User:NDNSWMI/Reclaim Party

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Reclaim Party
LeaderLaurence Fox
Founders
Founded2020
HeadquartersCarlyle House
235 Vauxhall Bridge Road
London
SW1V 1EJ
IdeologyRight-wing populism
Formerly:
Anti-lockdown politics
Political positionRight-wing
House of Commons[a]
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Local government
0 / 19,481
Website
reclaimparty.co.uk

The Reclaim Party is a right-wing populist[1] political party in the United Kingdom. It was created in 2020 by British actor and political activist Laurence Fox, with funding from Jeremy Hosking.

History[change | change source]

Founding[change | change source]

The party was registered on 13 March 2019 by Jeremy Hosking as Brexit Express.[2][3]

In September 2020, Lawrence Fox got funding for a new political party, provisionally called Reclaim,[4][5] and refered to as "UKIP for culture".[6][4]

In October 2020, Brexit Express changed its leader from Jeremy Hosking to Laurence Fox and was renamed The Reclaim Party.[7] However the party name had yet to be successfully registered with the Electoral Commission as there was a dispute over the name due it's similarity to the The "Reclaim Project". The Reclaim Project is a charity from Manchester.[8] In February 2021, the party registered it's new name with the Electoral Commission, changing from Brexit Express to The Reclaim Party.[9][10]

In December 2021, newspapers reported that Hosking would continue to fund The Reclaim Party.[11]

Parliamentary representation[change | change source]

Andrew Bridgen is a Member of Parliament. He was expelled from the Conservative Party in January 2023 for tweetingː "As one consultant cardiologist said to me, [the COVID-19 vaccines are] the biggest crime against humanity since the Holocaust".[12] This was against the lobbying rules.[13] After he was expelled he was an independent. In May 2023, he joined Reclaim, becoming the party's first MP.[14]

Agreement with Reform UK[change | change source]

On 12 June 2023, Reform UK and the Reclaim Party announced an agreement for the for two by-elections. Reform UK participated in Mid Bedfordshire, and Reclaim in Uxbridge and South Ruislip.[15] Both parties lost the by-elections and lost their deposits.

Electoral record[change | change source]

2021 London mayoral election[change | change source]

In March 2021, Fox announced he would stand in the London mayoral elections, in order to "fight against extreme political correctness" and to "end the Met's obsession with diversity and inclusivity".[16][17] His candidacy was endorsed by Reform UK, who did not participate in the election. His candidacy was also endorsed by Nigel Farage.[18] Most of Fox's campaign funds was from Jeremy Hosking.[19] In the first quarter of 2021, Hosking gave The Reclaim Party more than £1,000,000 in cash and services.[20]

In the mayoral election, Fox finished in sixth place with 47,634 votes (1.9 per cent), losing his £10,000 election deposit.[21][22]

2021 Scottish Parliament election[change | change source]

The party stood one candidate, Leo Kearse, in Glasgow Pollok for the 2021 Scottish Parliament election. Pollok received 114 votes (0.3 per cent).[23]

2021 North Shropshire by-election[change | change source]

Martin Daubney was the party's candidate in the 2021 North Shropshire by-election.[24] Daubney is a former journalist and editor. He was the Deputy Leader of The Reclaim Party between 2021 to August 2022. [25] Daubney is also a former Brexit Party Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2019 to 2020. He finished seventh with 375 votes (0.98 per cent), losing his deposit.[26]

During the by-election campaign, a Market Drayton town councillor defected to Reclaim, becoming the party's first representative in UK local government. [27][28][29] However he resigned as a councillor less than a year later.[30]

2023 Uxbridge and South Ruislip by-election[change | change source]

In June 2023, Reclaim Party leader Laurence Fox announced he would contest in the 2023 Uxbridge and South Ruislip by-election.[31] Fox received 2.3% of the vote, finishing fourth and losing his deposit. The Conservative candidate Steve Tuckwell won the election. [32]

Notes[change | change source]

  1. ↑ English and Welsh seats only

References[change | change source]

  1. ↑ * Edmonds, Lizzie (11 January 2022). "Laurence Fox is engaged, but who's his fiancée Arabella May Fleetwood Neagle?". Evening Standard. Archived from the original on 19 June 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  2. ↑ "2019 Party registration decisions". The Electoral Commission. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  3. ↑ "The Reclaim Party register entry". The Electoral Commission. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Hope, Christopher (27 September 2020). "Laurence Fox launches a new political party to fight the culture wars". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 30 September 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  5. ↑ Heren, Kit (27 September 2020). "Laurence Fox to set up new political party dubbed 'Ukip for culture'". Evening Standard. Archived from the original on 2 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  6. ↑ O'Connor, Roisin (27 September 2020). "Laurence Fox to launch new political party described as 'Ukip for culture'". The Independent. Archived from the original on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  7. ↑ "FOI 019-21 - Response (page 4)" (PDF). The Electoral Commission. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  8. ↑ Littlejohn, Georgina (11 October 2020). "Laurence Fox faces legal action from youth charity Reclaim over party name". inews.co.uk. Archived from the original on 30 November 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  9. ↑ "2021 Party registration decisions" (PDF). The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  10. ↑ "Laurence Fox films police officers at front door after being accused of breaking COVID rules". Yahoo!. Archived from the original on 17 December 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  11. ↑ Penna, Dominic; Hope, Christopher (13 December 2021). "Former Conservative donor to pump further £5m into Laurence Fox's Reclaim Party". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 18 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  12. ↑ Iacobucci, Gareth (11 January 2023). "Covid-19: Tory MP is suspended after comparing vaccines to The Holocaust". BMJ. doi:10.1136/bmj.p81. ISSN 1756-1833.
  13. ↑ "'Biggest crime since Holocaust': British MP suspended over COVID tweet". euronews. 11 January 2023.
  14. ↑ Whannel, Kate (10 May 2023). "Ex-Tory Andrew Bridgen joins Laurence Fox's Reclaim party". BBC News.
  15. ↑ Noyce, Eleanor (12 June 2023). "Reform UK and Reclaim parties announce deal to boost chances in by-elections". The Independent. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  16. ↑ Bayley, James (20 April 2021). "Laurence Fox pledges to 'end the Met's obsession with diversity'". MyLondon. Archived from the original on 17 December 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  17. ↑ Hope, Christopher (6 March 2021). "Laurence Fox exclusive: I'm standing for London Mayor to offer a voice to those being dominated into silence". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  18. ↑ Murphy, Joe (22 April 2021). "Nigel Farage backs Laurence Fox in London mayoral race". Evening Standard. Archived from the original on 22 April 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  19. ↑ Smith, Robbie (19 April 2021). "Londoner's Diary: Laurence Fox's Reclaim party has banking problems". Evening Standard. Archived from the original on 17 December 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  20. ↑ Walker, Peter (3 June 2021). "Laurence Fox's political party received almost same donations as Lib Dems". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 3 June 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  21. ↑ Sinclair, Leah (9 May 2021). "Laurence Fox loses £10,000 deposit in London mayor bid". Evening Standard. Archived from the original on 17 December 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  22. ↑ "Results 2021". London Elects. 9 May 2021. Archived from the original on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  23. ↑ "Constituencies A-Z: Glasgow Pollok". BBC News. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  24. ↑ "North Shropshire by-election 2021: The candidates standing". BBC News. 19 November 2021. Archived from the original on 17 November 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  25. ↑ Marlow, Ben (23 November 2022). "Incredibly, the Tories have squandered another year of Brexit". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  26. ↑ "North Shropshire parliamentary by-election | The result". www.shropshire.gov.uk. Shropshire Council. Archived from the original on 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  27. ↑ "Tory Shropshire councillor defects to Reclaim". The Spectator. 6 December 2021. Archived from the original on 12 December 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  28. ↑ "Two Tory councillors defect amid North Shropshire by-election campaign". BBC News. 6 December 2021. Archived from the original on 12 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  29. ↑ Davis, Gregory (7 December 2021). "Reclaim's first councillor is nothing to celebrate". Hope not Hate. Archived from the original on 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  30. ↑ "VACANCY FOR A COUNCILLOR PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN" (PDF). Market Drayton Town Council. 31 August 2022.
  31. ↑ Heren, Kit (12 June 2023). "Laurence Fox to run for MP in Boris Johnson's former constituency". LBC. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  32. ↑ "Uxbridge and South Ruislip by-election 2023 results". Hillingdon Council. Retrieved 21 July 2023.



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