Restore Britain declared party status at the perfect moment. Between a growing appetite for ethnonationalism on the right and the mainstreaming of remigration narratives, Reform UK is simply too vanilla for many extremists’ political tastes. Restore has instantly filled the gap to the right of Reform that UKIP, Britain First and a dozen microparties have been clawing to occupy for years.

HOPE not hate explores the ethnonationalists who have lined up behind Restore Britain. When will leader Rupert Lowe disavow his party’s fascist fanbase?

https://hopenothate.org.uk/2026/04/08/the-company-you-keep-the-extremists-flocking-to-restore-britain/

Join hope not HATE CEO Nick Lowles and Director of Research Joe Mulhall in a special edition of Radio 43 as they discuss the 2026 edition of State of HATE, our annual deep dive into the British far right.

The groups. The networks. The money. The rhetoric. The public mood.

This is the most significant far-right threat Britain has faced in decades, perhaps ever. But their success is not inevitable.

Understanding the threat is how we stop it.

Read the report today: https://hopenothate.org.uk/state-of-hate-2026/

On this episode of Radio 43, the podcast from HOPE not hate, we’re talking about Tommy Robinson and why he’s suddenly so focused on conflicts linked to the United Arab Emirates.

Maybe he's developed a genuine and passionate interest in the wars in Sudan and Yemen, and a particular dislike of Qatar. Maybe he has been brushing up on Turkish drone technology and the complexities of cohesion in Southern Yemen. And maybe he decided to write these X posts in a style he’s never used before.

Or perhaps something else is going on?