US EditionEx-Reform MP Rupert Lowe launches new party
Rupert Lowe forms Restore Britain to unite local groups with a zero-tolerance immigration stance; a poll shows 10% support nationally, matching the Liberal Democrats.
- On Monday, February 16, 2026, Rupert Lowe launched Restore Britain after a fractious exit from Reform UK, with a Find Out Now poll showing the new party at 10%, level with the Liberal Democrats.
- After his fractious exit from Reform, Lowe formed Restore Britain, pitching stricter deportation and anti-immigration policies, and remains a sitting MP known for headline‑grabbing moves.
- This national snapshot indicates Reform leads with 25%, Greens at 20%, Labour on 15%, and Conservatives at 13%, suggesting a fragmented support base.
- With FPTP in place, vote‑splitting risks preventing Reform from forming a majority while giving Lowe leverage and pressuring Farage to move rightward, risking voter confusion.
- Elon Musk amplified Lowe online as Ben Habib's Advance UK proposed merging with Restore, standing this month in Gorton and Denton while Lowe plans to run with Great Yarmouth First.
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Rupert Lowe launches new hard-right political party and gets into a spat with Matt Goodwin
Rupert Lowe, the ex-Reform MP who fell out with Nigel Farage, launched his own new hard-right party, Restore Britain, on Friday night. Restore Britain started off as a movement, but on Friday, Lowe said it would become a national party. At the launch, Lowe pledged a policy of mass deportations, saying that “millions will have to go”. The party also says that having “A British passport doesn’t make you British”. Lowe also said his outfit will ba…
How Rupert Lowe’s new party could boost Farage
It’s easy to poke fun at the Left for its propensity for factionalism, infighting, purity tests, and the narcissism of small differences. Now that Rupert Lowe has launched his own party, Restore Britain, it’s the Right’s turn for a ribbing. The death of the Labour-Tory duopoly — which received its lowest ever vote share at the last election — has caused a feeding frenzy. The Right has not yet provided anything quite so entertaining as the Your P…
First poll featuring Rupert Lowe's party signals danger for Reform, Tories
Could the next major threat to Reform’s insurgency come from the right? This weekend, Rupert Lowe – a former member of Nigel Farage’s party up until an acrimonious split last March – launched his own political vehicle. And one pollster is showing that they may be a force to be reckoned with. ALSO READ: Half of Brits wouldn’t date a Nigel Farage supporter, poll finds What is Rupert Lowe’s new political party? Restore Britain are presenting a set …
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