The People's Vanguard for Britain (Vanguard) is a Anti- Immigration, British Nationalist and right-wing populist political party in the United Kingdom. It presently has Four representatives in the Senate and 5 Members of the House of Commons (MP's), . It has Two Assembly Members (AMs) in the National Assembly for Wales, Two members in the London Assembly, and 485 councillors in local government.
Vanguard originated after the onset of the 2022 UK general Election and the subsequent growing disillusionment of politics and the economic downturn in Britain. It was founded by Lucas Fitzgerald and his deputy leader Hugh Lord. Lucas Fitzgerald remained leader of the party until his death in 2043 and his son Henry Fitzgerald took over the party and is presently the party leader.
Hugh Lord was a prominent figure within the party and remained as deputy leader of the People's Vanguard for Britain until 2033. But resigned after the divide between the peace talks at the end of the British civil war (London Accords) and the growing ultra nationalist, Anti-Semitic elements of the party.
In response Hugh Lord formed the Freedom party in 2033.
In 2035, Vanguard won the 2035 UK general election in a landslide after the British civil war.
In 2050, Vanguard had lost almost of its popular support, Mp's and senators and lost the election to the Freedom Party led by Hugh Lord.
It promotes a British unionist and British nationalist agenda, encouraging a unitary British identity in opposition to growing Welsh and Scottish nationalisms. Political scientists have argued that in doing so, it conflates Britishness with Englishness and appeals to English nationalist sentiment. Vanguard has also placed emphasis on lowering immigration, rejecting multiculturalism, and opposing what it calls the "Islamification" of Britain. Influenced by Thatcherism and classical liberalism, it describes itself as economically libertarian and promotes liberal economic policies.