Great British PAC

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Great British PAC
CEO Claire Bullivant
Chairman Ben Habib
Founded4 September 2024;
17 months ago (2024-09-04) [1]
Headquarters20 Church Green East
Redditch
B98 8BP [1]
Membership~9,000
Ideology Conservatism
Political position Right-wing [2] [3]
Colours  Red   Blue
Slogan'Defending Britain's future'
Website
https://greatbritishpac.com/

The Great British PAC (often abbreviated to GB PAC) is a right-wing political organisation and pressure group in the United Kingdom, founded in September 2024. The group describes itself as a political action committee with the aim of 'uniting the right'. [4]

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Formation

Great British PAC was set up by Claire Bullivant, a journalist and Conservative Party activist, in September 2024. It takes its inspiration from political action committees in the United States. [4] [5]

The pressure group aims to 'unite the right' ahead of the next UK general election, and has stated it will hold an annual conference, undertake legal initiatives, denounce the mainstream media, and create an academy to 'identify, train and support' the next generation of right-wing politicians. [4] [6]

The group's chairman is Ben Habib, the leader of Advance UK and former Deputy Leader of Reform UK. Other prominent members include House of Lords peers Daniel Hannan and Stephen Greenhalgh. [7] Jim Allister, MP for North Antrim since 2024, and leader of the Traditional Unionist Voice, has sat as the group's 'Northern Ireland envoy'. [7]

In February 2025, Hope not Hate reported that thirteen members of the advisory board had shared far-right views and conspiracy theories online. These included Edward Oakenfull, who was suspended as a Reform candidate in June 2024 over racist remarks [8] about the IQ of Sub-Saharan Africans, and Scott Lewis, who claimed Sadiq Khan was responsible for the 'Islamisation' of London. [4] Habib and Bullivant were not among the individuals listed, although Habib responded by stating on Facebook, "We don't care what our members have said in the past". [7]

Campaigns

Ben Habib told OpenDemocracy in March 2025 that Reform UK's campaign to repair potholes had been drafted by the PAC's policy director. [5] The group said it would protest against three main policies: cuts to the Winter Fuel Payment, the government handing the Chagos Archipelago to Mauritius, and the ban on issuing new oil and gas licences. [5]

In May 2025, Great British PAC organised and funded a High Court of Justice injunction on the Chagos Deal. [9] Bullivant told The Observer that she had 'really embarrassed' Keir Starmer and David Lammy. [9] Ben Habib had reportedly donated £10,000 to the preceding judicial review in October later that year. [10]

In July 2025, the group drafted a letter to the UK government alleging that the British Museum was had engaged in 'covert' deals to return the Elgin Marbles to Greece. [2]

Signatories included Liz Truss, John Redwood and Dr David Starkey. [3] [2] [11] This was in spite of the British Museum Act 1963, which protects artefacts from repatriation. [12]

In August, the group joined opposition against plans for a solar farm in Solihull. [13]

List of supporters

A list of prominent Great British PAC's members, according to its website. [14]

ImageNameNotes
Ben Habib Official MEP Portrait, 2019.png Ben Habib
Official portrait of Jim Allister MP crop 2.jpg Jim Allister
Member of the European Parliament for South East England Daniel John Hannan.jpg Daniel Hannan
Stephen Greenhalgh 2012 (cropped).jpg Stephen Greenhalgh
Official portrait of Brendan Clarke-Smith MP crop 2.jpg Brendan Clarke-Smith
Official portrait of Rt Hon David Jones MP crop 2.jpg David Jones
Peter Whittle (Cropped) (38016814542).jpg Peter Whittle

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "GBP CORPORATION LIMITED people - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Companies House. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 Grierson, Jamie; Batty, David (11 July 2025). "Liz Truss and hard-right group accused of scaremongering over Parthenon marbles". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 13 February 2026.
  3. 1 2 "'Covert' and 'accelerating campaign' to return Elgin Marbles to Greece, say campaigners". Sky News. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Mian, Louis (23 June 2025). "Meet the Great British PAC: a far-right pressure group, packed with extremists". HOPE not hate. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
  5. 1 2 3 "'Deeply alarming' new group could change UK politics forever". openDemocracy. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
  6. ↑ "Home - Great British PAC". greatbritishpac.com. 23 September 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
  7. 1 2 3 Mian, Louis (10 July 2025). "Two Tory peers remain in far-right pressure group despite widespread extremism in its ranks". HOPE not hate. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
  8. ↑ "Reform UK candidate made 'low IQ' comments about minorities". www.bbc.com. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
  9. 1 2 Neilan, Catherine. "How well-funded activists tried to thwart Chagos deal". The Observer. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
  10. ↑ CP (27 October 2025). "High Court to Hear Chagossian Judicial Review on Tuesday, Championed by the Great British PAC". Conservative Post. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
  11. ↑ "Backlash Erupts Over Attempt to Block Parthenon Marbles Deal". Artnet News. 11 July 2025. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
  12. ↑ Harris, Gareth (11 July 2025). "Former UK prime minister Liz Truss signs letter criticising 'secretive' campaign to return Parthenon Marbles to Greece". The Art Newspaper - International art news and events. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
  13. ↑ "Solihull Resident Urges Locals to Oppose "Green Belt Solar Farm" Plans in picturesque Catherine De Barnes". Solihull Observer. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
  14. ↑ "People - Great British PAC". greatbritishpac.com. 8 May 2025. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
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