New UK party emerges as a threat to Farage. And, it’s even more far-right

AF Agence France-PresseSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-06-17 · 05:33 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min

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A new political party, Restore Britain, has emerged as a potential challenger to Nigel Farage's Reform UK. Led by businessman Rupert Lowe, Restore Britain is described as having an even tougher anti-immigrant stance and is reportedly backed by Elon Musk. The party is expected to impact the outcome of a special election on Thursday, potentially preventing Reform UK from defeating the Labour Party. Lowe founded Restore Britain in February after a disagreement with Farage, having previously been involved with Reform UK.

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Rupert Lowe formed Restore as an alternative on the right of British politics in February following his split from Reform last year.

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A new political party called Restore Britain is threatening the rise of Nigel Farage’s hard-right group.

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Restore Britain has a tougher anti-immigrant stance and the backing of tech trillionaire Elon Musk.

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Restore is tipped to deprive Farage’s Reform UK party of victory over the ruling Labour Party in a crunch special election on Thursday.

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A new political party called Restore Britain is threatening the rise of Nigel Farage’s hard-right group, with a tougher anti-immigrant stance and the backing of tech trillionaire Elon Musk.Led by businessman and ex-football chairman Rupert Lowe, Restore is tipped to deprive Farage’s Reform UK party of victory over the ruling Labour Party in a crunch special election on Thursday.Lowe, 68, formed Restore as an alternative on the right of British politics in February following his split from Reform last year after he and Farage, 62, fell out spectacularly.

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