Rupert Lowe - MP for Great Yarmouth | Reform Watch
Profile and accountability tracker for Rupert Lowe, MP for Great Yarmouth. Restore Britain.
Role: MP for Great Yarmouth
Party: Restore Britain
Recorded incidents (showing 1-6 of 6)
Rupert Lowe on course to earn as much from X posts as from his MP salary
Category: conflict of interest
Rupert Lowe, the MP for Great Yarmouth and leader of Restore Britain, has declared payments from the social media platform X that put him on course to earn as much from posting as he does from his parliamentary salary. His entries in the register of MPs' financial interests show average earnings of around £931 an hour for time spent on the platform this year, including a single payment of £11,724.97 for five hours of work, and total declared receipts of more than £100,000 since his election in 2024. The payments come through the platform's creator revenue programme, which pays account holders according to engagement from paying subscribers. Lowe is the highest earning UK politician on the platform by a wide margin, ahead of Reform UK figures including Nigel Farage, Richard Tice and Lee Anderson. Critics have argued that the arrangement financially rewards inflammatory content, noting that his most widely shared posts include calls for mass deportations and for foreign nationals in social housing to be removed from the country. Lowe rejected the criticism, saying that he would not be in politics if he wanted to make money and that he donates his entire net MP salary to charities in his constituency.
Sources: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/aug/24/rupert-lowe-restore-britain-earn-same-on-x-as-being-mp-elon-musk https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/news/rupert-lowe-x-income-social-media-b3038753.html https://www.politicshome.com/news/article/rupert-lowe-earned-10k-x-one-month https://leftfootforward.org/2026/08/rupert-lowe-set-to-rake-in-as-much-money-from-divisive-x-posts-as-from-his-mps-salary/
Rupert Lowe calls to ban immigration from Pakistan, Afghanistan, Sudan, Somalia and Eritrea
Category: xenophobia
On 13 August 2026 Rupert Lowe, the MP for Great Yarmouth and leader of Restore Britain, posted a tweet saying Britain should "entirely" ban immigration from Sudan, Somalia, Pakistan, Eritrea and Afghanistan. He listed the five countries by name and said a "full Restore Britain policy document is being worked on." The tweet was posted as Pakistan marked its Independence Day. Lowe framed the proposal as part of Restore Britain’s approach to designate certain nations as a "Red List", citing criteria such as crime statistics, cultural attitudes, sexual offences, extremism risk and integration failure. He leads the party that split from Reform UK in 2025 and remains its leader and an MP; the statement attracted attention for targeting entire national groups rather than individual conduct.
Rupert Lowe refuses to sack co‑founder, ending talks with Reform UK
Category: hate speech
In August 2026, Rupert Lowe, founder of Restore Britain, refused to sack co‑founder Charlie Downes during discussions about a possible pact with Reform UK. Senior Reform UK sources said Lowe's decision to retain Downes, who has faced accusations of spreading an antisemitic trope, meant a deal was effectively off. Lowe continued to defend Downes and other controversial figures and faced criticism over remarks that Muslims were "less British" than Christians and that Jewish supporters had "bought" Nigel Farage. Reform UK told its members the proposed alliance was not going to happen, and talks have been suspended pending further developments.
Rupert Lowe offers cooperation pact to Reform UK while invoking 'Rivers of Blood' language
Category: xenophobia
On 2 August 2026 Rupert Lowe, leader of Restore Britain, posted a video on X offering a public cooperation pact to Nigel Farage and Reform UK following the Greater Manchester by-election result. In the video Lowe said "The country we both love is changing beyond recognition. Millions of people feel like strangers in their own communities," and invited Reform to work with Restore around "serious policies" while adding "I do not care how that is done." Lowe framed the offer as a way to maximise the chances of delivering change and referenced his prior falling out with Nigel Farage and his sacking by Reform. He warned that Restore would continue to oppose Reform unless it adopted Restore's positions, and the video includes an explicit reference to Enoch Powell's "Rivers of Blood" speech.
Recorded incident
Category: ethics violation
Rupert Lowe, the MP for Great Yarmouth, sought an interim High Court injunction to pause an investigation by the Independent Complaints and Grievance Scheme (ICGS) into a complaint made about him in July. Mr Justice Chamberlain dismissed the bid on 24 February 2026, saying there was "a strong public interest" in allowing the parliamentary complaints process to continue and that it "seems very unlikely" the ICGS would make any public findings before a scheduled March hearing. Lowe's written submissions argued the ICGS procedures involved "procedural unfairness" and alleged "perversity and illegality", while the ICGS told the court the matter fell within parliamentary privilege and was for the House to oversee. Lowe was elected as a Reform UK MP in 2024 and was suspended by the party in March 2025 amid separate claims which he denied; the Crown Prosecution Service later said no criminal charges would be brought in relation to those claims.
Lowe suspended from Reform UK and launched rival Restore Britain party
Category: scandal
Rupert Lowe, the former Reform UK MP for Great Yarmouth, was suspended by Reform in 2025 and in February 2026 launched a rival vehicle, Restore Britain, positioned to the right of Reform. Restore Britain has openly courted the extreme right, claims a membership nine times the size of the BNP at its peak, and Mr Lowe has publicly stated he intends the party to win the next general election. For the May 2026 local elections Restore Britain fielded only ten official candidates, an all-male roster concentrated in Norfolk standing under the "Great Yarmouth First" banner, while a further wave of Restore-linked activists ran as independents in Sheffield, the Isle of Wight and Newham. Well-known fascists were reported canvassing for the party in Great Yarmouth, prompting Restore Britain to issue clarifications distancing itself from anyone campaigning under its name outside that constituency.