UK lawmaker Rupert Lowe has vowed to end immigration from developing countries entirely, as his Restore Britain party pushes for a radical overhaul of the country's immigration and citizenship rules.
- Rupert Lowe, a British MP, announced that his Restore Britain party aims to completely end immigration from developing countries.
- He made this declaration at the party conference, naming countries like Somalia, Pakistan, Eritrea, Albania, Afghanistan, Iran, and Bangladesh.
- The party's policies include deporting illegal migrants, expelling resident foreigners who don't meet strict conditions, abolishing the refugee system, and making citizenship harder to obtain.
- Lowe emphasized that this is a political commitment, not yet a change in law, noting that such implementation would involve complex legal and administrative challenges.
“Immigration into Britain from the Third World will end entirely,” Lowe said, outlining a proposal to stop civilian immigration from countries including Somalia, Pakistan, Eritrea, Albania, Afghanistan, Iran and Bangladesh.
The UK lawmaker made this statement at the Restore Britain party conference on Saturday, 3 October 2026, during a speech setting out the party's political programme.
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“We will implement our red list. We will do what any self-respecting nation should do. Discriminate,” he added.
Lowe represents Great Yarmouth in the House of Commons and was sworn in on July 9, 2024, following his election victory.
He has since emerged as a prominent voice in Britain's hardline immigration debate, advocating policies that go beyond the conventional political objective of reducing net migration.
The party's policies include deporting illegal migrants, expelling lawfully resident foreign nationals who violate tight requirements, scrapping the refugee system, and making British citizenship far more difficult to obtain.
“When I launched Restore Britain in February this year, I made it very clear what we intended to do. I'm not interested in conserving a rotten system that does not work. I'm not interested in reforming a corrupt establishment that does not serve us,” he said at the beginning of his speech.
The proposed limits would mark a substantial shift from Britain's current immigration system, which includes legal routes for work, education, family reunion, and international protection.
The country's immigration debate, which has heated up due to worries about migration numbers, strain on public services, housing shortages, and the cost of sheltering asylum seekers, has led to the creation of movements such as the Restore Britain party.
The party has been proactive with its migration stance, going above and beyond to prove to the voters that they are keen on following through with their promises.
“Just look at the progress we have already made,” Lowe stated.
“We've published detailed papers on mass deportations, on the British pub, on self-defense, on inheritance tax, on energy, policing, national belonging, financial regulation, borders, and student loans alongside our major economic program, which we've entitled The Wealth of Our Nation,” he disclosed.
Lowe's declaration is a political pledge rather than an existing change in British immigration law. Implementing such a programme would require detailed legislation, administrative changes and consideration of Britain's domestic legal obligations and international commitments.
His proposals also raise questions about the treatment of refugees, people with established family ties in Britain and foreign nationals who already hold legal residency.
Lowe's proposed limits might have an impact on African residents looking for work, education, family reunion, and other possibilities in Britain.