A new far-right political force has emerged in the United Kingdom with an explicitly anti-immigration platform that promises mass deportations and bans on religious slaughter practices. The Restore Britain party, launched formally on Friday night in Great Yarmouth by former Reform UK MP Rupert Lowe, has already garnered significant attention through its endorsement by tech billionaire Elon Musk.
Lowe, a millionaire businessman and former chairman of Southampton Football Club, unveiled what he termed “deportation poetry” as his immigration policy framework. The platform calls for immediate closure of visa routes for numerous countries including Albania, Pakistan, Somalia, Eritrea, and Afghanistan, with Lowe openly stating: “We will discriminate. We will look at the facts, and then discriminate.”
Elon Musk amplified the party’s message to his massive following on X, writing: “Join Rupert Lowe in Restore Britain, because he is the only one who will actually do it!” This endorsement came as the party claimed to have already recruited over 50,000 members.
The party’s agenda extends beyond immigration to include banning non-stun halal and kosher slaughter methods, with Lowe asserting that “In Britain, we treat our animals with care – we do not brutally butcher them alive.” This position comes despite controversy surrounding Lowe’s own animal treatment practices, having previously revealed he ordered his gamekeeper to shoot his 17-year-old dog in the head.
Additional proposed policies include outlawing cousin marriages, implementing selective spouse visa regulations that would exclude applicants from specific countries, and instituting a “total ban on all foreigners voting, or standing in elections.” Lowe explicitly promised that “Restore Britain will not be putting forward any Bangladeshi candidates.”
The party’s emergence has already created friction within right-wing political circles. Reform UK parliamentary candidate Matt Goodwin accused Restore Britain of advocating “blatant racism” and housing “white supremacists, antisemites, racists and conspiracy theorists” in its ecosystem. Meanwhile, Advance UK, another far-right group led by former Reform deputy leader Ben Habib, has expressed interest in a potential merger.
Political analysts suggest Restore Britain could fragment the anti-immigration vote in upcoming elections, potentially creating challenges for Nigel Farage’s Reform UK. Lowe himself described the party’s mission as “incredibly painful” but necessary, declaring: “This is going to be the fight of our lives.”