2 days ago
On Whether Restore Britain Will Split the Right
Since Restore Britain launched as a national political party, Rupert Lowe has been accused of both being irrelevant and of splitting the vote, robbing Reform UK of a majority at the 2029 general election.
Matt Goodwin says mass deportations is "too extreme", and that Restore supporters have ruined promising political careers.
Professor David Starkey said he is "frightened" by Lowe's "revolutionary" language and promise to present a "clean slate" of new MPs.
The Telegraph called Lowe a monster and compared his staff to the Nazis.
Others have accused the party of being a Tory Trojan Horse — despite Conservative defectors now outnumbering Reform's elected MPs.
These attacks wouldn't be necessary if Restore were really an obscure, purely online phenomenon.
Early polling shows Restore Britain is reactivating non-voters who became disillusioned with Reform. Their membership has surpassed the Conservatives' in less than a month. Local branches are being established.
The right isn't splitting: it's reorganising. It's better to do this now, three years out from an election, while we still have time.
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