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Elon Musk snubs Nigel Farage as Tesla boss endorses former Reform UK MP's new political party
The Daily Mail ^ | 14 Feb 2026 | FRANCINE WOLFISZ

Posted on 02/17/2026 4:57:15 PM PST by MinorityRepublican

Elon Musk has thrown his support behind a former Reform UK MP and his new political party, which is promising to 'reverse' migration and 'do things the [British] way'.

Rupert Lowe, now an independent MP representing Great Yarmouth in Norfolk, has announced the launch of Restore Britain.

He originally set it up as a 'political movement' after being suspended from Nigel Farage's Reform UK party last March, amid allegations he physically threatened then party chairman Zia Yusuf.

The Crown Prosecution Service subsequently dropped the case, stating there was insufficient evidence to proceed.

Restore Britain has established itself as an umbrella party that will partner with locally-based candidates who are in alignment with the party's wide-ranging right-wing policies on migration, welfare, taxes and national identity.

The Tesla billionaire was among the first to endorse the party with a glittering post on his X social media platform that has been liked 145,000 times.

'Join Rupert Lowe in Restore Britain, because he is the only one who will actually do it!' wrote Musk, who at one time apparently supported Lowe's former political boss.

But last January the world's richest man sensationally turned on Farage, saying he should be removed as leader of Reform UK leader because he does not 'have what it takes'.

Lowe, a businessman, farmer and previous chairman of Southampton FC, is expected to stand again for the Great Yarmouth constituency under the banner of Great Yarmouth First.

The party will become the first to partner with the newly-launched Restore Britain, the BBC reported.

Lowe announced the creation of the party with a seven-minute long campaign video published onto his social media.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


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1 posted on 02/17/2026 4:57:15 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
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I am today launching Restore Britain as a national political party.

Join us. https://t.co/RMtEuHopgV pic.twitter.com/jQMAOjQJ5A— Rupert Lowe MP (@RupertLowe10) February 13, 2026


2 posted on 02/17/2026 4:59:29 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican

Split that vote. Give the leftists more power.


3 posted on 02/17/2026 5:00:05 PM PST by HYPOCRACY (Wake up, smell the cat food in your bank account. )
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To: HYPOCRACY

Elon’s the man for the job. Move there. I’d be like Thatcher/Reagan.


4 posted on 02/17/2026 5:01:33 PM PST by DIRTYSECRET
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To: HYPOCRACY
Split that vote. Give the leftists more power.<-p>Three years until 2029 to sort things out unless Labour wants to hold elections tomorrow—not a bad idea because they'll get another five years while the right remains disorganized
5 posted on 02/17/2026 5:01:54 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican

“I am today launching Restore Britain as a national political party.

Join us. https://t.co/RMtEuHopgV pic.twitter.com/jQMAOjQJ5A— Rupert Lowe MP (@RupertLowe10) February 13, 2026”

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What does “Restore Britain” mean and stand for?


6 posted on 02/17/2026 5:02:55 PM PST by Bob Wills is still the king
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To: MinorityRepublican

Farage moved to the left regarding mass immigration.
And it’s going to cost him.


7 posted on 02/17/2026 5:04:38 PM PST by tennmountainman ( (“Less propaganda would be appreciated.” JimRobr 12-2-2023 DITTO)
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To: tennmountainman

“ Farage moved to the left regarding mass immigration.
And it’s going to cost him.”
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If that change of view on migration is true it will most definitely cost him. I’m worried that this is going to end up splitting the “right” vote.


8 posted on 02/17/2026 5:08:16 PM PST by House Atreides (I’m now ULTRA-MAGA-PRO-MAX)
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To: tennmountainman
Farage moved to the left regarding mass immigration. And it’s going to cost him.

Recently he was able to attract a bunch of Tories to his party—maybe not the best move because Reform is becoming Conservative Party 2.0

9 posted on 02/17/2026 5:13:15 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
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To: tennmountainman

I hadn’t been following him for the past few weeks - what did he shift on? What is his new policy?


10 posted on 02/17/2026 5:14:34 PM PST by posterchild
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To: MinorityRepublican

bkmk


11 posted on 02/17/2026 5:21:52 PM PST by Mark (DONATE ONCE every 3 months. Is that a big deal?)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Restore Britain has been called ‘far-right’ and ‘racist’ by the Guardian, Reform and the whole host of soapless socialists over the last few days.

I cannot be clearer in our official party response.

We do not care.

— Rupert Lowe MP (@RupertLowe10) February 16, 2026


12 posted on 02/17/2026 5:22:37 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
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To: HYPOCRACY

Thats exactly what I’m thinking is the goal here. Not with Musk, over in the UK.


13 posted on 02/17/2026 5:24:03 PM PST by pepsi_junkie ("We want no Gestapo or Secret Police. F. B. I. is tending in that direction." - Harry S Truman)
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To: HYPOCRACY

Sometimes the threat is necessary to get folks on the right to sing out of the same hymn book.

I used to think, “Don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good.” That thinking has given us the useless cadre of RINO turds we have here in our own country today. What difference, then, does it make whether the left wins the seats outright, or they win while some of their supporters are wearing our jerseys?

If you’re going to get screwed, better to know who it’s coming from instead of it coming as a surprise.


14 posted on 02/17/2026 5:24:46 PM PST by cross_bearer_02
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Sometimes the threat is necessary to get folks on the right to sing out of the same hymn book.

Rupert Lowe is clear like Trump.

Nigel Farage sounds like a politician although he says some right things.

15 posted on 02/17/2026 5:26:39 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
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To: tennmountainman

I kind of feel like Farrage is one of those guys who likes to say thinks just to get people riled out, and watch the outrage. But when he has to step up and lead he’s begged off and now that he actually doing it, his principles seem to not match his rhetoric.


16 posted on 02/17/2026 5:27:13 PM PST by pepsi_junkie ("We want no Gestapo or Secret Police. F. B. I. is tending in that direction." - Harry S Truman)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Their next election will be a real mess


17 posted on 02/17/2026 5:28:34 PM PST by butlerweave (Fateh)
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To: butlerweave

At this point it’s merely rearranging the Titanic deck chairs.


18 posted on 02/17/2026 5:29:40 PM PST by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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To: MinorityRepublican

I cannot be clearer in our official party response.

We do not care.


That’s so “Millwall” of him:

No one likes us
No one likes us
We don’t care
We are Millwall


19 posted on 02/17/2026 5:35:08 PM PST by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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To: MinorityRepublican

Farage openly admitting that the reason he got rid of Rupert Lowe was because Rupert actually wanted mass deportations.

Straight from the horses mouth. Reform will not deliver. Restore Britain will. pic.twitter.com/u0oWWphC02— Steve Laws (@Steve_Laws_) February 17, 2026


20 posted on 02/17/2026 5:50:59 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
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