Conner Haul, chairman of Reform UK's Great Yarmouth branch, has resigned and joined Restore Britain.

Mr Haul is 25-years-old, works locally and described himself as a "debating champion".

In a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, he said: "Once upon a time, I would have given my life for Nigel Farage, I believed he was the best hope for millions of people, now I will fight against him."

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage. (Image: Ben Birchall / Press Association)

He said he had resigned as "the leader of Reform UK in Great Yarmouth" - although the role he occupied was chair of the local branch - and decided to join Rupert Lowe's Restore Britain after he "lost faith in Reform UK".

"Nigel Farage is a career politician; he aims to say the right things for the camera rather than speak his mind.

"It's impossible to know what he really believes, I'm just not willing to risk civilisation on that kind of uncertainty.

"Restore Britain is the party Reform UK pretends to be," he added.

Conner Haul, seen here in his Twitter profile still wearing the Reform UK rosette. (Image: X)

A spokesperson for Great Yarmouth First - part of the broader Restore Britain umbrella - said Reform's Great Yarmouth branch had "collapsed" and that Mr Haul's defection had "proven that".

Mr Haul will not be a candidate for Great Yarmouth First at the upcoming local elections as the party has already filled the roles.

Reform UK declined to comment on the defection.

Mr Haul's move to Restore Britain comes amid growing concern about the party's appeal to far-right figures.

In recent weeks, it has been reported that known extremists have joined or expressed support for the party.

They include Jared Taylor, an American white supremacist banned from entering the UK, Sam Melia, a convicted far-right activist, and Chris Mitchell, a self-declared "Nazi-Buddhist".

A review of Mr Haul's social media activity found that he follows the X account "Zoomer Historian", which was identified by anti-extremism organisation HOPE not hate in 2025 as belonging to Sam Wilkes, a Hitler apologist and propagandist for the far-right Homeland Party.

Conner Haul, new member of Restore Britain, replies on X to “Zoomer Historian", extremist and propagandist for the far-right Homeland Party. (Image: X)

On March 10, Mr Haul replied to a post by "Zoomer Historian" which claimed Restore Britain is "the only serious party in the country" by saying: "Let's get our country back."

Speaking to this newspaper on Wednesday, March 11, Mr Haul described himself as "more moderate" than "Zoomer Historian".

"He calls for the removal of all non-white people from the UK. I don't go that far.

"There are some non-white people who it would be unfair to remove," he said.

Mr Haul did not elaborate on who those people are, or explain how the decisions would be made.

The claim that white populations are being deliberately replaced - known as the "great replacement" theory - is classified by anti-extremism organisations as a far-right conspiracy theory.

Restore Britain did not respond to questions about the party's appeal to far-right figures.

Rupert Lowe, MP for Great Yarmouth and founder of the Restore Britain party. (Image: Ben Whitley)

Mr Haul's decision to leave Reform UK for Restore Britain is only the latest flashpoint in the wider spat between Nigel Farage and Rupert Lowe.

In March 2025, all three of Reform UK's branch officers in Great Yarmouth - the chairman, secretary and treasurer - resigned in protest at the treatment of Mr Lowe, who had been suspended from the party over allegations of bullying and threats of violence.

At the time, treasurer Barry Gravenell - who is now a candidate for Great Yarmouth First - said that "none of the local branch officers can continue to support Reform after the leadership's disgraceful treatment of our MP".

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