Ben Habib - Chairman, Great British PAC | Reform Watch

Profile and accountability tracker for Ben Habib, Chairman, Great British PAC. Great British PAC.

Role: Chairman, Great British PAC

Party: Great British PAC

Ben Habib is chairman of the Great British PAC and chief executive of property fund manager First Property Group. He was a Brexit Party MEP for London from July 2019 to January 2020, serving on the European Parliament's Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee. He later became Reform UK's co-deputy leader, losing that position in the July 2024 reshuffle when Richard Tice became deputy leader. In June 2025 he founded Advance UK. Sources: https://greatbritishpac.com/director/ben-habib/ https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/197642/BEN_HABIB/history/9 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cw0yxnpj2dgo https://www.advanceuk.org.uk/ben_habib

Recorded incidents (showing 1-3 of 3)

Ben Habib discloses GB PAC may receive funding from abroad

Category: financial conduct concern

Ben Habib, chair of GB PAC, disclosed that the political action committee may receive lawful financial support from abroad as it takes over Advance UK's political operation. The disclosure described potential cross-border funding in the context of GB PAC assuming responsibility for Advance UK's political activities. The disclosure highlighted questions about Advance UK's funding arrangements and the regulatory oversight of foreign financial support for UK political activity. The statement has drawn scrutiny of the takeover and of the rules governing foreign involvement in domestic political financing.

Ben Habib sued for defamation over claims about Christopher Harborne

Category: factual inaccuracy

Ben Habib, founder of Advance UK, has been the subject of a defamation claim after a Threads post alleged he suggested that Christopher Harborne bought or owns Nigel Farage and Reform UK. The post stated that an individual was suing Habib for defamation over those remarks. The Threads post did not include a response from Habib. The matter is the subject of legal action and remains unresolved.

Ben Habib merged Advance UK into PAC linked to hard‑right personnel

Category: financial conduct concern

Ben Habib wound up Advance UK and merged it into Great British PAC, a largely opaque political action committee. He is also identified with Restore Britain. Great British PAC's senior personnel have included men who allegedly shared material defending Hitler and denying the Holocaust, and its Scotland director is reported to be an anti‑Islam campaigner; members of the organisation attended anti‑asylum protests in Scotland. Those connections have prompted concern that opaque or "dark" funding could be channelled to hard‑right, anti‑immigration activity.