I’m sure Rupert Lowe sat on his swivel chair, stroking the cat on his lap, scheming about how he would enact his revenge on Farage. However, Restore Britain’s shots will surely rebound back on them.
In his desperate attempt to regain political relevance after being ousted from Reform for reportedly threatening the party’s chairman, Zia Yusuf, Lowe created his own party on 13 February: Restore Britain. I find myself thinking, now more than usual: what goes on in these people’s heads? Restore Britain is not targeting the crucial centre voters, those who could tip the electoral scales for the far-right; they are targeting the Reform voters.
According to a JL Partners voting intentions survey, Reform UK would win around 30 per cent of the vote, more than any other party. Restore Britain’s opportunity to split the far-right vote is such a God-sent beam of hope to the left that it could even make Kier Starmer believe in something.
The left should not be too optimistic, however. If Your Party has shown the left anything, it’s that people roll their eyes at disingenuous political ambition. Lowe wants to be back in the papers, not to reform, or rather restore, Britain.
Lowe probably uploaded Reform UK’s manifesto onto ChatGPT, and it spat out Restore Britain’s website. Deport all illegal migrants. Boost the birth rate. Stop teaching colonialism and history that does not make Britain proud. Policies like these are the lullabies that far-right politicians sing. Restore Britain is not revolutionary; it is not innovative; it is Reform’s annoying younger brother. As younger siblings do, they compete with you for attention.
Lowe was ostracised from Reform for backing mass deportations of communities, including those born in the UK. Farage removed the term “mass deportation” from Lowe’s last speech as Reform’s ally. Being considered too racist by Farage is like being called too dull by Kier Starmer.
Restore Britain has provided Lowe with the perfect platform for his bigoted and disturbing views. His policies, and I say “his” as on the Restore Britain website, he is the sole author of Restore Britain’s policies, include banning the burqa, banning kosher/ halal slaughter, and stopping ‘anti-white’ intellectual trends.
Reform’s acquisition of Cruella Suella (Suella Braverman), Robert Generic (Robert Jenrick), and 30p Lee (Lee Anderson), paints Reform as the new Conservative Party. Restore Britain is only trying to step into Farage’s much larger footsteps by becoming what Reform once was.
To some, Lowe will look even more appealing than Farage, like the underdog in a fascist lookalike competition. To others, he is a mouse trying to bark like a dog. Either way, his movement is growing rapidly. Lowe announced on Twitter that Restore Britain has reached 80,000 members. In comparison, Your Party, as of February 2026, stands with 55,000. Lowe will undoubtedly provide Reform with competition, something that, before now, Farage was starved of.
Lowe will likely not impact the upcoming Scottish Elections, however. His party is underdeveloped and underequipped to lead a campaign.
Nevertheless, Lowe seems to have gained the support of major political supervillains, including Tommy Robinson, Russell Brand, and Elon Musk, with the latter campaigning for him on X: “Join Rupert Lowe in Restore Britain, because he is the only one who will actually do it”
Restore Britain is not only gaining popularity but also political support. In Warwickshire, two councillors defected to Restore Britain, with more councillors from other constituencies set to follow. Lowe is set to make Restore Britain a contender in the next general election, hoping to field a candidate for every constituency. There is still a sunny side to this dark, dystopian world we live in; almost all, if not all, of these defections will come from reform. Restore Britain is the new Cayman Islands for Reform refugees. I’m sure they would not appreciate that term. Infighting is a death threat to young movements, as was the case with Your Party. Restore Britain is weakening and discrediting Reform in the eyes of their shared base.
While usually I find myself wishing for unity every day at 11:11, I pray for the opposite today. I pray that Farage and Lowe are too blinded by ambition to realise that Restore Britain could break Reform. I pray that Lowe’s loathing of Farage is only inflamed to the point where any merger between the two is impossible. If the two parties unify, the left finds itself where it started: at rock bottom.
“Rupert Lowe MP (Great Yarmouth, Independent)” by © House of Commons is marked with CC0 1.0.
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How Lowe can you go? — the rise of Restore Britain
I’m sure Rupert Lowe sat on his swivel chair, stroking the cat on his lap, scheming about how he would enact his revenge on Farage. However, Restore Britain’s shots will surely rebound back on them.
In his desperate attempt to regain political relevance after being ousted from Reform for reportedly threatening the party’s chairman, Zia Yusuf, Lowe created his own party on 13 February: Restore Britain. I find myself thinking, now more than usual: what goes on in these people’s heads? Restore Britain is not targeting the crucial centre voters, those who could tip the electoral scales for the far-right; they are targeting the Reform voters.
According to a JL Partners voting intentions survey, Reform UK would win around 30 per cent of the vote, more than any other party. Restore Britain’s opportunity to split the far-right vote is such a God-sent beam of hope to the left that it could even make Kier Starmer believe in something.
The left should not be too optimistic, however. If Your Party has shown the left anything, it’s that people roll their eyes at disingenuous political ambition. Lowe wants to be back in the papers, not to reform, or rather restore, Britain.
Lowe probably uploaded Reform UK’s manifesto onto ChatGPT, and it spat out Restore Britain’s website. Deport all illegal migrants. Boost the birth rate. Stop teaching colonialism and history that does not make Britain proud. Policies like these are the lullabies that far-right politicians sing. Restore Britain is not revolutionary; it is not innovative; it is Reform’s annoying younger brother. As younger siblings do, they compete with you for attention.
Lowe was ostracised from Reform for backing mass deportations of communities, including those born in the UK. Farage removed the term “mass deportation” from Lowe’s last speech as Reform’s ally. Being considered too racist by Farage is like being called too dull by Kier Starmer.
Restore Britain has provided Lowe with the perfect platform for his bigoted and disturbing views. His policies, and I say “his” as on the Restore Britain website, he is the sole author of Restore Britain’s policies, include banning the burqa, banning kosher/ halal slaughter, and stopping ‘anti-white’ intellectual trends.
Reform’s acquisition of Cruella Suella (Suella Braverman), Robert Generic (Robert Jenrick), and 30p Lee (Lee Anderson), paints Reform as the new Conservative Party. Restore Britain is only trying to step into Farage’s much larger footsteps by becoming what Reform once was.
To some, Lowe will look even more appealing than Farage, like the underdog in a fascist lookalike competition. To others, he is a mouse trying to bark like a dog. Either way, his movement is growing rapidly. Lowe announced on Twitter that Restore Britain has reached 80,000 members. In comparison, Your Party, as of February 2026, stands with 55,000. Lowe will undoubtedly provide Reform with competition, something that, before now, Farage was starved of.
Lowe will likely not impact the upcoming Scottish Elections, however. His party is underdeveloped and underequipped to lead a campaign.
Nevertheless, Lowe seems to have gained the support of major political supervillains, including Tommy Robinson, Russell Brand, and Elon Musk, with the latter campaigning for him on X: “Join Rupert Lowe in Restore Britain, because he is the only one who will actually do it”
Restore Britain is not only gaining popularity but also political support. In Warwickshire, two councillors defected to Restore Britain, with more councillors from other constituencies set to follow. Lowe is set to make Restore Britain a contender in the next general election, hoping to field a candidate for every constituency. There is still a sunny side to this dark, dystopian world we live in; almost all, if not all, of these defections will come from reform. Restore Britain is the new Cayman Islands for Reform refugees. I’m sure they would not appreciate that term. Infighting is a death threat to young movements, as was the case with Your Party. Restore Britain is weakening and discrediting Reform in the eyes of their shared base.
While usually I find myself wishing for unity every day at 11:11, I pray for the opposite today. I pray that Farage and Lowe are too blinded by ambition to realise that Restore Britain could break Reform. I pray that Lowe’s loathing of Farage is only inflamed to the point where any merger between the two is impossible. If the two parties unify, the left finds itself where it started: at rock bottom.
“Rupert Lowe MP (Great Yarmouth, Independent)” by © House of Commons is marked with CC0 1.0.
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