Cunliffe, Rachel (14 July 2025). "Conservatives don't understand London". New Statesman. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  20. ^ Heren, Kit (7 January 2025). "Nigel Farage pledges to launch Reform's own inquiry into grooming gangs scandal". LBC. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
  21. ^ "For those ignored: UK lawmaker begins crowdfunded probe into grooming gangs". India Today. 4 February 2026. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
  22. ^ a b "Great Yarmouth MP Rupert Lowe launches Restore Britain party". BBC News. 14 February 2026. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
  23. ^ "Ex-Reform MP who fell out with Farage launches new party – with very similar name". The Independent. 14 February 2026. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
  24. ^ Cite error: The named reference :1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  25. ^ Gibbons, Amy (9 March 2025). "Rupert Lowe: Reform tried to silence me on migrants". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
  26. ^ Cite error: The named reference Politico was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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