He was elected as a Reform UK MP for Great Yarmouth but fell out with Farage and quit the party. A Conservative spokesperson defended the decision to give Lowe one of their party’s spaces on the Public Accounts Committee. A spokesperson told the JC: “Kemi wanted someone with business experience on PAC and Rupert Lowe has been doing a good job holding the Labour government to account on their waste of public money. Asked whether the party would rule out any electoral pact with Lowe or Restore Britain, a party spokesperson replied: “There will be no electoral pacts with any political party. There is also speculation in the press about possible talks about a deal between Lowe and his former party Reform UK.