Rupert Lowe
Independent
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Great Yarmouth
MP Since
4 July 2024 (2 years, 3 months)
Status
active
Constituency: Great Yarmouth
Rupert Lowe represents Great Yarmouth in the House of Commons, sitting as a Independent MP. They have served as the constituency's MP for 2 years, 3 months.
Pay & Expenses
£98,599
basic salary / year
This is the basic MP salary, set by IPSA and paid to all 650 MPs regardless of role.
£168,889
total expenses claimed, 2024-25
Staffing
£132,111
Office
£12,668
Accommodation
£0
Travel & Other
£24,110
Source: IPSA official expenses data. Covers parliamentary business costs only — staffing, office running costs, accommodation, and travel — not personal spending.
Declared Donations (9)
£63,000
total declared, since 2024 general election
Source: Electoral Commission official register, donations since the 2024 general election (4 July 2024) only. Donations are legally required to be declared if above the statutory threshold — this is not a complete record of all support an MP may receive.
Benyamin Naeem Habib
Individual · 23 Jun 2025 · Other
£5,000
Christopher Newman
Individual · 23 Jun 2025
£5,000
Peter Lawery
Individual · 23 Jun 2025
£5,000
David Swift
Individual · 23 Jun 2025
£5,000
Derek Holder
Individual · 23 Jun 2025
£5,000
Laurent Sartran
Individual · 23 Jun 2025
£8,000
Hepburn Bio Care Ltd
Company · 23 Jun 2025
£5,000
Margaret Hepburn
Individual · 23 Jun 2025
£5,000
Bolton Agnew
Individual · 21 Jan 2025
£20,000
Voting Record (most recent 15)
Source: official Commons Votes API, all divisions since the 2024 general election.
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143
10 Jun 2026 · Result: 167 Aye, 266 No (failed)
Voted Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading
10 Jun 2026 · Result: 278 Aye, 149 No (passed)
Voted No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148
10 Jun 2026 · Result: 155 Aye, 279 No (failed)
Voted Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20
9 Jun 2026 · Result: 90 Aye, 290 No (failed)
Voted Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026
9 Jun 2026 · Result: 356 Aye, 86 No (passed)
Voted No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12
9 Jun 2026 · Result: 94 Aye, 297 No (failed)
Voted Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4
9 Jun 2026 · Result: 157 Aye, 287 No (failed)
Voted Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5
2 Jun 2026 · Result: 170 Aye, 301 No (failed)
Voted Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6
2 Jun 2026 · Result: 99 Aye, 371 No (failed)
Voted Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2
2 Jun 2026 · Result: 171 Aye, 302 No (failed)
Voted Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p)
20 May 2026 · Result: 104 Aye, 316 No (failed)
Voted Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l)
20 May 2026 · Result: 78 Aye, 408 No (failed)
Voted No
King's Speech Motion for an Address
20 May 2026 · Result: 307 Aye, 171 No (passed)
Voted No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o)
20 May 2026 · Result: 104 Aye, 317 No (failed)
Voted Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)
19 May 2026 · Result: 108 Aye, 323 No (failed)
Voted Aye
Recent Coverage (20)
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RICHARD EDEN: Rupert Lowe in furious row with aristocrat over farm plans
The MP for Great Yarmouth in Norfolk lives in Gloucestershire and is trying to transform a barn he owns on his estate into a home with a sep…
Daily Mail·22 Oct· View coverage →
This civil war on the British right is a charade – its politics are more united than ever | Jonathan Liew
Don’t be fooled by its bickering leaders. Their calibrated fake fighting will probably end in coalition
Kapow! In a warmly received conferen…
The Guardian·14 Oct· View coverage →
What do Britain’s death-penalty cheerleaders have to say about Christa Pike? | Maya Foa
Her harrowing botched execution is a reminder of why we must not even entertain the idea of restoring capital punishment
Maya Foa is the CE…
Guardian Politics·3 Oct· View coverage →
Pride group 'captures' 1,000-year-old Norman castle using massive rainbow flag
A row has erupted in a Devon market town after a LGBT group wrapped its 1,000-year-old Norman castle inside an enormous rainbow flag.
Totne…
GB News·28 Sept· View coverage →
Police officer shot while defending Canada synagogue from gunman on Yom Kippur
A police officer has been hailed as a hero after being shot while defending a synagogue in Ontario.
Services were underway inside the Sons o…
GB News·22 Sept· View coverage →
Lib Dems use conference to set out £2bn plan to cut fuel duty
Ed Davey’s party made a series of proposals as concern grows among members that voters don’t know what its policies are or what it stands fo…
Guardian Politics·20 Sept· View coverage →
Rupert Lowe reveals he 'deliberated' over Elon Musk's 'illegal' offer to give Restore Britain 'as much money as we want' but he rejected the donation because of 'optics'
Lowe said on Tuesday that he had rejected Musk's offer made at a fundraiser in Mayfair because of 'optics' - and the fact that it would be i…
Daily Mail·12 Sept· View coverage →
More voters think Restore Britain’s Rupert Lowe is doing a good job as leader than Greens’ Zack Polanski, new poll shows
More than 4 in 10 (43 per cent) of voters believe the Green Party leader is doing a bad job, compared to 24 per cent who think the same of t…
The Independent·9 Sept· View coverage →
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
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The har…
Guardian Politics·1 Sept· View coverage →
Restore Britain is being taken seriously by pollsters – and it’s bad news for Farage
The decision by experts to start specifically asking voters if they support Rupert Lowe’s party is a highly significant development in the U…
The Independent·26 Aug· View coverage →
US Globalises Economic War With Iran
The Trump administration has unveiled widespread sanctions against “Iran’s financial connections around the globe”. Plus: Two proposed datac…
Novara Media·25 Aug· View coverage →
Ella Baron on Rupert Lowe’s earnings from X – cartoon
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Guardian Politics·25 Aug· View coverage →
Rupert Lowe’s tweets could soon make him more money than MP salary
Metro·25 Aug· View coverage →
Rupert Lowe rakes in £100,000 from posts on Elon Musk’s X
Mr Lowe, who regularly posts anti-immigration content on Elon Musk’s platform, has made on average £931 per hour this year on X
The Independent·25 Aug· View coverage →
Rupert Lowe set to be paid as much for divisive posts on Elon Musk’s X as for being MP
Restore Britain leader paid up to £1,476 an hour by platform, which critics say is financially incentivising inflammatory content
Rupert Low…
Guardian Politics·24 Aug· View coverage →
WATCH: Reform UK board member dismisses Rupert Lowe’s pact offer as 'crackers'
Reform UK board member Gawain Towler has dismissed the potential pact between Reform UK and Restore Britain proposed by Rupert Lowe as "absu…
GB News·16 Aug· View coverage →
Reform UK councillor vows to sue NHS over claims of 'political discrimination'
A Reform UK councillor has confirmed he is suing the NHS over what he believes is discrimination based on his political beliefs.
Daniel Matc…
GB News·11 Aug· View coverage →
Rupert Lowe REJECTS Nigel Farage's ultimatum as Restore Britain leader refuses to 'Unite the Right' with Reform UK
Rupert Lowe has rejected Nigel Farage's ultimatum, putting a stop to Restore Britain and Reform UK working together.
Taking to social media …
GB News·10 Aug· View coverage →
Prince Edward’s son James, 18, takes on summer job at King Charles’s Sandringham estate
James, Earl of Wessex, the 18-year-old son of Prince Edward and Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, has been spending his summer working as a farm…
GB News·7 Aug· View coverage →
Rupert Lowe's royal warrant 'should be removed' after failing to say King is white Briton
Rupert Lowe's family company has a royal warrant, despite the Restore Britain leader's refusal to confirm whether King Charles is a white Br…
GB News·7 Aug· View coverage →