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The Slow Newscast by Alice Sandelson

Aug 18, 202635:52News & Politics

Rupert Lowe is the MP for Great Yarmouth, and the leader of Restore Britain, a right-wing political party which launched in February this year. So, how did the leader of such a young, fringe party end up appearing as a g...

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