Great Yarmouth MP Rupert Lowe launches new political party

Rupert Lowe has launched Restore Britain as a national political party after being suspended from Reform UK, and it is expected to act as an umbrella for local partner parties including Great Yarmouth First.

Rupert Lowe, the independent MP for Great Yarmouth, has launched a national political party called Restore Britain. He announced the change on Friday night after previously setting up Restore Britain as a political movement. Lowe was suspended from Reform UK last March following allegations, and the Crown Prosecution Service later said there was insufficient evidence for a realistic prospect of conviction. The new party is expected to work with locally based partners. Key facts: - Restore Britain was launched as a national political party by Rupert Lowe. - Lowe was suspended from Reform UK last March after allegations; the CPS later reported insufficient evidence for a realistic prospect of conviction. - Restore Britain is expected to act as an umbrella party and to partner with local groups including Great Yarmouth First, and Lowe is expected to stand again for the Great Yarmouth constituency. - Senior Conservatives Susan Hall and Sir Gavin Williamson had been involved with an advisory board while the project was a movement, and both are reported to be leaving the board now it has become a political party. - BBC East of England political editor Andrew Sinclair said Lowe is seen as a maverick MP and that private polling shown to him suggests local support in Great Yarmouth. Summary: The launch formalises Lowe's move from a local movement to a national political party and positions Restore Britain as an umbrella for local groups. Its future electoral performance is undetermined at this time.