Great British PAC

The Great British PAC, officially the Great British Political Action Committee (GB PAC), is a far-right political campaign group in the United Kingdom, founded in September 2024 by Claire Bullivant. The group describes itself as a cross-party political action committee with the aim of 'uniting the right'.

The group is chaired by Ben Habib, the former Deputy Leader of Reform UK. Its advisory board has a number of sitting peers in the House of Lords, alongside both current and former Members of Parliament (MPs). In June 2026, it was reported that Advance UK, a political party led by Habib, was set to dissolve and merge into Great British PAC.

Great British PAC was set up by Claire Bullivant, a journalist and Conservative Party activist, in September 2024. Modelled on similar pressure groups in the US, it aims to fight “misguided policies” and champion “values” that make Britain strong.^[2][3] The organization has been described as right-wing,^{[4][5][6][7][8][9]}, specifically part of radical right,^[10] hard-right,^[4][11] and far-right.^[2] OpenDemocracy has labelled to group as "pro-Reform".^[3] It has labelled itself as "pro-sovereign, pro-right, pro-democratic".^[12] The Telegraph has described it as a "conservative movement".^[13] Hope not Hate, an advocacy group that campaigns against racism and neo-fascism, stated that the group is "a far-right pressure group, packed with extremists".^[2][14]

The PAC stated it aimed to 'unite the right' ahead of the a UK general election in 2029, and that it will hold an annual conference, denounce the mainstream media, undertake legal initiatives, and create an academy to 'identify, train and support' the next generation of right-wing politicians in the UK.^[2][15] The organisation has yet to register with the Electoral Commission, which, according to anti-corruption experts, could allow it to exploit a loophole that allows U.S. donors to indirectly support parties such as Reform UK.^[16] David Vine has criticised the group as being 'a shadowy “Great British PAC" that won’t disclose its donors'.^[9]

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, political commentator Carl Benjamin, and former MP Brendan Clarke-Smith.^[17] Jim Allister, MP for North Antrim since 2024, and leader of the Traditional Unionist Voice, has sat as the group's 'Northern Ireland envoy'.^[17]

In February 2025, advocacy group 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^[18] about the IQ of Sub-Saharan Africans, Antony Antoniou, who shared a website containing Adolf Hitler’s speeches, and Scott Lewis, who claimed Sadiq Khan was responsible for the 'Islamisation' of London.^[2] 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".^[17] The group also branded Hope not Hate's report as a "smear campaign".^[7]

On 3 June 2026, Habib announced Advance UK would de-register as a political party, and merge into the Great British PAC.^[19][20] On 6 June, it was reported that Habib had dismissed Tim Power, the party's Chief operating officer (COO), for sending out an unauthorised email which stated that the merger was in violation of Advance UK's constitution.^[21]

Habib told OpenDemocracy in March 2025 that Reform UK's campaign to repair potholes had been drafted by the PAC's policy director.^[3] The group said it had plans to 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.^[3]

On 21 May 2025, Great British PAC organised and funded a High Court of Justice injunction on the Chagos Deal.^[22] The case had been filed on on behalf of a former Chagossian resident by the group, and led to a late-night emergency hearing in the High Court of Justice, resulting in a temporary High Court injunction against the UK government's transfer of sovereignty over the Chagos Archipelago to Mauritius.^[23] Bullivant told The Observer that she had 'really embarrassed' Keir Starmer and David Lammy.^[22] The group said it had crowdfunded the legal action from people concerned that Britain was surrendering its sovereignty over the Chagos Islands.^[13][24] In July 2025, it backed a full judicial review launched by Louis Misley Mandarin.^[25] Ben Habib reportedly donated £10,000 to the preceding judicial review in October later that year.^[26]

In December 2025, the group organised an election, independently overseen by a polling firm, which formed the self-declared Chagossian Government.^[27] On 14 March 2026, it launched a judicial review against the decision to evict four repatriated Chagossians, including the elected First Minister of the Chagossian government, Misley Mandarin, who had travelled to the Chagos Islands to protest against a deal.^[8][28] Lawyers working for the Great British PAC pressed to obtain permits from the administration of the British Indian Ocean Territory, to provide further equipment and supplies to the island, as well as a medical professional and a risk assessor for jungle survival.^[28] In April 2026, Bullivant criticised border police for preventing Adam Holloway, a former Conservative MP, in delivering the supplies to the four Chagossians, describing the situation as 'deeply concerning'.^[29] The Telegraph has described the group as "indispensable" in its opposition to the Chagos Deal.^[30] David Vine has argued that the group isn't seeking to return sovereignty back to Chagossians, but instead preserve British control, writing; "right-wing figures are cynically using Chagossians to try to uphold the colonial status quo".^[9]

On 11 July 2025, the group drafted an open letter to the UK government alleging that the British Museum was had engaged in covert deals to return the Elgin Marbles to Greece, contrary to the British Museum Act 1963, which protects artefacts from repatriation.^[31] Signatories included former Prime Minister Liz Truss, former MP Sir John Redwood and historian Dr David Starkey.^{[4][5][31][32]} The group also threatened legal action against the government, which was seen as an attempt to prevent the continuation of restitution negotiations with Greece.^[33]

On 18 July, the group said they were ‘exploring a private prosecution’ after damage to Arthur Balfour's painting at Trinity College, Cambridge was not prosecuted by the police.^[7] In August 2026, the group joined opposition against plans for a solar farm in Solihull.^[34]

• Political action committee
• Chagos Archipelago sovereignty dispute