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This is a post from @GBPolitcs (a UK political news account) posted today, March 14, 2026:

🚨NEW: Restore Britain has now overtaken the Conservative Party in membership numbers
[@CharlieSimpsonA]

It currently has ~5,500 likes and over 570k views, with replies mostly celebrating it as "inevitable" (including memes and comments from Restore Britain supporters). Some push back, calling the figures misleading or noting registration issues.

Quick context on the claim:Quick context on the claim:

This directly echoes an announcement made today by Rupert Lowe (the key figure behind Restore Britain, an MP and former Reform UK affiliate). In a video and posts, he stated Restore Britain has now passed 113,000 members — eclipsing the Conservatives (recently reported/estimated at around 113,000, down from 123,000+ in mid-2025 and 131k earlier).

• Restore Britain: A brand-new right-wing party/movement (launched ~1 month ago) focused on reversing mass migration, "restoring" institutions, and anti-establishment politics. They have a join site (restorebritain.org.uk), growing local branches, and self-reported rapid growth (from ~80k–110k recently to 113k+ now). It's still being assessed/registered by the Electoral Commission.
• Conservatives: Long-term membership decline is well-documented; official figures have trended downward for years.

Caveats (widely noted in replies and coverage):

• These are self-reported numbers from Restore Britain with no independent audit yet.
• Some critics argue the count includes overlaps (people already in other parties), or that full party membership rules don't apply until official registration.
• Tories' exact current figure isn't freshly audited by them in public today.

It's generating buzz across X, Facebook, YouTube shorts of Lowe's announcement, Reddit, etc., as a symbol of shifting right-wing momentum.