Rupert Lowe humiliated after claiming Restore Britain has done ‘extremely well’ in the Makerfield by-election
Rupert Lowe, the leader of the far-right Restore Britain party, has been left humiliated after trying to claim that his […]
Rupert Lowe, the leader of the far-right Restore Britain party, has been left humiliated after trying to claim that his party done ‘extremely well’ in the Makerfield by-election, despite just gaining just over 6% of the vote.
The crucial by-election, which was won comfortably by Andy Burnham, who secured more votes than Reform and Restore Britain combined, was seen by Restore as a key test for its party with it claiming previously that it would shake the British establishment.
Lowe, who was booted out of Reform, has led up Restore, which pushes hateful narratives against Muslims and minorities and has called for mass deportations.
He had been claiming for weeks that Restore would be outperforming expectations and posted on X yesterday: “We’re going to surprise a good few people later tonight’.
Speaking to Sky News, Lowe tried to claim that Restore had done ‘extremely well’.
A laughable claim given how much he had tried to claim that Restore would cause a major upset.
One social media user wrote: “‘Sir Oswald Mosley’ never stood a chance with his hate-filled racist and divisive nonsense. He didn’t even manage to challenge frog face’s numbers.
“May he long enjoy a majority of 1.”
Another added: “Maybe people will now realise Twitter isn’t the real World.
“Many believed Rupert Lowe’s bullshit that Restore were going to win.”
Basit Mahmood is editor of Left Foot Forward
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