Restore Britain
Rupert Lowe
Restore Britain Launch Speech
Sun, Feb 15, 2026
[UK MP for Great Yarmouth Rupert Lowe gives his launch speech for his new party Reform Britain, and makes the following statements:
MP for Great Yarmouth elected in 2024, who has represented local priorities and fought for change; says, “The system simply will not shift.”
He has tried every Parliamentary tool—questions, committees, motions, speeches, petitions—with limited success.
Centers his thinking on a crowdfunded inquiry he launched into “Pakistani Muslim” grooming/rape gangs, saying it existed because “the political system… would not act.”
Repeated institutional failures: Warnings ignored due to fear of controversy, reputational risk, and accusations of racism/Islamophobia; further some officials were complicit.
“I would rather be labelled a racist than to enable rape.”
Vows to move from inquiry to action: Compile cases and pursue private prosecutions and civil litigation against alleged perpetrators and complicit officials—“We will be relentless in our pursuit.”
Diagnoses a national governance culture of risk-avoidance, reputational management, process over outcomes, and diffused responsibility with little accountability.
Argues incremental reform won’t work; calls for “restoration—full-scale restoration” of courage and responsibility.
Announces: “I am launching Restore Britain as a national political party.”
The party will field “hundreds” of non-career politicians—people successful in other fields.
Outlines a hub-and-spoke model: Restore Britain nationally, partnered with local parties; “Great Yarmouth First” as the pilot; he will run on a joint ticket there.
Immigration: Pledges to reverse mass immigration; illegal entrants to be detained and removed rapidly; vows to abolish the asylum system and end what he calls a permanent “asylum industry.”
Legal immigration will “almost” halt; plans to close entire Visa routes from certain countries deemed high-risk for crime; seeks a net outflow of people “for the foreseeable future.”
Sets assimilation benchmarks (English language, work, respect for law); says foreign nationals who don’t meet expectations should leave; calls for large-scale removals.
Welfare: Protect those genuinely unable to work, but pivot to participation / rehabilitation; sanctions for refusal to work or train; remove all UK benefits access for foreign nationals.
Economy: Britain punishes enterprise and productivity; proposes broad tax cuts (income, dividend, corporation, VAT, stamp duty) and higher thresholds.
Regulation: Scrap IR35; double the VAT threshold; “burn down” red tape that he says hurts small businesses.
Curb what he calls paralyzing HR compliance.
Industrial policy: Push domestic energy production, reindustrialisation, and strong support for British farming; promise long-term policy stability to enable investment.
Cultural stance: Britain is a nation with shared culture/history, not just an economic zone; seeks to restore a “high-trust society” rooted in Christian-influenced civic values.
Family policy: Affirm parents as primary decision-makers for children; “protect family life” and support Britons to raise families confidently.
Legal uniformity: “One legal system, one rule of law, one standard”—no parallel justice or religious exceptions; British law to remain supreme.
Religion and identity measures: Says he will “end the creeping Islamification of Britain”; proposes banning halal and kosher slaughter, outlawing the burqa, making Sharia courts illegal, and restricting immigration from Islamic countries.
Britain is and will remain a Christian country.
Emphasizes the programme is demanding, not a “miracle cure”; asks the public to accept short-term discomfort for long-term restoration.
Maintains optimism about British people’s decency and skill; argues the missing ingredient is leadership willing to act and tell “the brutal truth.”
Concludes with a call to build Restore Britain to “restore competence, confidence and national purpose,” positioning this as a transformative new path in British politics.
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