3 resultsfor “Rupert Lowe Restore Britain donation controversy”
Restore Britain, the party set up by the MP [Rupert Lowe](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/rupert-lowe) after he left Reform, appeared to have accepted a donation from someone who has called publicly on social media for “another
controversy. The cost of Farage lying low has been high for the party politically. Reform performed very well at the [local elections](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-interactive/2026/may/07/local-elections-2026-may-full-results-england-scotland-wales) on 7 May, taking 14 councils and more than
donating to UK political parties, thinktanks or campaign groups. This follows a promise by the US state department to fund parties and thinktanks seen as aligned with Trump’s hard-right agenda, particularly in Europe