In March 2025 Reform UK leader Nigel Farage stripped Rupert Lowe of the party whip after his then MP gave an interview criticising the party’s structure and leadership.
A messy briefing war ultimately ended in Lowe registering a new political party, Restore Britain.
With the first test of Restore at a by-election, there is now data to back up the claim this bust-up between two middle-aged men could have implications for the next general election.
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In Makerfield, Lowe’s party scored 6.8 per cent of the vote, taking 3,111 votes, diluting Reform’s efforts to stop Andy Burnham returning to Parliament.
