READ MORE: Restore embroiled in civil war over Rupert Lowe interview defending King's decision to invite Muslims to WindsorGet your news delivered straight to you by 7am - sign up to our new Morning Mail newsletter for FREE See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred SourceBy BRENDAN CARLIN Published: 23:30 BST, 27 June 2026 | Updated: 23:40 BST, 27 June 2026
Rupert Lowe's Restore party has vowed to throw 'everything we have' at ending Nigel Farage's Commons career if the Reform leader faces a by-election over his £5million undeclared donation.Mr Farage is awaiting the verdict of a Commons standards committee inquiry into why he failed to reveal the huge gift from a Thailand-based British crypto-currency investor.If the committee recommends a suspension of ten days or more from the Commons, he faces the prospect of a 'recall petition' that could trigger a by-election in his Clacton constituency.And last night, Mr Lowe – leader of Reform UK's new Right-wing rival Restore – pledged to mount a fierce challenge in the Essex seaside seat where Mr Farage has a majority of 8,405 over the Tories.Mr Lowe told The Mail on Sunday: 'Restore Britain is now an established national political party, with a strong base in constituencies such as Clacton.'If there is a by-election there, or indeed any neglected seaside town, we will fight it with everything that we have.'In a series of interviews last week, Mr Farage battled to explain why he had not complied with Commons rules which require newly elected MPs to declare any relevant donations in the previous 12 months.The Reform leader, who received the money several months before he was elected at the 2024 General Election, insisted that it was 'an unconditional gift' from billionaire Christopher Harborne and was for his personal security. Restore Britain leader and ex-Reform MP Rupert Lowe has vowed to end Nigel Farage's career Mr Farage could face a byelection in his constituency following the verdict of a Commons standards committee inquiry into why he failed to reveal the huge gift from a Thailand-based British crypto-currency investorHe told the BBC that it was a private matter but appeared to concede he could face a sanction, adding: 'The standards commissioner may take a different view.'Commons declaration rules say 'purely personal gifts or benefits' do not have to be declared but add that 'if there is any doubt, the benefit should be registered'.Westminster sources have suggested that neither Labour nor the Tories want to push for a sanction requiring a by-election amid fears that Mr Farage will pose as a victim of the establishment and return with an increased majority.But another Tory MP pointed out that the standards committee consists of seven MPs, including four Labour, two Tories and one LibDem, and seven lay members. The MP said: 'If they end up sanctioning Nigel, the politicians can't dictate what the punishment is.'Others said Restore may pose a challenge in Clacton as the new party was strong in East Anglia and won every council seat in Mr Lowe's seat of Great Yarmouth in the May local elections.Mr Lowe said last night: 'We demolished the competition in Great Yarmouth, and we can do the same elsewhere.'Mr Farage declined to comment last night.
