How a shadowy political group is reshaping the UK's right-wing landscape
In short: Founded in September 2024, the Great British PAC aims to unite the right ahead of the 2029 general election. By operating outside the Electoral Commission's registration, the group has sparked intense debate over financial transparency and the potential for indirect foreign funding to influence British politics.
The Great British Political Action Committee (GB PAC) describes itself as a cross-party organisation modeled after United States political action committees. Established by Conservative activist Claire Bullivant, the group is chaired by Ben Habib, the former Deputy Leader of Reform UK. Its influence extends through an advisory board that includes Conservative peers Daniel Hannan and Stephen Greenhalgh, as well as political commentator Carl Benjamin and former MP Brendan Clarke-Smith.
The group has become a central player in several high-profile controversies. By funding a High Court injunction in May 2025, it vigorously opposed the Chagos Deal, which briefly stopped the UK government from transferring Chagos Archipelago sovereignty to Mauritius. Furthermore, the group claimed the government was making secret arrangements to repatriate the Elgin Marbles to Greece, an assertion they backed via a July 2025 open letter signed by Liz Truss and Dr David Starkey.
A significant point of contention involves the group's refusal to register with the Electoral Commission. Anti-corruption experts and critics, including David Vine, suggest this allows the group to exploit a financial loophole, potentially enabling U.S. donors to provide indirect funding to parties like Reform UK and Restore Britain. While the group has been described by various outlets as far-right or extremist, Habib and Bullivant have dismissed such labels as smear campaigns, maintaining that the organisation is 'pro-sovereign, pro-right, pro-democratic'.
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