Two Reform UK North Northamptonshire Councillors defect to new Restore Britain party that promises to 'reverse' mass immigration
Two Reform UK North Northamptonshire Councillors have defected to Restore Britain, the new political party founded by MP Rupert Lowe, that promises to 'reverse' mass immigration to the UK.
Cllr Jack Goncalvez (Rushden Lakes) and Cllr Darren Rance (Brickhill and Queensway), who were elected for Reform UK last year, have joined seven former party colleagues from Kent County Council in defecting to Restore Britain.
Mr Lowe, the MP for Great Yarmouth is currently serving as an independent after he was suspended from Reform UK by Nigel Farage.
In a statement issued by Cllr Goncalvez, he said he had left Reform UK after high-profile defections of ex-Tory ministers who had been responsible for ‘inflicting mass migration’ on the country
He said: “Today I have taken the decision to leave Reform UK and join Restore Britain.
"Reform has reneged and continues to renege on its founding purpose, instead seeking to court the very establishment it claims to oppose.
"That could not have been more evident in yesterday's ‘shadow cabinet’ announcement, in which two of their top positions have been uptaken by those responsible for inflicting the scourge of mass migration upon our country.
“Contrast that to Rupert Lowe and Restore Britain, who have unabashedly and unashamedly stood by the principles for which I and the vast majority of the British people stand: a stable demographic, safer communities, and our Christian-based way of life.
“The Red List, which stops the flow of migration from cultures wholly incompatible with our own – the restoration of the death penalty for the most heinous of crimes; and many more — these are all policies that resonate with people of all stripes up and down Britain.
Cllr Goncalvez then attacked Mr Farage saying the Reform UK leader for their self interest.
He added: “So why do Farage and his ilk not only refuse to adopt these necessary changes, but actively attack them as fringe and beyond the pale? Because they are more interested in integrating themselves into the socialite circuit that runs our country than challenging it.
“It has become increasingly clear that only a Restore Britain government under the leadership of Rupert Lowe.”
Mr Lowe said: “I am delighted to announce that two County Councillors on North Northamptonshire Council have joined Restore Britain. We are building a national grassroots presence, and there will be more news to come soon.”
NNC leader of Reform UK, Cllr Martin Griffiths, and Cllr Rance have been contacted for a statement.