Mail on Sunday attacks Restore as split right creates headache for UK papers
Some titles that once backed the Tories now ‘flirting with Farage’ as they try to gauge where readers stand It was a Mail on Sunday headline with all the ferocity usually reserved for general elections, directed squarely at a political opponent. But in this case, the traditionally Conservative-supporting title was not targeting Labour. The party in its crosshairs was Rupert Lowe’s Restore Britain, the vehemently rightwing outfit that regards Nigel Farage’s Reform UK as too weak on deporting migr
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Restore Britain was founded by Rupert Lowe, a former Reform UK MP. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenRestore Britain was founded by Rupert Lowe, a former Reform UK MP. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty ImagesMediaAnalysisMail on Sunday attacks Restore as split right creates headache for UK papersMichael Savage Media editorSome titles that once backed the Tories now ‘flirting with Farage’ as they try to gauge where readers standTue 16 Jun 2026 02.00 EDTLast modified on Tue 16 Jun 2026 02.29 EDTShareIt was a Mail on Sunday headline with all the ferocity usually reserved for general elections, directed squarely at a political opponent.
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