Politics Restore UK right-wing Ripert Lowe
Rupert Lowe’s right-of-Reform party, Restore UK, said that having a British passport doesn’t make you British, and got a big fat ‘well, actually’
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What does define whether someone is 'British' or not?
— dan barker (@danbarker) February 16, 2026
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Stop undermining the rights of British citizens.
British citizenship does give you the right to be British.
— John Aziz (@aziz0nomics) February 15, 2026
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Calling yourself “Restore Britain” doesn’t mean you have any plan of what you’re trying to do or even what you’re restoring it to. https://t.co/pIVvrMtmZj
— Jamie Keith (@JamieKeith27) February 16, 2026
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British Passport holder being deported by Restore Britain: https://t.co/GWJRqlLRTW pic.twitter.com/PJAZSno8Cg
— Colin the Dachshund (@DachshundColin) February 15, 2026
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Kind of does. Clue’s in the name.
— Manic Kieth Preachers KC (@wrb91) February 15, 2026
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Cool, so I assume you also think a driver's license doesn't make you a driver and a marriage certificate doesn't make you married. Very logical.
— Avis (@trulyavis) February 15, 2026
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In 1960 my mum was born in Port of Spain Trinidad which was a British colony at the time. The British Nationality Act 1948 meant that anyone born in a British colony was automatically considered a British national. In 1962 Trinidad gained independence and overnight my mum went… https://t.co/7RswPGTbiV
— Aunty Nora says FREE PALESTINE (@noraa_brown) February 16, 2026
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Saying you're not a racist doesn't make you not a racist. Love this game.
— Nadim Baba (@NadimJBaba) February 15, 2026
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I was born in New Zealand but have a British passport and have lived and worked here and paid taxes for over thirty years. Guess I’m not welcome, huh?
— Goon Pod (@goonshowpod) February 15, 2026
Some people pointed out that, technically, a British passport doesn’t make you British, but having one proves you are. Suck on that, Rupert.
Ok, ok I’m going to be THAT person.
Correct, a British passports doesn’t MAKE you British – it’s one of the best ways of documenting the fact that you ARE British.
Millions of Brits don’t have a passport.
Being British is a legal status – held by all British passport holders. https://t.co/A2saGTGQWn
— Zoe Gardner (@ZoeJardiniere) February 16, 2026
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