复兴英国党领导人鲁珀特·卢埃日前向改革英国党发起合作提议，但遭到该党领导人奈杰尔·法拉奇的公开指责，双方随即陷入相互攻讦。[1]
卢埃在周日发布了一段长达12分钟的视频，呼吁两党搁置分歧，为国家利益进行合作。[1]卢埃于2025年3月遭改革党暂停党籍，随后创立了复兴英国党。[1]然而，法拉奇在周一的记者会上驳斥了这一提议，指责卢埃曾向同事"尖叫"和"威胁"，并否认他的合作提案属实。[1]卢埃随后反击称法拉奇在撒谎，并发布了法拉奇短信的截图作为佐证。[1]
复兴英国党在近期地方选举中表现引人注目，在大曼彻斯特市长选举中获得第四名，获得8.7%的投票率；在Makerfield补选中获得第三名，获得6.8%的投票率。[1]这些成绩显示，复兴英国党已成为法拉奇通往唐宁街道路上的实质性障碍。[1]
Rupert Lowe, head of Restore Britain, released a twelve-minute video on Sunday proposing that his party and Nigel Farage's Reform UK set aside their differences to work together in the national interest [1]. The move came as Restore Britain has emerged as a genuine obstacle to Farage's path to Downing Street, having secured strong performances in recent local elections [1].
Farage rejected the overture swiftly, accusing Lowe at a Monday press conference of fabricating claims and pointing to past misconduct within the party [1]. Lowe, who was suspended from Reform in March 2025 before founding Restore Britain, countered by labeling Farage's statements as lies and released screenshots of text messages from Farage to support his position [1].
Restore Britain's electoral performance has bolstered Lowe's position. The party finished fourth in the Greater Manchester mayoral race with 8.7 percent of votes and placed third in the Makerfield by-election with 6.8 percent [1]. Reform MP Andrew Rosindell suggested that Lowe's remarks would resonate with Reform voters [1], while Hope not Hate research director Joe Mulhall observed that Lowe's approach appeared difficult for Farage to accept [1].