Nigel Farage’s Reform UK is faltering, its immigration stance too soft, its leader too willing to bend for votes.
Ben Habib, a Brexit warrior and former Reform deputy, has broken ranks, launching Advance UK to wage an unyielding fight for Britain’s borders and sovereignty.
“There’s no point having a Reform UK government,” Habib told me in a recent interview, implying Nigel Farage doesn’t have what it takes to fix Britain.
“It’ll be a spectacular failure in delivering. Farage is an appeaser, a political expedient who will do what’s required to gain office, not to save the United Kingdom.”
Habib’s Advance UK, launched June 30, 2025, is a battering ram aimed at the heart of Britain’s immigration crisis. A British businessman and former Brexit Party MEP, Habib accuses Farage of wavering on core issues like mass deportation and cultural erosion.
“He’s on the record saying he’s not worried about the rate of demographic change in the country,” Habib said, his words slicing through Farage’s fake populist veneer. “He’s not in favor of deporting all illegal migrants. He feels there are too many Muslims to challenge barbaric practices like halal.”
The split is personal and political. Habib quit Reform UK in November 2024, citing “fundamental differences” with Farage over Brexit and immigration, exacerbated by the suspension of Reform MP Rupert Lowe, which Habib called “an injustice.”
His new party, built on the legal framework of the Integrity Party, aims for 30,000 members at £10 each, with Habib pledging £100,000 of his own fortune to fuel the fight. Advance UK’s four pillars—nation-state, freedom of speech, democracy, and equality under the law—are a direct challenge to Reform’s softer rhetoric.
Habib’s vision is uncompromising: repeal Tony Blair’s post-1997 laws, like the Human Rights Act, which he says have crippled Britain’s ability to secure its borders.
“We need to physically resist illegal migrants,” he urged, pointing to Channel crossings as a symptom of national weakness. “If you don’t have a border, you’re not a country.”
Advance UK promises a return to a Britain defined by its Christian heritage and common law, not multiculturalism or globalist mandates.
Critics like Reform MP Sarah Pochin dismiss Advance UK as “white noise,” arguing Farage’s party is the true opposition. But Habib counters that Reform lacks a coherent philosophy, accusing Farage of cozying up to Liberal Democrats and Labour councillors.
“Farage’s alliances with establishment figures betray the very voters he claims to represent,” Habib declared with disdain. “Advance UK will not compromise with globalist lackeys, and I’m confident patriots like Rupert Lowe will see our fight as the true path to save Britain.”
The launch of Advance UK, coinciding with Lowe’s Restore Britain movement, risks splitting the right-wing vote—a concern echoed by writers on X who fear Labour’s dominance if the populist front fractures. Habib tells me, however, he’s confident Rupert Lowe will eventually join Habib’s Advance UK.
Yet Habib is undeterred, banking on a groundswell of Britons fed up with open borders and cultural decay. His party’s innovative “college” of 100 independent members will ensure accountability, a jab at Reform’s top-down structure.
For Americans watching their own border battles, Habib’s rebellion is a mirror: a call to reject appeasement and fight for the nation’s soul. Advance UK is a spark—whether it ignites a fire or fizzles depends on the British people.
This article was written by Border Hawk’s London-based contributor Preston Bates
