The rise of Restore Britain signals the erosion of political guardrails on the UK's far right
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Owen Jones
14d ago· 5 min readenOpinion
Summary
Guardian columnist Owen Jones analyzes the rise of Restore Britain, a new far-right UK political party founded by former Reform MP Rupert Lowe and backed by Elon Musk. The article argues that the party's platform—including deporting legally resident foreign nationals—represents a dangerous normalization of white supremacist and far-right policies in British politics. Jones warns that without political guardrails, Restore Britain's extremism will pull the Overton window further right, making other parties follow suit.
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bskyThe rise of Restore Britain signals the erosion of political guardrails on the UK's far righttheguardian.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledIf Nigel Farage strikes you as a wet liberal, then Restore Britain may be the party you've been waiting for.
Its mission, it says, is to 'reverse mass migration'. That means deporting not just undocumented migrants but 'legally resident foreign nati
There are no guardrails now on the right of UK politics: where Restore Britain goes, others will follow
In the UK – and across the west - incendiary language and white supremacist policies are entering the political mainstream, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones
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