Rupert Lowe
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Rupert Lowe

B2Upper-intermediateJune 20, 202614 min

Great Yarmouth MP Rupert Lowe is the newest disruptor in right-wing politics but the path he has taken to get there is a familiar one. Born in Oxford in 1957 Lowe attended an elite all boys boarding school before studying for a degree in Estate Management. After university he was a commodity broker in the City and went to Japan to work in securities but when British football clubs emerged as attractive financial assets in the 1990's he became chair of Southampton after a reverse takeover. Lowe resigned in 2006 after a decade in charge – having been blamed by ma...

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Thanks for downloading Profile. This week's presenter is Becky Milligan. I do hereby declare that Andy Burnham is duly elected. Thank you. A triumphant Andy Burnham. Tonight could just could be the turning point.

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A huge endorsement from the people of Makerfield. 55% of the vote. So next stop, well, he's heading south. But there are others celebrating too. The newbie party Restore Britain. We were told we'd get about 2%. I think we're going to comfortably outdo that.

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In the end it was 7% and they've only been around since March. So this week it's the turn of the new party's leader Rupert Lowe, the one who dramatically fell out with Nigel Farage and set up his own gig in direct competition with reform

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