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Published 3 August 2026 · europe

Labour say plan is a ‘desperate attempt to distract from sleaze’ while a retired commander says it ‘lacks substance’ The leader of Restore Britain, Rupert

Labour say plan is a ‘desperate attempt to distract from sleaze’ while a retired commander says it ‘lacks substance’ The leader of Restore Britain, Rupert Lowe, told the Reform UK leader, Nigel Farage, that if he was “prepared to work together around serious policies, serious reform and serious government, then so are we”.

In a video posted on X on Sunday, Lowe said I truly believe there could be sufficient common ground for our two movements to cooperate collectively, destroy the looming leftwing alliance that will finish off what hope remains for this country. In my view, failing to even try because of our own personal difficulties is simply not an option.

Now is the time to put our differences aside and cooperate for the good of the country that we all love. Mass deportation of illegal migrants “including women and children”. Tougher rules on legal migration, a ban on halal and kosher slaughter, the burqa, cousin marriage and sharia courts.

A referendum on the death penalty. Welfare cuts to fund “self-sufficiency”. The exclusion of former Tory ministers from any future cabinet. Continue reading...

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