Devon racecourse political event sparks questions after last-minute cancellation
The party founded by Great Yarmouth MP Rupert Lowe was due to hold an event in Devon this weekend, but the racecourse has now confirmed it will not go ahead
A political party’s event planned for this weekend at a Devon racecourse has been cancelled.
Restore Britain, the party founded by former Reform UK member Rupert Lowe, who is now the MP for Great Yarmouth, had been due to hold a meeting at Newton Abbot Racecourse. However, the event is no longer going ahead.
It is unclear whether the racecourse cancelled the booking or whether the political party withdrew it.
John Baker, chief executive of the racecourse, confirmed that the event “is not going ahead here this weekend”.
He added that the event was a private booking, meaning he could not comment further on the situation or explain why it was no longer taking place.
The political party was contacted for comment but did not respond.
Comments on Facebook suggest that some people are unhappy about the cancellation.
Frankie Rufolo described it as the “scourge of cancel culture”.
“If you don’t like a political party, just don’t go to the meeting or just peacefully protest outside,” he wrote.
However, another Facebook user, Benjamin Michael, claimed that the event had not been cancelled but had instead been moved to another venue.
Details of the party’s events appear to be limited, with no events page on its website and no readily available event announcements on its Facebook or Instagram feeds.