Rupert Lowe has launched a new political party after leaving Reform UK.

 

Rupert Lowe has launched a new political party after leaving Reform UK.

Independent MP Rupert Lowe formally launched a new national political party, Restore Britain, on February 13, 2026. This follows his acrimonious exit from Reform UK in early 2025 after a dispute with leader Nigel Farage.

 

Key Details of Restore Britain

Structure: Operates as an "umbrella organization" designed to partner with local grassroots political groups rather than using a top-down national model.

Local Alliances: Lowe intends to contest his seat in Great Yarmouth under the banner of Great Yarmouth First, a local party he launched in late 2025 that is now formally aligned with Restore Britain.

Core Pledges: The party platform includes hardline immigration policies (specifically mass deportations), suspending asylum claims, cutting taxes, and upholding "Christian constitutional values".

High-Profile Backing: Tech billionaire Elon Musk has endorsed the party and reportedly provided funding through his platform X.

Background on Reform UK Split

Lowe was suspended and later expelled from Reform UK in March 2025 following allegations of "bullying" and "verbal threats" against party chairman Zia Yusuf. Lowe denied all claims, labeling them a "brutal smear campaign". The Crown Prosecution Service eventually concluded there was insufficient evidence for criminal charges.

Following the formal transition of Restore Britain from a movement into a political party, senior Conservative figures Susan Hall and Sir Gavin Williamson, who had served on its advisory board, reportedly stepped away from the project.