Rupert Lowe

Rupert James Graham Lowe is a British politician and businessman who has served as the Member of Parliament for Great Yarmouth since 2024.

Rupert James Graham Lowe is a British politician and businessman who has served as the Member of Parliament for Great Yarmouth since 2024. He was elected for Reform UK, later sat as an independent after being suspended by the party, and founded the political movement Restore Britain in 2025. He also served as a Member of the European Parliament from 2019 to 2020 and was chairman of Southampton FC in the 1990s and 2000s.

Early life and business career

Rupert Lowe was born in Oxford in 1957 and later worked in business before entering politics. Sources describe him as having experience in finance, property, investment, and commodity trading.

Football administration

Lowe served as chairman of Southampton FC from 1996 to 2006, and again briefly in 2008–2009. This period is one of the most widely noted parts of his pre-parliamentary career.

Political career

Lowe stood as a parliamentary candidate in 1997, became an MEP in 2019, and was elected MP for Great Yarmouth in 2024. He entered Parliament as a Reform UK representative and later became an independent MP.

Restore Britain

After leaving Reform UK, Lowe founded Restore Britain as a political movement in 2025. The organisation was later registered as a political party in 2026 and has been presented as a national political project.

Political position and public profile

Lowe is associated with libertarian and right-wing politics, and media coverage has frequently linked him to debates over immigration, state intervention, and the direction of Reform UK. His profile has also been shaped by internal party conflict and public controversy.