Put British Interests First.
Too many within the British political establishment are more interested in serving the world, international institutions, or foreign states than pursuing our own national interest. A Restore Britain government would bring this globalist approach to a resounding end.
On everything from military aid to the deployment of our armed forces, the interests of the British people would forever be our solemn priority.
We agree with the 19th century statesman Lord Palmerston, who once declared: “We have no eternal allies, and we have no perpetual enemies. Our interests are eternal and perpetual, and those interests it is our duty to follow.”
All forms of foreign aid that do nothing to advance Britain’s national interests in the world would be scrapped.
Rebuild and rearm Britain. We will have a big stick, and we will wave it whenever we see fit to do so.
End DEI within Britain’s armed forces.
A Restore Britain government would abolish every trace of DEI across all government departments. Nowhere does this matter more than within the Ministry of Defence.
Recently, it emerged that Andrew Harwin, an RAF squadron leader, instructed staff back in 2021 to stop selecting “useless white male pilots” for training courses. This was not an isolated scandal. In 2022, it became undeniable that under Sir Mike Wigston, who has since resigned, the RAF actively discriminated against white men – a self-defeating crusade for which the new head of the force, Sir Richard Knighton, later apologised. Nevertheless, DEI targets remain in place.
The British army, tasked with the urgent duty of defending the realm, has shrunk by 40% since 2010. We now boast a mere 70,000 enlisted soldiers.
At Restore Britain, we believe that success in battle is not only a matter of how well a man can fight, but what he is willing to fight for. The most fearsome soldier in the world is not only worthless but harmful if his loyalties commit him to siding with the enemy.
As well as a powerhouse of soldierly talent, the British army should be a place for young men to live out their sense of duty to their own people. In Britain, that will mean focussing recruitment efforts on the native majority.
This occurs in almost every other nation on the planet, because it is a more reliable way to fill depleted ranks than fishing for minorities who may be commendable as individuals, but whose roots here will be shallow by comparison and their ties to Britain relatively weak.