UK entrepreneur makes £500,000 political donation to Restore Britain
Simon Galbraith says Rupert Lowe’s party can ‘spark a British renaissance’ if it gets into power The hard-right Restore Britain party has got its first major donation of £500,000 from an IT entrepreneur in a sign it may continue to pose a threat to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK. Rupert Lowe, an MP who left Reform UK before starting his own party, announced on Tuesday that the British businessman Simon…
The hard-right Restore Britain party has secured its first major political donation of £500,000 from IT entrepreneur Simon Galbraith, potentially keeping it a threat to Nigel Farage's Reform UK. Galbraith's company, Cade Hill Investments, made two donations of £250,000 each this year, citing his belief that "most British people sense Britain’s decline."
He explained that the centralised, bloated and incompetent state is increasingly undemocratic, institutions are unfocused, and democracy doesn't represent the interests of many. Restore Britain's leader, Rupert Lowe, expressed jubilation over the donation, stating that if Restore wins power, it will spark a British renaissance. Although the donation amount is modest compared to the millions given to Farage's party, Restore Britain's ability to raise substantial funds from a private donor will enhance its potential to challenge Reform UK from the right in targeted areas.
The party has previously signaled its willingness to collaborate with Farage on issues like mass deportation of illegal migrants, stricter migration rules, and a referendum on the death penalty. Farage dismissed Lowe's olive branch as unconvincing, accusing him of "screaming" and "threatening" colleagues.
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