Rupert Lowe, the former Reform UK MP, has expressed his outrage over what he describes as the ‘warzone’ conditions in Sadiq Khan’s London. His anger stems from a recent incident where thieves made off with both headlights from his wife’s Porsche.
Lowe, who now serves as an independent MP, took to X and Instagram to share a photo of his wife Nicky’s luxury black vehicle, now missing its distinctive headlights. The post reached his extensive audience of 570,000 followers.
Replacing these headlights could prove costly, with new ones potentially setting them back up to £5,000 per unit, depending on the specific model of the car.
The frustrated MP representing Great Yarmouth vented: “My wife’s car this morning – headlights stolen in Sadiq Khan’s London warzone. I want our capital city back.”
On X, Lowe’s post attracted significant attention, racking up 6.1 million views and 78,000 likes, as he openly criticized the London mayor for failing to address the city’s rising crime rates.
In a report published in June, it was revealed that London ranks as the 15th most dangerous city in Europe, with increasing concerns over its escalating violence, theft, and robbery issues.
The capital, which is also the 100th worst out of 385 locations around the world, is considered less safe than rival European cities, including Athens, Brussels, Milan to Barcelona.
But it was also ranked only the fifth worst UK location for crime – behind Bradford, Coventry, Birmingham and Manchester, according to Numbeo’s Crime Index.
Former Reform UK MP Rupert Lowe has furiously lashed out as ‘ Sadiq Khan ‘s London warzone’ after discovering thieves had stolen both headlights from his wife’s Porsche
Mr Lowe, now an independent MP, shared an image of the luxury black car driven by his wife, Nicky, with his 570,000 combined followers on X and Instagram looking in a sorry state without its signature sleek lamps
The data, which is compiled from global survey responses and has been updated regularly since 2012, ranks London particularly badly for four categories out of 15.
These are the capital’s ‘level of crime’; ‘crime increasing in the past five years’; ‘problem people using or dealing drugs’; and ‘safety walking alone during night’.
Knife offences in London have also increased by 86 per cent in a decade, according to research from the Policy Exchange.
Mr Lowe, 68, has previously been critical of Sir Sadiq, who was knighted in June and has won the Mayoral elections three times since 2016.
On Wednesday, the outspoken politician lashed out at the London mayor and New York’s newly-elected mayor Zohran Mamdani.
Comparing the two cities and their respective mayors, he said: ‘Sadiq Khan has destroyed London. Good luck, New York.’
In July, he made another reference to Sir Sadiq by echoing sentiments expressed by US President Donald Trump. He wrote: ‘Trump is right. Khan has done a terrible job, he has destroyed our capital city. Awful man, awful London mayor.’
The anti-migrant campaigner has also previously referred to London as ‘a cesspit for foreign sex pests’, a ‘crime-ridden dump’ and ‘filled with gangs of drunk/high, aggressive foreign men shouting in their own languages.’
Mr Lowe has previously been critical of Sir Sadiq Khan (pictured) over his handling of crime rates in the capital
Mr Lowe has repeatedly called for mass deportations to ‘restore Britain’ and is a strong supporter of displaying England flags ‘everywhere in our villages, towns and cities – particularly London.’
Many among his followers reacted to his latest post showing the missing headlights.
One said, ‘I can’t believe what’s happening to this beautiful country,’ while another said her daughter looks at the capital as a ‘hell zone’.
Another referred to ‘LAWLESS Britain’ while one social media user said the situation was ‘just so depressing’.
Some who were not so sympathetic however ploughed into Mr Lowe for claiming a link between the theft and the London Mayor.
‘Bet he blamed Khan when he burnt his toast too ,’ wrote one, while another tackled him by saying his post represented ‘a new Lowe’.
Mr Lowe, who now sits as an independent, was suspended from Nigel Farage‘s party in March amid a deepening civil war and allegations about his conduct.
He was told in May that he would face no criminal charges over party claims he made ‘verbal threats’ towards chairman Zia Yusuf.
Mr Lowe, who has always denied any wrongdoing, said he had been the victim of a ‘brutal smear campaign’ after the case was dropped.
He is taking his own legal action against Mr Farage and the party over the way he was removed.
