#2524 - Rupert Lowe

Episode of The Joe Rogan Experience · July 8, 2026 · 2 h 9 min

Joe Rogan talks with British MP Rupert Lowe about his crowdfunded rape gang inquiry, immigration, free speech, the BBC, COVID policy and his Restore Britain party.

Summary

Rupert Lowe, MP for Great Yarmouth and leader of Restore Britain, joined Joe Rogan to discuss the crowdfunded Rape Gang Inquiry report his team produced. Lowe traced what he called the genesis of the grooming gangs to a deliberate post-war elite project of multiculturalism and European integration, accelerated by Tony Blair's constitutional reforms. He said the report, funded by about 20,000 donors and led by victim Sammy Woodhouse with a barrister, estimated at least a quarter of a million rapes across some 147 locations, and he accused Labour, local government and the BBC of enabling or ignoring the abuse.

The pair discussed illegal Channel crossings, asylum hotels, Sharia courts and welfare, with Lowe estimating 1.8 to 2 million people living in Britain illegally and outlining his party's mass deportation and "hostile environment" plans. Lowe described police confiscating his shotguns after accusations from Reform UK, and both criticized arrests for social media posts. Lowe attacked the Fabian Society, pledged to defund the BBC, and credited Elon Musk's purchase of Twitter with restoring free speech.

Rogan and Lowe also criticized COVID-19 lockdowns and vaccine mandates, with Rogan recounting CNN's coverage of his ivermectin use, and discussed student debt, university ideology, California's governance, USAID and the US war with Iran, which both opposed. Lowe closed by discussing Keir Starmer's replacement by Andy Burnham, his expectation that the next election would not come early, and his hope of winning a majority by 2029.

Chapters

0:12
Origins of the rape gangs
Lowe links the grooming gangs to a post-war elite project of multiculturalism and European integration.
5:57
Immigration history and Blair's reforms
Lowe describes waves of immigration and the Blair-era laws he says empowered multiculturalism.
10:46
Illegal migration, welfare and Sharia courts
Discussion of Channel crossings, asylum hotels, deportation plans and parallel legal systems.
16:32
Lebanon and the Rape Gang Inquiry
Lowe cites Lebanon as a warning and explains how the crowdfunded inquiry was conducted.
25:27
Free speech, guns and policing
Rogan raises social media arrests and Lowe recounts police seizing his guns and cases like Lucy Connolly.
45:26
Scale of the abuse
Lowe presents the quarter-million estimate and recounts calling them Pakistani Muslim rape gangs in Parliament.
53:55
The BBC and the Fabian Society
Lowe criticizes the BBC's lack of coverage and the Fabian Society's influence on Labour.
59:45
History, universities and individualism
Both argue against socialism, campus censorship and the loss of competitive values.
1:09:21
Boomer wealth and student debt
They compare UK and US student debt and discuss wealth locked up among older generations.
1:17:53
COVID-19 response and ivermectin
Both criticize lockdowns and mandates, and Rogan recounts CNN's coverage of him.
1:29:58
California, USAID and Iran
Discussion of corruption in California, USAID spending and opposition to the Iran war.
1:37:20
Tommy Robinson and fixing Britain
Lowe credits Tommy Robinson and outlines repealing Blair-era laws and taking local and national power.
1:52:09
Jury trials and phone hacking
Lowe discusses proposed limits on jury trials and his phones being hacked by newspapers.
1:54:20
Britain's mood and the next election
Lowe describes public discontent, Andy Burnham's rise and his hopes for Restore Britain.

Key points

What was said, by whom, with the exact words. Timestamps jump to the moment.

Rupert Lowe
Lowe says the Rape Gang Inquiry report was crowdfunded by about 20,000 people.
“And the rape gang report, which we've written, was crowdfunded by 20,000 concerned English people”
Listen from 17:36 · Grooming gangs scandal in the United Kingdom
Rupert Lowe
Lowe recounts armed police confiscating his guns after accusations against him, despite his being an MP.
“four armed police turned up, took all my guns away. I mean, and I'm a member of parliament”
Listen from 26:40 · Gun control in the United Kingdom
Rupert Lowe
Lowe says his party estimates 1.8 to 2 million people are living in Britain illegally.
“we think it's sort of 1.8 to 2 million people probably. That's our estimate”
Listen from 36:42 · Illegal immigration to the United Kingdom
Rupert Lowe
Lowe says Britain's payments to France to stop Channel crossings are not working.
“we're paying the French over half a billion pounds a year to try and stop it. That, I think, is not happening”
Listen from 37:12 · Illegal immigration to the United Kingdom
Rupert Lowe
Lowe says his inquiry estimated at least a quarter of a million rapes by rape gangs, and likely far more.
“we've estimated that a minimum of a quarter of a million rapes have taken place. It's probably much, much more, Joe”
Listen from 45:42 · Grooming gangs scandal in the United Kingdom
Rupert Lowe
Lowe says he rejected the term Asian grooming gangs in Parliament and called them Pakistani Muslim rape gangs.
“I said, they're not Asian grooming gangs. I'm going to call them what they are. They're Pakistani Muslim rape gangs”
Listen from 50:45 · Grooming gangs scandal in the United Kingdom
Rupert Lowe
Lowe pledges to defund the BBC if he gains power.
“So if I ever get near power, I will responsibly defund the BBC is one of the first things I do”
Listen from 57:19 · BBC
Joe Rogan
Rogan argues universities need diversity of opinion so that competing ideas can be tested against each other.
“Like the only way to know whether or not this person's making sense is to have someone who completely disagrees”
Listen from 1:04:32
Rupert Lowe
Lowe claims India relied on ivermectin rather than vaccines and that it was just as effective.
“in countries like India, they didn't have the jab. They used ivermectin to a far greater extent. And that was just as effective”
Listen from 1:23:17 · Ivermectin
Joe Rogan
Rogan says CNN altered footage of him to make him look green after he mentioned taking ivermectin for COVID.
“And they took the video and changed the color of my face to make me look green on CNN”
Listen from 1:24:42 · Ivermectin
Joe Rogan
Rogan argues that pharmaceutical television advertising, legal only in the US and New Zealand, suppresses media criticism of drug side effects.
“Those are the only two countries that allow pharmaceutical drug companies to advertise on television”
Listen from 1:28:06 · COVID-19 lockdowns
Joe Rogan
Rogan argues the US war with Iran may have been a mistake and was not wanted by conservatives.
“we might have fucked it up by going to Iran. I mean, this war is not something anybody that's conservative wanted”
Listen from 1:35:15 · United States war with Iran
Rupert Lowe
Lowe says he opposed the Iran war on realpolitik grounds as it was not in Britain's interest.
“I came out against it on the basis for us of Realpolitik, which is it wasn't in the interest of the British nation”
Listen from 1:35:39 · United States war with Iran
Rupert Lowe
Lowe credits Tommy Robinson with warning about grooming gangs in Luton in 2003.
“I give him credit for what he did again on the grooming gangs in 2003. He was warning about this in 2003 in Luton”
Listen from 1:37:37 · Grooming gangs scandal in the United Kingdom
Rupert Lowe
Lowe says Restore Britain needs a parliamentary majority by 2029 to repeal legislation that blocks deportations.
“that's why it's so important we win an overall majority in parliament by 29 because then we can repeal a lot of this legislation”
Listen from 1:41:17 · Restore Britain
Rupert Lowe
Lowe argues Labour enabled the grooming gangs at both national and local level.
“I can't see how anybody can ever vote Labour again after they've read this report because Labour has clearly enabled this”
Listen from 1:43:08 · Grooming gangs scandal in the United Kingdom
Linked moment · 1:52:21Skip to 1:52:21 using a listen link in the info box.
Rupert Lowe
Lowe says the plan to curtail jury trials has not yet passed because some Labour MPs resisted it.
“They haven't yet done it because there are still a few decent Labour MPs who fought against it”
Listen from 1:52:21
Rupert Lowe
Lowe estimates the state's share of the UK economy exceeds 50% when quangos are included.
“I would estimate that the share of government now in our economy is over 50% if you take the effect of these quangos”
Listen from 1:55:12
Rupert Lowe Came true
Lowe says Andy Burnham is expected to become prime minister by 20 July.
“And he's apparently going to be anointed as prime minister soon”
Listen from 1:59:32
Rupert Lowe
Lowe considers a snap general election under Burnham highly unlikely given Labour's large majority.
“He could, and everybody says he might, have a snap election. I think that's highly unlikely”
Listen from 2:00:07

People

In the conversation

Joe RoganAmerican comedian and host of The Joe Rogan Experience
Rupert LoweLeader of the Restore Britain party

Discussed

Elon MuskEntrepreneur behind X, xAI and SpaceX, discussed in AI competition
Tony BlairFormer UK prime minister whose reforms Lowe blames for accelerating immigration
Keir StarmerPrime Minister of the United Kingdom
Andy BurnhamFormer Mayor of Greater Manchester expected to become prime minister
Sammy WoodhouseGrooming gang survivor who led the Rape Gang Inquiry
Tommy RobinsonBritish anti-immigration activist
Lucy ConnollyBritish woman jailed over a social media post after the Southport killings
Enoch PowellBritish politician known for the Rivers of Blood speech
Zia YusufReform UK figure whose accusations led to police seizing Lowe's guns
Neil YoungMusician who pulled his music from Spotify over Rogan's podcast
Gavin NewsomGovernor of California, cited for his 2018 primary strategy
George OrwellEnglish author praised by both as prescient
Rupert MurdochMedia mogul cited as pushing for the war
Mike BenzCommentator on NGOs and government funding

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From the publisher

Rupert Lowe is a British politician who has served as the member of Parliament for Great Yarmouth since 2024 and the leader of Restore Britain. Perplexity: Download the app or ask Perplexity anything at https://pplx.ai/rogan. onX Offroad: Try onX Offroad for 50% off- go to https://onXmaps.com/joerogan This video is sponsored by BetterHelp. Visit https://BetterHelp.com/JRE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Summary, chapters and key points were generated from the episode transcript on September 29, 2026. Quotes are checked word for word against the transcript.

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