Aidan Williams 🇬🇧 🏴@AWills1995
Rupert Lowe is in very awkward waters with Restore Britain. Here's why
His son is engaged to Yasmin Mezran, daughter of Karim Mezran (Libyan-American academic at the Atlantic Council pushing more legal migration from Africa/Middle East into Europe)
Meanwhile, Lowe wants to ease spousal visas for Brits bringing in foreign partners from "non-red list" countries. Don't get me wrong, that is a policy I'm also in favour of and it benefits British citizens and their overseas spouse, but please tell me how can devout ethno-nat members like Steve Laws, who are pro-remigration, defend something like this given their clear stances?
Then you have Tommy Robinson. Of course Lowe doesn't have a personal vendetta against him and has spoken out against foreign speakers being excluded from UTK, but despite Robinson also being civ-nat, Lowe continues to distance himself from him, he admitted that he wasn't right for Reform when he was still an MP
Restore Britain is funded by the Conservatives, I mean Lowe is a former Tory. Why hasn't Restore stood a candidate in the Scottish by-election of Aberdeen South? During the meeting with ex-Tory MP Jacob Rees-Mogg, what did Lowe mean about this "agreement"?
Furthermore, they accuse Reform UK of becoming the new Tory or uniparty after taking on Tories or whoever, yet took on former Tory Scott Benton, who himself had questionable involvement in gambling, corruption and responsibility for Restore Britain's database. Also revealed to be sporting tattoos that the ethno-nats don't exactly agree with
This is where Restore needs to understand the harsh reality of when you become larger and more known. Scrutiny becomes more prevalent and ruthless. Reform UK experienced similar fractures, but endured and countered by broadening appeal and absorbing hits in their unfiltered Q&A events. Restore is newer and more hardline, so uncomtortable questions, which inevitably happen, will hit them harder
Former Restore members realised this and came back to Reform, to back and campaign with Robert Kenyon for Makerfield. Because otherwise a vote for Restore is a vote for Andy Burnham, something their members have been trying to discourage Lowe. Makerfield is not Great Yarmouth, even their candidate Rebecca Shepherd is not exactly sure why she's in Restore apart from a vague mention of a Facebook post and because "why not?"
Long post I know, but let me know what you all think
