Criticism of Reform UK’s pledge to use Navy to stop small boats – politics live
Labour say plan is a ‘desperate attempt to distract from sleaze’ while a retired commander says it ‘lacks substance’ The leader of Restore Britain, Rupert Lowe, told the Reform UK leader, Nigel Farage, that if he was “prepared to work together around serious policies, serious reform and serious government, then so are we”. In a video posted on X on Sunday, Lowe said: I truly believe there could be sufficient common ground for our two movements to cooperate collectively, destroy the looming leftw
Rupert Lowe has accused Nigel Farage of lying, potentially scuppering talks about a political pact before they have even begun.
In a post on X , the Restore Britain leader wrote: “I do not want to make private conversations public, but Farage has just done so at a national press conference. He just stated he said to me yesterday ‘Shall we have a call?’.
“Sadly, that is just a lie. Yesterday at 10.30 Nigel messaged me, saying the following three words. ‘Will call later’. The evidence is below. I have received no call. Senior Reform figures then went public to rubbish my offer.”
“The offer remains open to Nigel and Reform. Although outright lying about our private conversations does not help that,” Lowe added.
“For Restore Britain, it will always be country before party - ahead of any personal differences or past disagreements we have.”
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- Criticism of Reform UK’s pledge to use Navy to stop small boats – politics liveGuardian - World · Yohannes Lowe · Aug 3, 2026, 9:56 AM
- Reform UK hold press conference on immigration after criticism of pledge to use Navy to stop small boats – politics liveGuardian - World · Yohannes Lowe · Aug 3, 2026, 10:59 AM
- Farage says he responded to Restore-Reform pact offer ‘with an open mind’ – politics liveGuardian - World · Yohannes Lowe · Aug 3, 2026, 11:26 AM
- Farage says he will negotiate with Restore over a pact if Lowe ‘genuinely wants to have talks’ – politics liveGuardian - World
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