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Advance UK is a right-wing political party in the United Kingdom led by Ben Habib
Advance
UK is a right-wing political party in the United Kingdom led by Ben Habib, a
businessman and former Deputy Leader of Reform UK. The party was officially
registered with the Electoral Commission on December 4, 2025.
Key
Leadership & Formation
Ben Habib
(Leader): A British-Pakistani businessman and CEO of First Property Group,
Habib founded Advance UK after quitting Reform UK in November 2024 following a
public falling-out with Nigel Farage.
Origins:
The party grew from the Integrity Party, which Habib took control of in April
2025 before rebranding it as Advance UK in June 2025.
Membership:
As of November 2025, the party claimed to have over 37,000 members.
Core
Policies & Platform
Positioned
to the right of Reform UK, Advance UK emphasizes "saving the United
Kingdom" through the following:
Immigration:
Advocates for mass deportations and stopping all asylum claims.
Sovereignty:
Strong opposition to the Northern Ireland Protocol and a commitment to absolute
national sovereignty.
Cultural
Issues: Proposed bans on the burqa and Islamic calls to prayer during a
February 2026 conference.
Democratic
Reform: Critiques other right-wing parties (like Reform UK) for being
"undemocratic" and focuses on a structure where members have voting
rights to elect or dismiss the leader.
Current
Status & Recent Developments
Potential
Merger: As of February 2026, Habib has expressed strong interest in merging
Advance UK with Restore Britain, a new party launched by former Reform MP
Rupert Lowe.
Electoral
Participation: The party is contesting its first major election in the 2026
Gorton and Denton by-election with candidate Nick Buckley.
High-Profile
Support: The party has received public endorsements from Elon Musk and activist
Tommy Robinson, the latter of whom joined the party in August 2025.
Rupert Lowe holds an extremely negative view of the top team at Reform UK
Based on
information from early 2025 and early 2026, former Reform UK MP Rupert Lowe
holds an extremely negative view of the top team at Reform UK, particularly
leader Nigel Farage and chairman Zia Yusuf. After being suspended from the
party in March 2025, Lowe has launched a rival party, "Restore
Britain," and branded the Reform leadership a "cult".
His views
on the Reform UK top team include:
Nigel
Farage: Lowe has described Farage as a "cult leader," a
"coward," and a "viper". Following his suspension, Lowe
claimed the party is a "protest party led by the Messiah" and that
Farage is a "ballroom entertainer" not fit to be leader.
Zia Yusuf
(Chairman) & Top Team: Lowe has accused the leadership, specifically
mentioning Zia Yusuf, of operating a "malicious witch hunt" against
him. He has described the team surrounding Farage as "very long-term
lightweight sort of servants".
Overall
Management: Lowe accused the leadership of having "zero integrity"
and running a "cult" that expunges anyone with a different opinion.
He claimed he was the victim of a "political assassination attempt"
after raising constructive questions.
Relationship
with Top Team: In July 2025, Lowe stated he would "never work with Nigel
Farage, Richard Tice, Lee Anderson or Zia Yusuf again".
Lowe's
feud with the party top team escalated after he was reported to the police by
Reform UK following allegations of bullying and making threats against Zia
Yusuf, which Lowe denies.
Rupert
Lowe: 'Will NEVER Work With Nigel Farage Or Richard Tice ...
