0h 16min, feb 14, 2026 y - New Party Launched

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A former Reform UK MP, who is now serving as an independent, has launched a new political party.

Rupert Lowe, who represents Great Yarmouth in Norfolk, launched Restore Britain, which he said would be a "national political party", on Friday night.

He initially set up Restore Britain as a "political movement" after he was suspended from Reform UK last March.

It is now expected to act as an umbrella political party, with locally based political parties as partners.

Lowe's suspension by Reform UK came after allegations he made threats of physical violence against then party chairman Zia Yusuf.

The Crown Prosecution Service later said there was insufficient evidence for a "realistic prospect of conviction".

Lowe, a businessman and farmer who used to be chairman of Southampton FC, is expected to stand again for the Great Yarmouth constituency with local party Great Yarmouth First, which will be a partner of Restore Britain.

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