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Restore Britain Enters Makerfield Race, Vows Deport 1.8M

6/18/2026

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Summary

Story summary

Rupert Lowe, Reform UK MP, launched Restore Britain and pledged detention and deportation of 1.8 million illegal immigrants.
Restore Britain is contesting the Makerfield by-election with 7-8 % poll support, while Labour leads at 45 % and Reform at 40 %.
After seeing a TikTok of Lowe on halal bans, warehouse worker Jack Jolley switched his vote from Reform to Restore.
Reform warned that other votes could give the seat to Open Borders Burnham.

History

Historical Context

UKIP began as the Anti-Federalist League in 1991, renamed in 1993, and under Nigel Farage won three European Parliament seats in 1999 before peaking mid-2010s. After Farage launched the Brexit Party, now Reform UK, the party’s former MP Rupert Lowe introduced the Restore Britain campaign, echoing UKIP’s earlier anti-immigration, Eurosceptic tactics.

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Story summary

Rupert Lowe, Reform UK MP, launched Restore Britain and pledged detention and deportation of 1.8 million illegal immigrants.
Restore Britain is contesting the Makerfield by-election with 7-8 % poll support, while Labour leads at 45 % and Reform at 40 %.
After seeing a TikTok of Lowe on halal bans, warehouse worker Jack Jolley switched his vote from Reform to Restore.
Reform warned that other votes could give the seat to Open Borders Burnham.

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