Ed Bartlett

2025. What a year it has been. I have not known one like it, personally and professionally. I went into 2025 as a Reform MP, supporting the party and trying to drive a patriotic agenda in Parliament. Just two months later, the Reform leadership tried to put me in prison on false allegations of verbal ‘threats’ - resulting in a late night armed police raid on my family home. The authorities dropped all investigations, of course, but it was certainly an incredibly challenging time. If Farage and Yusuf had their way, I would have spent this Christmas in prison - torn away from my family, my grandson, my children, my wife - over words I never said. They tried to take that away from me. It is not something I would wish on my worst enemy. What a start to 2025… When that chapter finally concluded, I was faced with a choice. Option one. Feel sorry for myself, slink off and retire from public life. I could move to Monaco, Australia, Switzerland. I’m fortunate to be financially secure. I don’t need the MP salary, I donate it all to local causes. I could go anywhere. Sipping cocktails on a beach or sunny mountain, not worrying about Great Yarmouth Borough Council or if the scaffolding in our Westminster office will collapse in on us. Alternatively, the other option was to stay in Parliament and fight. Fight to leave a better country to my grandson than the one that was handed to me all those decades ago. It took me about three seconds to decide on the latter. But we must be honest with ourselves about the scale of that challenge. Britain is in deep shit. Really, really deep shit. The worst I have known. Ever. It feels irreversible. It is not. Can it be turned around? I still think there’s time, but we really don’t have long to do it. I mean that. I am certain that if we allow it to rot and fester until a 2029 election, extracting Britain from said shit will be impossible. We need to effect change, now. That is what I have been trying to do, in Parliament and beyond. To be entirely honest with you - I don’t really know what I’m doing in Parliament. I’m a 68 year old businessman and farmer. I have no idea how it all operates. It’s a maze, it’s built to be this complicated labyrinth of rules and protocols to ensure that nothing fundamental ever changes. It’s been impressively successful in achieving that. But I am doing what I can, with the limited tools available to me as a lone independent, in order to make things happen. We have made enormous progress in 2025. Through our independent rape gang inquiry, Restore Britain’s efforts and also in Parliament through the Public Accounts Committee and various other methods to hold our rotten establishment to account. It is very much a team effort, with all involved - Sammy Woodhouse and the dedicated staff on the inquiry, and our enthusiastic young team at Restore Britain. Our whistleblowing efforts have already caused a number of government departments painful headaches. We have plenty more to come in 2026, I assure you. I’d also like to thank all those MPs who have supported my various efforts in Parliament - the Northern Irish patriots, James McMurdock, a great number of Conservative MPs. Even a few Labour MPs have signed my motions and supported our inquiry. Putting country before party, and I sincerely appreciate that. We’ve made real progress on Digital ID, tackling Islamist extremism, the national rape gang inquiry, welfare fraud, puberty blockers, foreign language translation, public sector waste, halal slaughter, data collection, free speech, and of course mass deportations - publishing the most comprehensive deportation policy ever produced in Britain and shifting the entire political debate. Farage called me a ‘nutter’ for backing mass deportations, I was labelled as ‘Britain’s most extreme MP’ by hope not hate, condemned by Polanski and Corbyn, called a ‘racist’ by Emily Maitlis. I am so past caring what these people think of me. I want the illegals gone. Not some of them. Not most of them. All of them. As do the British people, and finally the debate in Westminster is catching up. 24 MPs have now signed my mass deportation motion. That would have been unthinkable 12 months ago. It is glorious to watch the language transform, particularly from Labour. Mass deportations will happen, one way or another. It’s now just a question of scale and timeline. That is real progress, and should be appreciated. I will work with anyone in Parliament to change Britain. I am so bored of petty party politics. The British people are bored of it. I support Reform’s sensible efforts in Parliament and they tried to put me in prison. I don’t care. My view is that MPs, regardless of their party, should work together to make Britain a better place to live and raise a family. Forget elections, for now. Focus on delivering for the country, now. That’s what my constituents care about. They’re not interested in party politics. They want their MP to fight for a better Britain today, not in 2029. I am beyond honoured to represent our little corner of the country in Great Yarmouth. Proper people. Proper England. I love it. It has its problems, as does everywhere, but it is filled with decent, honest men and women trying to find their way through life with hard work and good humour. Being their MP is the greatest honour of my professional life. I want to thank them, and also all of you. Those who have backed my efforts through joining Restore Britain, writing to their MP, supporting the inquiry, or even just sharing our content online. It is sincerely appreciated. And I mean that. But all considering, late night police raids aside, a good year. Progress made. But we need to do so much more in 2026, to fight for so much more. To fight for a Britain that puts our own people first - proudly and unapologetically. A Britain that enforces its borders - deciding who enters, on what terms, with what expectations, and most importantly? Who leaves. A Britain that detains and deports those with no right to be here - swiftly, indiscriminately and in the millions. A Britain that treats its citizenship with respect - not endlessly granting it to extremists and conmen from the third world who hate who we are, and what we stand for. A Britain that makes women feel safe again - in their communities, on their streets, wherever they may be. Free to go about their lives without fear of being harassed by gangs of aggressive foreign men. A Britain that makes work pay - not rewarding the indolent and lazy, but rewarding hard effort through slashing tax right across the board. Income, corporation, dividend and more. A Britain that backs our small businesses - treating them as assets to be supported and cherished, not sources of endless tax and VAT. Reversing punishing hikes to business rates that will bankrupt thousands. A Britain that backs our farmers - ensuring the next generation sees a future on the land worth committing their lives to. Because without them, there is nothing. A Britain that respects and enables family life - recognising that strong families are the only building blocks of strong communities and a stable society. Trusting parents to make decisions about their child’s future, not the arrogant, bloated state. A Britain that protects its children - not forcing confused young boys and girls through life-altering experiments to appease some sick political ideology. A Britain that acknowledges biological reality - respecting a woman’s right to change, compete, and exist in single-sex spaces without ambiguity or apology. A Britain that restores fairness - fair rules, and fair enforcement for all. The same standards, rules and laws for everyone, regardless of race or religion. Islam very much included. A Britain that protects its culture and identity - teaching its history honestly, celebrating its Christian heritage confidently and proudly. A Britain that respects the freedom of its citizens - outright rejecting any idea that Digital ID is necessary or wanted. A Britain that is assertive on the world stage - not caring whether it’s liked, but only whether it’s respected. A Britain that is unafraid to fight for its future - surgically extracting the Islamist cancer that has infected so many of our once-thriving towns and cities. A Britain that confidently protects its own way of life - banning the burqa, banning halal slaughter, banning sharia courts. Deporting foreign hate preachers and those who wish to do us harm. A Britain that doesn’t aim to just halt mass immigration, but crucially reverse it. A Britain that is not ashamed - of who we were, who we are, and who we can be once again. That is a Britain I will be fighting for in 2026. I hope you will join me - a mass movement to restore democracy, and restore Britain. Because never forget. This is the best country in the world, of that I have no doubt. We’ve just lost our way. But, trust me, it can be found again. It will just take a little hope, a lot more courage, and finally a real amount of honesty. Britain doesn’t need mere reform - it needs restoring. The values that made Britain fair, safe, and free still resonate with decent Brits. We just need leaders willing to defend that identity and citizens willing to insist on it. All that doesn’t vanish overnight. It has been eroded slowly, but that means it can be rebuilt deliberately and even more robustly. With clarity, resolve and a sincere belief that the British people are a very special group of people. The most special group. And I do honestly believe that. To those asking about my own political plans? 2025 was certainly full of surprises, I’m sure 2026 will be the same. Whatever happens, for me it will always be country before any party - every single time. I will promise you that. Wishing you and your family a very happy new year. Rupert.