Nigel Farage announced plans to ban foreign nationals from social housing and deport those unable to find private accommodation, intensifying anti-immigration rhetoric ahead of the Makerfield byelection. This move comes amid polls showing Reform UK losing support to the more extremist Restore Britain.
MP Rupert Lowe has called for the deportation of any Indian individuals who covered up for Vickrum Digwa, a Sikh man convicted of murdering student Henry Nowak. Lowe also demanded a ban on kirpans in the UK. Digwa was jailed for life for stabbing Nowak, with the judge rejecting self-defense claims and noting Digwa's "weapons obsession".
Rupert Lowe's Restore Britain, backed by online influencers like Elon Musk and Zach Hoyt, gains unexpected traction in the Makerfield by-election, threatening Nigel Farage's Reform UK from the right.
Elon Musk's endorsement of the far-right party Restore Britain, founded by Rupert Lowe, could inadvertently help Labour win the Makerfield byelection by splitting the right-wing vote. Restore's 'remigration' policy and Lowe's anti-immigrant rhetoric are causing concern.
Elon Musk's endorsement of the fringe party Restore Britain, founded by former Reform UK MP Rupert Lowe, is causing concern for Reform UK. Restore Britain is reportedly taking support from Reform, potentially aiding Labour's Andy Burnham in the upcoming Makerfield by-election.
Nigel Farage has slammed Elon Musk for backing Restore UK, a rival party to Farage's Reform UK. Musk's support for Restore in the Makerfield by-election is seen by Farage as an attempt to "split the right" and potentially help Andy Burnham win.
Labour has criticised Reform UK's candidate vetting as 'clearly not fit for purpose' after two more candidates in May's local elections were accused of making racist and anti-Islam social media posts. Alan Stay, standing in the Isle of Wight, shared explicitly racist content, while Caroline Panetta in Bexley retweeted anti-Islam comments including about Mayor Sadiq Khan. Meanwhile, Restore Britain, the party founded by ex-Reform MP Rupert Lowe, accepted a donation from Miles Routledge who posted 'by 2039 we'll have another Hitler to lead another great uprising'.
