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Elon Musk Backs Rupert Lowe's Restore Britain Party
Musk backed Rupert Lowe’s party after it pledged to dismantle the establishment, and the move deepened his feud with Nigel Farage.
- On Sunday, Elon Musk endorsed Restore Britain on X, reposting messages from party leader Rupert Lowe and signaling his latest intervention in British politics.
- Rupert Lowe founded Restore Britain last year after his suspension from Reform; the party's local affiliate Great Yarmouth First won all 10 seats it contested earlier this month.
- Reform leader Nigel Farage criticized Musk for attempting to "split the right" in the Makerfield by-election, warning that support could benefit Labour candidate Andy Burnham.
- The Survation study of 504 respondents in Makerfield places Andy Burnham at 43% and Robert Kenyon at 40%, with Restore Britain's Rebecca Shepherd at 7%.
- Party leader Rupert Lowe vowed to "tear apart and rebuild" the state, targeting bureaucrats and Westminster, aligning with Musk's history of backing populist factions like Spain's Vox and Germany's AfD.
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Leaning Left4Leaning Right3Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution40% Left
Bias Distribution
- 40% of the sources lean Left
40% Left
L 40%
C 30%
R 30%
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