Seven ex-Reform councillors join Rupert Lowe’s new rival party Members of the new political party Restore Britain will form a group at Kent County Council The Independent UK · Feb 18
UK far right lines up behind Rupert Lowe in challenge to Reform MP who fell out with Nigel Farage and has backing of Elon Musk launches anti-immigration party in Great Yarmouth The Guardian - UK · Feb 15
Nigel Farage rival launches new politcal party after Reform UK exit IN FULL The Independent UK · Feb 14
Ex-Reform MP who came to blows with Farage launches new political party – with very similar name Rupert Lowe once accused Nigel Farage’s group of a ‘brutal smear campaign’ against him The Independent UK · Feb 14
Rupert Lowe launches new political party after controversial Reform UK exit Restore Britain formally launched on Friday evening The Independent UK · Feb 13
'Phobias are for spiders' Ex-Monty Python star John Cleese claims criticism of Islam is 'not racist' Ex-Monty Python star John Cleese has insisted criticism of Islam is "not racist" and he claims phobias are "for spiders", after MP Rupert Lowe - who is carrying out an independent inquiry into sex abuse gangs - claimed the Muslim Council of Britain stated his inquiry's findings were "Islamophobic". BANG Premier · Feb 13
NHS Launches Trial of Puberty Blockers for Kids Amid Debate Over Risks and Evidence The NHS begins a controlled trial of puberty blockers for children, intensifying debate over safety, evidence gaps and ethics as political and clinical scrutiny grows. International Business Times UK · Nov 24, 2025
Starmer shuts down Lowe’s calls for a referendum on the death penalty: ‘It is not the answer’ Sir Keir Starmer has shut down Rupert Lowe’s recommendation that the death penalty be reintroduced for foreign criminals. The Independent UK · Nov 12, 2025
No shame, no opprobrium: racism is priced in now. Of all the right’s victories, this one has been critical In this age of Tory nativism and Faragist populism, the question isn’t ‘is this person a bigot?’ Now it is ‘does that matter at all?’ says Guardian writer Jason Okundaye The Guardian - UK · Oct 27, 2025
‘History is repeating itself’: fight against far-right in London’s East End goes on Eighty-nine years after residents drove Oswald Mosley’s Blackshirts from Tower Hamlets, anti-far right coalition is still vital in borough The Guardian - UK · Oct 25, 2025
Rupert Lowe to be given Tory spot on influential parliamentary committee The MP for Great Yarmouth will get a Conservative seat on the Public Accounts Committee because he shares the party’s values of ‘cutting waste’. Evening Standard · Oct 17, 2025
Inside the far-right social media ecosystem normalising extremist ideas in UK politics Last September, Reform leader Nigel Farage dismissed a policy of mass deportations as a “political impossibility”. Now, a year on, the party has pledged to deport up to 600,000 illegal migrants and retrospectively strip indefinite leave to remain from people already settled in the UK. The Conversation · Oct 16, 2025
Farage says ex-Reform leader in Wales who took Russian bribes was ‘bad apple’ The Reform leader said he was ‘shocked’ by Gill’s admissions, but claimed the party does everything they can to vet their candidates The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2025
London council launches festival against far-right 'fear and hate' following Elon Musk comment about East End Tower Hamlets Council said it will host functions celebrating east London’s diversity and rich history of migration Evening Standard · Sep 18, 2025
The Independent UK · Aug 28, 2025 Chris Philp accused of courting Elon Musk over grooming gangs scandal social media post Chris Philp’s intervention has prompted questions over why he hasn’t yet handed his evidence over to the police
The Independent UK · Aug 26, 2025 Elon Musk launches fresh attack on ‘weak’ Nigel Farage Musk’s attack is the latest saga in his deteriorating relationship with Reform UK’s Farage
Evening Standard · Aug 20, 2025 Ex-Reform MP Rupert Lowe’s grooming gang inquiry branded ‘an utter shambles’ by ‘dropped’ member Rupert Lowe MP strongly rejects the ex-panel member's claims, insisting 'everything has been done professionally' and the wellbeing of survivors 'is our sole priority'
The National (Scotland) · Aug 15, 2025 Charity rowers mistaken for 'illegal migrants' by Rupert Lowe arrive in Scotland A team of charity rowers that were mistaken for 'illegal migrants' by former Reform UK MP Rupert Lowe have arrived at the Forth Bridge near…
The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2025 Charity rowers MP mistook for migrants complete first leg of journey Row4MND is aiming to raise £57 million for research into motor neurone disease with a series of four epic rows over four years.
The Guardian - UK · Aug 12, 2025 Abuse of suspected migrants not an ‘innocent mistake’, says UK equality campaigner Shabna Begum of Runnymede Trust says toxic rhetoric could lead to more vigilantism and violence
The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2025 MP refuses to apologise for wrongly calling charity rowers ‘illegal migrants’ IN FULL
The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2025 Moment charity rowers mistaken for ‘illegal immigrants’ by MP are stopped by Border Patrol IN FULL
The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2025 Border Force search charity row boat mistaken for ‘illegal migrants’ by Rupert Lowe A group of charity rowers were stopped and searched by a Border Force patrol boat after MP Rupert Lowe mistakenly identified them as “illegal immigrants” on social media.
The National (Scotland) · Aug 8, 2025 Rupert Lowe mistakes charity rowing crew for 'illegal migrants' A FORMER Reform UK MP has admitted mistaking a charity rowing crew for “illegal migrants”.
The Guardian - UK · Aug 8, 2025 Rupert Lowe reports charity rowers to coastguard as possible ‘illegal migrants’ MP agrees to donate £1,000 to crew’s fundraising effort after alerting authorities to their boat off Great Yarmouth