Laurence Fox

[[File:LaurenceFox-Oxford-20080918.jpg|thumb|right|165px|Fox, in 2008, outside one of the many universities that refused to accept him.]]{{UKpolitics}}[[File:Repressed.gif|thumb|right|165px|Fox is a perennial victim of the violence inherent in the system]]
{{cquote|These people are the establishment. White [[privilege]] and casual [[sexism]] is the sea they tend to swim in. Attention-seeking haters such as [[Katie Hopkins]] and strangely bitter successes such as [[Piers Morgan]] help spawn these posh understudies. Their side has won, so why are they such losers? Why are their egos so fragile?|||Suzanne Moore<ref name=moore/>}}

{{cquote|I can barely put a thought together, I’m that ill-educated. I mean, I went to Harrow.|||Laurence Fox<ref name="times260424" />}}

'''Laurence "Loser Lozza"<ref name="mirror240424" /> Fox''' {{lived|1978}} is a [[British]] theatrical {{wpl|nepo baby||,}} anti-[[woke]] loudmouth, and attempted [[politician]]. He is a valiant defender of the greatness of the [[British Empire]] and white British people, whilst simultaneously being a beleaguered victim of anti-white/anti-male prejudice and injustice. Since first speaking on the subject of race in January 2020, he has created a series of public controversies, culminating in the launching and hopefully imminent collapse of the right-wing populist {{wpl|Reclaim Party||.}} He has also become associated with the right-wing [[libertarian]] sect around ''[[Spiked]]'' magazine, recording interviews and podcasts with [[James Delingpole]], Julia Hartley-Brewer, etc.<ref name=moore>[https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/commentisfree/2020/jan/20/id-never-heard-of-laurence-fox-until-he-started-lecturing-us-about-racism I’d never heard of Laurence Fox until he started lecturing us about racism], Suzanne Moore, 20 Jan 2020</ref>

==Failed education, failed family life and failed entertainment career==
Fox was born to {{wpl|James Fox||}} of the famous {{wpl|Robin Fox family|Fox theatrical dynasty|,}} during a period when James had dropped out of acting to become a door-to-door evangelical preacher with [[the Navigators]] in Leeds. Fox was expelled from exclusive public {{wpl|Harrow School||}} shortly before sitting his A-levels and was subsequently unable to get a place at university. After trying his hand at gardening and clerical work, he entered the family business by attending the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and ended up playing a series of feckless toffs, because, "that's what people think Foxes do."<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/3585064/I-wished-Dad-was-a-hell-raiser.html 'I wished Dad was a hell-raiser'] by Cassandra Jardine (November 1, 2002) ''The Telegraph''</ref> Fox, however, does not identify as upper class, stating that he is "not impervious to class… certain struggles": {{quotebox|I have never, ever been hired by the [[BBC]]. Why have I never been on the BBC, in 22 years, my entire career — ever?. — Fox on his experience of class struggle<ref name="times260424">[https://archive.ph/4dqfb#selection-1133.364-1133.407 The Interview: Laurence Fox talks Billie Piper, divorce and career suicide] by Camilla Long (April 26, 2020) ''The Times'' (archived February 6, 2023)</ref>}}

Lozza's only real success as an actor was his nine year stint as the co-lead in the hit detective show ''Lewis''.

Fox was married to fellow performer {{wpl|Billie Piper||}} from 2007 to 2016 and now co-parents their two children in a process Piper describes as enormously difficult.<ref>[https://news.sky.com/story/billie-piper-admits-enormous-difficulty-of-co-parenting-with-laurence-fox-13095237 Billie Piper admits 'enormous difficulty' of co-parenting with Laurence Fox] by ''Sky News'' (March 15, 2024)</ref> In typical fashion, Fox's responce to such criticism is to portray himself as the victim of systemic prejudice and injustice: {{quotebox|The reason co-parenting is hard is because the secretive family court system is hugely weighted towards the mother. It is a system totally unfit for purpose. — Fox on co-parenting with Piper<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-68579518 Billie Piper: Actress speaks out over dealing with comments by ex-husband Laurence Fox] by Alex Taylor (March 15, 2024) ''BBC News''</ref>}}

Fox has since deleted his unhinged tweet attacking his ex-wife, which now only survives as a screenshot.<ref>Laurence Fox Twitter account, archived at https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GtAVxALWEAAYy6p?format=jpg&name=large</ref>

There has also been family friction with his brother-in-law {{wpl|Richard Ayoade||,}} who mistakenly assumed Fox had never experienced racism: {{quotebox|Yeah, of course I have. I’ve encountered racism from black people towards me, when I was working in Kenya [as a safari driver] for seven months. It’s the way you’re spoken to — racism can be deferential. — Fox on his experience of racism<ref name="times260424" />}}

“No, they weren’t nice to me,” he clarified, before going on to explain: {{quotebox|This is why you don’t get actors involved in chats like this. Because I’m just not smart enough to do it. — Fox on his failiure to explain his experience of racism<ref name="times260424" />}}

===Working on his music===
He released his first album, ''Holding Patterns'', in 2016, and followed it up with ''A Grief Observed'' in 2019. These met with general indifference: ''Holding Patterns'' reached 89 in the UK charts in a 2-week chart run, and the follow-up failed to reach the Top 100 despite a large media campaign and a lot of press (based entirely on his acting success and family, and none of it in newspapers' music sections, according to music journalist Michael Hann). Hann said of its merits: "Fox’s music isn't terrible. ... Its single biggest weaknesses is Fox’s voice, which almost touches good, but is also just far enough away to be oddly disconcerting. He hits all the right notes (and in the right order), but it’s a blunt instrument, unvarying in tone and timbre. He always sounds as though he is making a point in a pub argument, whether he is professing his love, pondering the state of the world, or confessing his sins."<ref name=hann>[https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/jan/21/laurence-fox-less-chelsea-hotel-travelodge-privilege Laurence Fox's music career: less Chelsea Hotel than Chelsea Travelodge], Michael Hann, The Guardian, 21 Jan 2020</ref>

Most of his songs are about his divorce from Billie Piper, but his anthem and statement of principles is "The Distance".<ref name=hann/> This includes the classic complaint of the privileged white male media personality who somehow thinks he's [[censor]]ed despite never being out of the newspapers:
{{quotebox|The first to fall is laughter<br/>Just to quell the unoffended<br/>They seek to murder your opinion}}
He improbably promotes himself as a last light of [[Age of Enlightenment|The Enlightenment]] standing up for reason against intolerance: "The light has been turned down on the age of reason / Replaced by blinding fires that burn wild across the region".<ref name=hann/>

===Working on other people's music===
On 19 November 2020, he tweeted a typically inflammatory article<ref>[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8964253/BBC-Radio-1-presenters-playing-uncensored-version-Fairytale-New-York.html The Pogues tell Laurence Fox to 'f*** off' in BBC censorship row over lyrics of Christmas classic Fairytale of New York], The Daily Mail, 19 Nov 2020</ref> from the ''[[Daily Mail]]'' about the 1987 [[Christmas]] song {{wpl|Fairytale of New York|"Fairytale of New York"}} by {{wpl|The Pogues||.}} The article claimed that the song was being censored by the BBC due to the homophobic slur "f*****" in the lyrics, although versions without the slur have been played for some years, and the original version with the slur was still broadcast on BBC Radio 2. The article was updated later that day to include the events below. Fox tweeted:

{{quotebox|Here we go again. The cultural commissars at the @bbc are telling you what is and isn’t appropriate for your ignorant little ears. Wouldn’t it be nice if we sent the (proper) version to the top of the charts? #DefundTheBBC<ref>[https://twitter.com/lozzafox/status/1329390155229224960 Here we go again. The cultural commissars at the BBC are telling you what is and isn’t appropriate for your ignorant little ears...], Laurence Fox Twitter account, 19 Nov 2020</ref>}}

Minutes later, The Pogues memorably responded:

{{quotebox|Fuck off you little herrenvolk shite<ref>[https://twitter.com/poguesofficial/status/1329394157354446850 Fuck off you little herrenvolk shite], Official Pogues Twitter account, 19 Nov 2020</ref>}}

Herrenvolk, meaning "master race," was a concept in Nazi ideology.

===Hating ''Doctor Who''===
Probably based on jealousy towards his ex-wife Billie Piper (best known for playing {{wpl|Rose Tyler}} in ''{{wpl|Doctor Who}}''), he has an outright hatred of the long-running [[science fiction]] TV series;<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20210112133607/https://twitter.com/LozzaFox/status/1348986753747705860 The clue is in the word “acting” Only gay actors should play gay characters, says former Doctor Who screenwriter Russell T Davies], Laurence Fox Twitter account (archived via Wayback Machine), 12 Jan 2021</ref><ref>[https://archive.is/uwymN I look forward to the day film studies students look back and break down why this crap is so dreadful.], Laurence Fox Twitter account, 8 Jun 2024</ref> notably referring to it as "Dr. Who cares" on multiple occasions.<ref>[https://twitter.com/LozzaFox/status/1526952669419544576 17 and three quarters. The rest are in Doctor who cares.], Laurence Fox Twitter account, 18 May 2022</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/LozzaFox/status/1785266529300328840 The licence fee should be scrapped. Too much propaganda. More free market of ideas, less twerking, non binary Dr. Who cares.], Laurence Fox Twitter account, 30 Apr 2024</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/LozzaFox/status/1789750683601657979 Sorry you low IQ racist @asyiaiftikhar we are all very bored of boring racists getting away with being racist just because they are brown. So dull. Also good to see that people are bored to tears of Dr. Boring Who Cares if you are black as well. 🥱], Laurence Fox Twitter account, 12 May 2024</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/LozzaFox/status/1806468133621788891 The one where Dr. Who cares and women get upset about being naked in front of men.], Laurence Fox Twitter account, 28 Jun 2024</ref>

On 3 April 2023, he tweeted "DIE-VERSITY!!" in response to the casting announcement of ''{{wpl|RuPaul's Drag Race}}'' star {{wpl|Jinkx Monsoon}}.<ref>[https://twitter.com/LozzaFox/status/1642955060433829890 DIE-VERSITY!!], Laurence Fox Twitter account, 3 Apr 2023</ref> Months later, on 3 December, he joined the racist backlash against [[Isaac Newton]] being played by actor {{wpl|Nathaniel Curtis}} (who's of [[India]]n descent)<ref>[https://www.indy100.com/tv/doctor-who-isaac-newton-actor Doctor Who upsets conservatives as Isaac Newton played by person of colour], Liam O'Dell, ''Indy100'', 3 Dec 2023</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/LozzaFox/status/1731248307656081684 Whiteface - GOOD! 👍🏻 Blackface - BAD! 👎🏿], Laurence Fox Twitter account, 3 Dec 2023</ref> in the second ''Doctor Who'' 60th anniversary special "{{wpl|Wild Blue Yonder (Doctor Who)|Wild Blue Yonder}}".

Between April and May 2024, he threw a series of tantrums about ''Doctor Who'' on Twitter. Some of which involved unleashing racially-motivated attacks on {{wpl|Fifteenth Doctor}} actor {{wpl|Ncuti Gatwa}}, <ref>[https://twitter.com/LozzaFox/status/1782459242252845206 Everyone knows what would happen if a white actor started talking about “Black mediocrity” These moaning, elite, non binary, twerky theybees have zero talent or charisma, so they play the race card and blame whitey for how crap they are at acting. Bore off.], Laurence Fox Twitter account, 22 Apr 2024</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/LozzaFox/status/1784339800260005897 Perhaps us mediocre white people should boycott #DrWho], Laurence Fox Twitter account, 27 Apr 2024</ref> and calling him a "shit actor" (when Fox is actually one himself);<ref>[https://twitter.com/LozzaFox/status/1789360973238644987 If your skin colour is the most interesting aspect of your performance, you are a shit actor.], Laurence Fox Twitter account, 11 May 2024</ref> wishing for the show to be cancelled;<ref>[https://twitter.com/LozzaFox/status/1789724640102817871 Yeah, just like not getting enough sleep causes myocarditis… The overwhelming majority of people HATE anything woke.], Laurence Fox Twitter account, 12 May 2024</ref> liking or retweeting nasty comments;<ref>Laurence Fox Twitter account, archived at https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GMPI4fEXYAAXzqB.jpg</ref><ref>Laurence Fox Twitter account, archived at https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GMPI4fCX0AAhNFR.jpg</ref><ref>Laurence Fox Twitter account, archived at https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GMUx2oMXUAExQor.jpg</ref> and also sharing the #RIPDoctorWho hashtag.<ref>[https://twitter.com/LozzaFox/status/1782122708223803576 Looking forward to seeing the viewing figures. #RIPDoctorWho], Laurence Fox Twitter account, 21 Apr 2024</ref>

On 27 June, he mocked {{wpl|Tenth Doctor|Tenth}} and {{wpl|Fourteenth Doctor}} actor {{wpl|David Tennant}}'s accent on ''Fox and Father'' with co-host [[Calvin Robinson]],<ref>[https://youtu.be/UvtZC-ivze0?t=887 Fox & Father Episode #017] by ''Reclaim The Media (27 Jun 2024) ''YouTube''.</ref> in response to the [[Scotland|Scottish]] actor telling {{wpl|Kemi Badenoch}} to "shut up". It's highly likely he forgot that Tennant co-starred with his ex-wife Billie in ''Doctor Who'' and later attended their wedding.

During and after instigating and downplaying the [[2024 United Kingdom riots]], he weaponised the show when it was reported that the Southport stabbings perpetrator Axel Rudakubana cosplayed as the Tenth Doctor for a ''{{wpl|BBC Children in Need}}'' advert in 2018, at age 11 (years before being radicalised);<ref>[https://twitter.com/LozzaFox/status/1819441569524515011 What a touching story. Look at that cute little boy. So he massacred three little girls? So what? HE LIKED DOCTOR WHO! YOU FAR RIGHT EXTREMIST RACIST FOOTBALL HOOLIGANS!], Laurence Fox Twitter account, 2 Aug 2024</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/LozzaFox/status/1819448103977865364 It doesn’t seem like the call everyone a far right, racist Islamophobe strategy is working out for @Keir_Starmer. Maybe if the police starting chanting “HE WAS A QUIET CHOIRBOY WHO LOVED DOCTOR WHO!” The crowds would disperse.], Laurence Fox Twitter account, 2 Aug 2024</ref><ref>[https://youtu.be/W97J9e6NTt4?t=573 Fox & Father Episode #023] by ''Reclaim The Media (8 Aug 2024) ''YouTube''.</ref><ref>[https://youtu.be/-iIFDJgTcfQ?si=6KtpODYOYWdGMyib&t=2867 Can Britain be Saved? Laurence Fox V The System] by ''Anything Goes With James English (7 Jul 2025) ''YouTube''.</ref> even during Rudakubana's trial on 20th January 2025.<ref>[https://twitter.com/lozzafox/status/1881351831206654314 Satanic death cultist. Not cute little Welsh doctor who fan.], Laurence Fox Twitter account, 20 Jan 2025</ref> He continued to weaponise the show by suggesting that perpetrators of terror-related incidents were ''Doctor Who'' fans,<ref>[https://twitter.com/LozzaFox/status/1870485148850143635 I give it a couple of days before our terrorist pal is rebranded as a meek and mild 50 year old humanitarian male feminist from Heidelberg with a song in his heart and a penchant for Germanys version of doctor who.], Laurence Fox Twitter account, 21 Dec 2024</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/LozzaFox/status/1882131107111747712 Doctor who fan? Quiet chap who liked to stay at home and watch the @bbc? Aspiring surgeon from Düsseldorf? What cover will the multiculturalists throw over this caveman death cultist?], Laurence Fox Twitter account, 22 Jan 2025</ref> seemingly in order to fuel his personal hatred towards it.

On 3 and 4 September, he mocked former ''{{wpl|Countdown (game show)|Countdown}}'' star {{wpl|Carol Vorderman}} for laughing at Kemi Badenoch invoking ''Doctor Who'' in her Conservative Party leadership campaign launch video, as part of her personal attack against David Tennant.<ref>[https://twitter.com/LozzaFox/status/1831085541095567658 The old bitch from countdown sounds like my grandad when I told him how hard life was for me.], Laurence Fox Twitter account, 3 Sep 2024</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/LozzaFox/status/1831420629972873224 Yes. Yes. We are. The countdown drag queen is hilarious.], Laurence Fox Twitter account, 4 Sep 2024</ref>

On 11 September, he suggested that nobody would have watched the 2008 ''Doctor Who'' [[Christmas]] special, which was originally planned to feature [[J. K. Rowling]] until David Tennant vetoed showrunner {{wpl|Russell T Davies}}'s idea (years before she became transphobic).<ref>[https://twitter.com/LozzaFox/status/1833943580647588109 Shame. Perhaps someone would have watched it then.],Laurence Fox Twitter account, 11 Sep 2024</ref> Funnily enough, Billie had reprised the role of Rose Tyler the same year, not long after getting married.

In 2025, as part of his ongoing wish for the show to be cancelled,<ref>[https://twitter.com/LozzaFox/status/1907489378265354406 Looking forward to the viewing figures. I’m sure they’ll be not large.], Laurence Fox Twitter account, 2 Apr 2025</ref> due to perceived "[[wokeness]]",<ref>[https://twitter.com/LozzaFox/status/1891804775823380918 Knock me down with a 🪶 We are so bored of woke bilge.], Laurence Fox Twitter account, 18 Feb 2025</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/LozzaFox/status/1925664373952925772 Woke is dying.], Laurence Fox Twitter account, 22 May 2025</ref> he suggested being Ncuti Gatwa's immediate successor:

{{quotebox|They should remake it with me as the doctor. It would be good then. Not a mishmash of CRT and trans rubbish.<ref>[https://twitter.com/LozzaFox/status/1892196242903515414 They should remake it with me as the doctor. It would be good then. Not a mishmash of CRT and trans rubbish.], Laurence Fox Twitter account, 19 Feb 2025</ref>}}

That didn't age well at all, since Gatwa regenerated into Billie Piper in the 2025 ''Doctor Who'' finale "{{wpl|The Reality War}}", probably making her ex-husband even more jealous.

Former [[GB News]] host {{wpl|Mark Dolan}} also conducted a poll in response to the disgraced actor's stupid proposal,<ref>[https://twitter.com/mrmarkdolan/status/1892304499328291139 Should @LozzaFox be the next Dr Who?], Mark Dolan Twitter account, 19 Feb 2025</ref> which was shared by the official Reclaim Party Twitter account.<ref>The Reclaim Party Twitter account, archived at https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GsmsQ0qXEAI6SNW.jpg</ref> If Fox ever were to appear in the ''{{wpl|Whoniverse}}'' franchise, he would be best suited as an extremely bigoted incarnation of {{wpl|The Master (Doctor Who)|the Master}} (the Doctor's archenemy). However, with a sense of irony, his cousin {{wpl|Freddie Fox (actor)|Freddie Fox}} portrayed a devilish villain in "{{wpl|The Interstellar Song Contest}}" episode.

On 10 June, over a week after Billie's return to ''Doctor Who'', Fox once again weaponised the show by invoking Axel Rudakubana whilst accusing Prime Minister [[Keir Starmer]] of framing "the entire narrative around some Dr. Who loving Welsh Choir boy (who is actually an Islamist psychopath)", when he met with the parents of the Southport stabbing victims.<ref>[https://twitter.com/lozzafox/status/1932547693672595877 You framed the entire narrative around some Dr. Who loving Welsh Choir boy (who is actually an Islamist psychopath) Then you blamed the “far right” (whoever they are) Then you locked up lots of people. For pointing out that the perp was an actual Islamist psychopath Fuck off.], Laurence Fox Twitter account, 10 Jun 2025</ref>

On 11 June, he broke his silence on Billie being Ncuti Gatwa's successor by tweeting a screenshot of a cringeworthy idea suggested in a ''[[Telegraph]]'' article<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/06/11/attract-more-reform-voters-to-the-bbc/ Dear Tim Davie, here are 10 easy ways to get Reform voters to watch the BBC], Allison Pearson, ''The Telegraph'', 11 Jun 2025</ref> and said this:

{{quotebox|Make Dr. Who great again!<br/>Remove wokeness.<br/>Insert scary stories again.<ref>[https://twitter.com/lozzafox/status/1932771208170283163 Make Dr. Who great again! Remove wokeness. Insert scary stories again.], Laurence Fox Twitter account, 11 Jun 2025</ref>}}

On 12 June, he made the situation even more absurd by suggesting:

{{quotebox|Can someone start a petition?<br/>It’s time that my tenure as the timelord was debated in the mother of all parliaments.<ref>[https://twitter.com/lozzafox/status/1933244967008272702 Can someone start a petition? It’s time that my tenure as the timelord was debated in the mother of all parliaments.], Laurence Fox Twitter account, 12 Jun 2025</ref>}}

Considering his long history of repeatedly trashing ''Doctor Who'', as a way of coping with his divorce, he's better off being blacklisted.

==Failed political career==
===''Question Time'' and career suicide===
His political views first crawled into daylight when he was selected as a panelist on [[BBC|BBC1]] political discussion program ''Question Time'': the show's panel largely comprises politicians and [[journalist]]s, but they sometimes have a gimmicky non-professional-politico to make up the numbers and inject some new perspectives. A (Black, female) member of the audience asked a question about the sometimes racist attitude of the media to Meghan Markle, the mixed-race wife of Prince Harry. Fox denied that there was any racism involved in the way certain sections of the media took a pathological hatred to Markle, and when it was suggested that Fox as a wealthy white person might enjoy a certain amount of privilege, he said it was [[Reverse racism|"racist" to call him a "white, privileged male"]]. He also said, "It's so easy to throw the card of racism at everybody… and it's really starting to get boring now." Fox's boredom at the subject of racism produced a certain media storm.<ref>[https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/laurence-fox-question-time-meghan-racism-a4336741.html Laurence Fox clashes with Question Time audience member over Meghan Markle racism row], The Evening Standard (London), 17 Jan 2020</ref>

In the aftermath he emphasized his cluenessness on race by criticising the 2019 film ''1917'' (directed by Sam Mendes) for including a [[Sikh]] character, saying it "felt incongruous" and referring to "oddness in the casting". Fox was unaware that 130,000 Sikh soldiers served in [[World War One]] as part of the army of British [[India]]. After criticism, Fox apologised.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-51233734 Laurence Fox apologises to Sikhs for 'clumsy' 1917 comments], BBC, 24 Jan 2020</ref>

He has criticised Black History Month for "indoctrination and divisive ideologies," tweeting a link to an article by [[Calvin Robinson]] with the same message.<ref>"With Black History Month starting on Thursday, here are some resources for schools compiled by ⁦@calvinrobinson⁩, free from indoctrination and divisive ideologies. Also a reminder that parents have right to know what their kids are being taught. https://dontdivideus.com/black-history-month/", Laurence Fox, Twitter, Sep 28, 2020 https://twitter.com/LozzaFox/status/1310477887145992192</ref> Robinson is a Senior Fellow at the [[right-wing]] [[think tank]] Policy Exchange, which has close links to the British government, and personally believes "#BlackLivesMatter is a dangerous mix of [[Marxism]] and Critical Race Theory, which poses a fundamental threat to race relations in Britain."<ref>[https://powerbase.info/index.php/Policy_Exchange Policy Exchange], PowerBase</ref><ref>"#BlackLivesMatter is a dangerous mix of Marxism and Critical Race Theory which poses a fundamental threat to race relations in Britain. Britain is one of the most successful examples of a multi-racial democracy, that the world has ever seen. Do not let #BLM seize the narrative.", Calvin Robinson, Twitter, Sep 16, 2020, https://twitter.com/calvinrobinson/status/1306119365679550464</ref>

He claims to have been ostracized by the acting world for his beliefs.<ref>[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8471809/Laurence-Fox-claims-concerted-drive-acting-world-make-quiet.html Laurence Fox claims there is a 'concerted drive' in the acting world to make him 'be quiet' about his controversial views after Question Time rant], Daily Mail, 29 June 2020</ref> He caused a massive argument at British actors' union Equity: after his Question Time appearance, ethnic minority union reps accused him of acting to "berate and bully women of colour attempting to discuss issues of race and gender discrimination", "playing to the gallery, a [[populist]] tirade, with women of colour being used as cannon fodder", and said he had been trying to conceal his privilege and "damn any recognition of that privilege as the very racism he claims is exaggerated when people of colour try to discuss it". Fox threatened to sue Equity for libel, and the union's leadership apologised, but in response its entire race equality committee resigned in protest at the apology.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/13/equity-apology-laurence-fox-resignations Equity apology to Laurence Fox sparks string of resignations], The Guardian, 13 Mar 2020</ref>

===It's my party and I'll cry if I want to===
In September 2020, he announced he was forming a new political party, and claimed to have received £5 million (US$ 6.4m) in donations. The party is provisionally called Reclaim. Its policies are [[vague]] but it wants to reform broadcasting and [[education]] to be "free from political bias".<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/sep/27/laurence-fox-launching-political-party-to-reclaim-british-values Laurence Fox launching political party to 'reclaim' British values], The Guardian, 27 Sep, 2020</ref> One of the main donors is Jeremy Hosking, who made his fortune in private equity and has donated millions to causes around [[Brexit]] and the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]].<ref>[https://www.pressreader.com/uk/the-sunday-telegraph/20200927/282355452185042 Laurence Fox: why I'm starting a new political party], Christopher Hope, The Sunday Telegraph, 27 September 2020</ref><ref>{{wpa|Jeremy Hosking}}</ref> In the first quarter of 2021, the party received a sizable £1,153,300 in donations, mostly from Hosking.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/jun/03/laurence-foxs-political-party-received-almost-same-donations-as-lib-dems Laurence Fox’s political party received almost same donations as Lib Dems], The Guardian, 3 Jun, 2021</ref>

Fox stood in the {{wpl|2021 London mayoral election||,}} with the main points of his platform being eliminating regulations against the spread of [[COVID-19]] and opposing "[[political correctness]]".<ref>[https://www.theweek.co.uk/news/politics/952746/laurence-fox-to-count-binface-the-most-colourful-london-mayor-candidates Laurence Fox to Count Binface: the most colourful London mayor candidates], The Week, 6 May 2021</ref> He received 1.9% of first-preference votes (47,634), almost twice as many as {{wpl|Count Binface}} of the Count Binface Party, a man dressed as a bin who polled 1%. He was outpolled by Niko Omilana, a [[YouTube]]r who had pledged to cut the price of Freddos chocolate bars to 5p. Needless to say, he lost the deposit.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/topics/c27kz1m3j9mt/london-elections-2021#london-mayor London Elections 2021 - London Mayor], BBC News, May 2021</ref>

Reclaim currently has no MPs. Andrew Bridgen, who was expelled from the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] for comparing vaccines to [[The Holocaust]], briefly joined the party after his expulsion,<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/may/10/andrew-bridgen-becomes-first-reclaim-mp-after-expulsion-from-tories Andrew Bridgen becomes first Reclaim MP after expulsion from Tories], The Guardian, 10 May 2023</ref> but later quit due to differences with Fox.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-67770990 Ex-Tory MP quits Reclaim Party after seven months]  BBC News, 20 December 2023</ref>

===Omnishambles===
Fox was, of course, a [[COVID-19 denialism|COVID-19 denialist]] and [[antivaxxer]] throughout the [[COVID-19 pandemic|pandemic]], Tweeting unwanted advice to the man who had beat him by quite a significant margin to be London Mayor, {{wpl|Sadiq Khan||:}} {{quotebox|Or you could just gently encourage everyone to take their masks off, try to forget the madness that has been Covid hysteria and get on with their lives. – Fox making a bad call.<ref>[https://www.express.co.uk/celebrity-news/1328920/laurence-fox-sadiq-khan-twitter-row-furlough-coronavirus-bbc-news-latest-update Laurence Fox fumes as Sadiq Khan encourages furlough scheme extension ‘Forget the madness'] by Holly Fleet The Daily Express, August 29, 2020</ref>}}

On January 30, 2022, four days after sharing a selfie of himself wearing a T-shirt emblazoned, “No vaccine needed, I have an immune system,” Fox tweeted out: {{quotebox|In other news, felt shivery and crap yesterday. Turns out I have been visited by Lord Covid at last and have the Omnicold (if the LFT is to be believed!) On the [[ivermectin|#Ivermectin]], saline nasal rinse, quercetin, paracetamol and ibruprofen. More man flu than Wu- flu at the moment. – Fox demonstrating his commitment to woo.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2022/jan/30/laurence-fox-has-coronavirus-and-taking-ivermectin Laurence Fox says he has coronavirus and is taking ivermectin] by Haroon Siddique, ''The Guardian'', January 30, 2022</ref>}}

===Perfectly-timed transphobia===
In June 2022, he was suspended from [[Twitter]] after declaring his admiration of far-right-affiliated transphobe [[Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull]] (Posie Parker), [[transphobia|attacking trans rights]] and posting a [[swastika]] made up of [[trans]] pride and LGBT [[rainbow]] flags.<ref name=pn-laurence-fox-suspended>[https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/06/27/laurence-fox-suspended-lgbtq-swastika/ Laurence Fox temporarily suspended from Twitter after posting LGBTQ+ swastika], Pink News, 27 June 2022</ref><ref>[https://jezebel.com/of-course-terfs-have-found-common-cause-with-white-nati-1839129243 Of Course TERFs Have Found Common Cause With White Nationalists], Jezebel, 17 Oct 2019</ref> His actions were widely condemned as they happened the same weekend as an attack on a gay bar in Oslo.<ref name=pn-laurence-fox-suspended/> He was also condemned by the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust who said: “We are appalled to see Laurence Fox's vile tweet this morning with abhorrent use of the swastika. Gay men experienced untold suffering under the Nazis, including murder, castration and medical experimentation." “Ignorance of this history can only exacerbate present-day discrimination faced by #LGBTQ+ people.”

<ref>[https://www.thejc.com/news/news/laurence-fox-condemned-by-holocaust-charities-over-rainbow-flag-swastika-post-7LPEkIJW8JzWfVdipZS1as Laurence Fox condemned by Holocaust charities over rainbow flag swastika post], The Jewish Chronicle, 27 June 2022</ref>

===Misogynistic rantings===
There was a time when Fox presented a regular Friday night TV slot on [[GB News]], the UK's answer to [[Fox News]].<ref>[https://www.gbnews.com/shows/laurence-fox/ Laurence Fox archive] at the GB News website.</ref> His time on the network was relatively brief due to his appearance on ''Dan Wootton Tonight'' (another current affairs series by GB News) in 2023. Angry at a female journalist named Ava Evans because of comments she made about male suicide, Fox launched into a misogynistic tirade about Evans while presenter Dan Wootton smirked and laughed.<ref>[https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/journalist-ava-evans-comments-male-31051492 Journalist Ava Evans' comments on male suicide that sparked Laurence Fox's GB News tirade], ''The Mirror'', 28 Sept 2023</ref> For readers curious about what was said, Fox claimed that no "self-respecting man" would ever want to sleep with Evans ("who'd want to shag that?") and called her "pathetic and embarrassing".<ref>[https://news.sky.com/story/what-did-laurence-fox-say-about-ava-evans-on-gb-news-unacceptable-comments-in-full-and-reaction-to-his-suspension-12970858 What did Laurence Fox say about Ava Evans on GB News? 'Unacceptable' comments in full and reaction to his suspension], ''Sky News'', 28 Sept 2023</ref> Fox later apologised for his remarks and described them as "a bit crass."

The broadcast reportedly led to more than 8,000 complaints to the UK's broadcasting regulator, which described Fox's monologue as "clearly and unambiguously misogynistic".<ref name="Wootton resignation">[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-68470283 Dan Wootton no longer employed by GB News after Ofcom ruling], ''BBC News'', 5 Mar 2025</ref> In a [[stopped clock]] moment for the company, GB News called Fox's comments "unacceptable" and proceeded to sack Fox and suspend Wootton,{{efn|Wootton later resigned from the company after the regulator concluded he had broken broadcasting rules by failing to challenge Fox's bile.<ref name="Wootton resignation"/>}}<ref name=arrested>[https://deadline.com/2023/10/laurence-fox-fired-gb-news-arrested-ulez-cameras-1235563658/ British Actor Laurence Fox Fired By GB News & Arrested Within The Space Of A Few Hours], ''Deadline'', 4 Oct 2023</ref> as well as sacking fellow commentator and soon-to-be defrocked<ref>[https://www.anglicancatholic.org.uk/2025/01/30/a-statement-on-calvin-robinson/ A Statement on Calvin Robinson] by Jonathan Munn (30 January 2025) ''The Anglican Catholic Church''</ref> [[evangelical]] priest [[Calvin Robinson]], who had leapt to their defence.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-67009045 Laurence Fox and Calvin Robinson sacked by GB News], ''BBC News'', 4 Oct 2023</ref> Fox was also arrested by the Metropolitan Police on October 4 2023, the same day as his firing from GB News,<ref name=arrested/><ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/oct/04/laurence-fox-arrested-over-comments-urging-people-to-vandalise-ulez-cameras Laurence Fox arrested over remarks on Ulez cameras as GB News sacks him], ''The Guardian'', 4 Oct 2023</ref>{{efn|Not a good day for him.}} for calling on people unhappy with London's {{wpl|Ultra Low Emission Zone}} (ULEZ) to destroy traffic cameras and saying that he himself would take part in such activity.<ref name=arrested/> To add insult to injury, it was while Fox was being held in police custody that he learned he'd been fired from GB News.<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/10/04/laurence-fox-arrested-ulez-cameras-damage/ Laurence Fox ‘found out he’d been sacked from GB News while in custody’], ''Daily Telegraph'', 4 Oct 2023</ref>

===Having a mare===
Fox started working through his daddy issues in a cringe podcast called ''Fox and Father'' with Robinson. The duo were also regular attendees at a series of chaotic anti drag queen story hour protests,<ref>[https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/02/25/honor-oak-pub-drag-queen-protest-turning-point-uk/ Hundreds turn out to defend London pub’s drag event for kids from pitiful far-right protest] by Will Stroude (25th February 2023) ''Pink News''</ref><ref>[https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/27/far-right-turning-point-uk-drag-honor-oak-pub/ Far-right group outnumbered by LGBTQ+ protesters in sad attempt to shut down London drag event] by Will Stroude (27th March 2023) ''Pink News''</ref><ref>[https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/28/turning-point-uk-drag-event-honor-oak/ Pitiful turnout of anti-drag protesters countered with ‘joyful’ LGBTQ+ street party] by Chantelle Billson (28th May 2023) ''Pink News''</ref> (dis-)organised by [[Turning Point UK]] (TPUK) COO and Christian fanatic [[Nick Tenconi]] throughout 2023, outside the Honour Oak pub in Lewisham, South-East London as well as a couple of other locations (including at least one which didn't even have a drag queen story hour).<ref>[https://freedomnews.org.uk/2023/03/15/lawrence-fox-and-fash-friends-humiliated-in-dulwich/ Lawrence Fox and fash friends humiliated in Dulwich] (15th March 2023) ''Freedom''</ref>

On March 23, 2024, ahead of friendly between England and Brazil at Wembley, Fox held a 'rally for British culture' at the Cenotaph. The protest was called amid backlash to the new England home kit featuring a purple and pink St George’s Cross. Fox compared the colours to the bisexual pride flag and called for the boycott of its maker Nike. It was, however, pointed out that he did this whilst wearing a pair of Nike high-tops.<ref>[https://www.indy100.com/viral/laurence-fox-nike-trainers Laurence Fox slams Nike at rally - while wearing Nike trainers], Jake Brigstock, ''indy100'', Mar 24, 2024</ref><ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/laurence-fox-nike-boycott-st-george-cross-b2518006.html Laurence Fox ridiculed for calling for Nike boycott while wearing Nike shoes], Tara Cobham, ''Independent'', Mar 25, 2024</ref>

Fox's plans to stand in the {{wpl|2024 London mayoral election||}} were scuppered, when, unlike more politically savvy campaigners, such as the aforementioned Count Binface, his team failed to complete the nomination forms in time.<ref>[https://www.indy100.com/politics/laurence-fox-london-mayor-election-reclaim Laurence Fox's London Mayor campaign ruined by hilarious error], Liam O'Dell, ''indy100'', Mar 28, 2024</ref><ref>[https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/laurence-fox-london-mayoral-election-reform-vote-candidates-b1148208.html Laurence Fox barred from London mayoral election after submitting 'invalid' papers], Rpss Lydall, ''Evening Standard'', Mar 28, 2024</ref> This at least saved him the cost of losing his deposit again.

Fox joined fellow bigot [[Tommy Robinson]] at a 2024 St George’s Day rally which started with disorder, animal cruelty and arrests, and ended with Fox whining at a police officer about being jostled.{{quotebox|I was just crossing the road and I got pushed over by a fucking cop. Well, not pushed over but pushed. – Fox explaining how he was "manhandled".<ref name="mirror240424">[https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/moment-lawrence-fox-screams-face-32657744 Moment Lawrence Fox screams in the face of police officer during ugly St George's Day march], Zoe Delaney, ''Daily Mirror'', April 24, 2024</ref>}}

A video titled "Loser Lozza wtf?" by X user Jerry Hicks captured the following confrontation:{{quotebox|Don't fuck with me - you are policing by consent. Don't fucking talk to me like I am some slave of yours. Stop talking to me like you're my fucking boss, 'cause you ain't. Alright? Fuck you. – Fox demonstrating how a wannabe London Mayor engages with the Met Police.<ref name="mirror240424" />}}

The brave little trooper later posted, "I pray for the courage demanded to help bring about a revolution so sincerely needed. In the words of NWA Fuck the Police."

===Distinctively homophobic===
On April 25, 2024, Fox was ordered to pay £90,000 in "purely compensatory" damages each to Simon Blake (of LGBT charity Stonewall UK and Mental Health First Aid England) and Crystal (a performer from ''Ru Paul's Drag Race UK'' whose real name is Colin Seymour) having lost a High Court libel case for Twitter comments described by Justice {{wpl|Rowena Collins Rice||}} as "distinctively homophobic".<ref name="guardian250424">[https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2024/apr/25/laurence-fox-ordered-to-pay-90000-pounds-to-two-people-he-called-paedophiles Laurence Fox ordered to pay £180,000 to two people he called ‘paedophiles’] by Alexandra Topping  (April 25, 2024) ''Guardian''</ref><ref name="independent250424">[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/laurence-fox-libel-trial-damages-b2534707.html Laurence Fox ordered to pay £180,000 in damages after wrongly branding two people paedophiles] by Athena Stavrou (April 25, 2024) ''Independent''</ref><ref name="bbcnews250424">[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-68899248 Laurence Fox told to pay £180,000 in libel damages] by Jeremy Culley (April 25, 2024) ''BBC News''</ref>

{{quotebox|By calling Mr Blake and Mr Seymour paedophiles, Mr Fox subjected them to a wholly undeserved public ordeal. It was a gross, groundless and indefensible libel, with distressing and harmful real-world consequences for them. – Justice Collins Rice<ref name="bbcnews250424" />}}

The case had been brought over Fox's response to some Tweets that accused Fox of racism over comments he had made about supermarket chain Sainsburys showing support for black members of staff and diversity during Black History Month, all the while Black live matter protests were still going strong. It was Fox's calling for a boycott of Sainsburys for this, accusing them Racial segregation and discrimination, that led to the tweets branding him as racist, to which Fox responded with the branding of Blake and Seymour as paedophiles.<ref>[https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Blake-and-Seymour-v-Fox-Judgment.pdf]</ref>

During the trial, Fox claimed he was a victim of anti-white racism, stating: {{quotebox|There’s huge quantities of anti-right white racism in the world. It’s the only acceptable form of racism there is left. – Fox<ref name="guardian250424" />}}

He also dismissed the concept of white [[privilege]] as “disgusting racism,” adding: {{quotebox|I choose to understand white privilege as a racist insult because it’s about the colour of your skin, and it’s not about the content of your character. – Fox<ref name="guardian250424" />}}

And he refered to [[Black Lives Matter]] as a “grift” and a “[[Ponzi scheme]]”.

Collins Rice did not rule on whether describing Fox as “a racist” was “substantially true,” but found that the tweets making this claim were unlikely harm to his reputation, and that he had tried to hold Blake and Seymour responsible "for a range of his own life's adversities".<ref name="bbcnews250424" />

===Back in court===
Fox is set to appear in court on April 24, 2025, charged under the Sexual Offences Act 2003 for sharing an "upskirting" image of TV pundit Narinder Kaur on X without her consent.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62zy07d60ro Laurence Fox charged over Narinder Kaur upskirting image] by Anna Lamche (March 25, 2025) ''BBC News''</ref> Kaur described the incident as "mortifying," and said she had been left feeling "violated, humiliated and degraded." Fox issued an appology but maintained it wasn't his "fault" the photo existed. If found guilty, he could face a sentence of up to two years in prison, and placement on the Sex Offenders Register.

===Other failed legal action===
Fox has lost multiple attempts to sue his critics for calling him a racist, including Nicola Thorp and Mukhtar Yassin.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bylinetimes.com/2024/04/11/i-called-out-free-speech-champion-laurence-fox-as-a-racist-and-he-tried-and-failed-to-bully-me-into-silence/|title='I Called out "Free Speech Champion" Laurence Fox as a "Racist" – and He Tried (and Failed) to Bully Me into Silence'|work=Byline Times|date=11 April 2024|accessdate=26 May 2025}}</ref>

==External links==
* [https://twitter.com/LozzaFox LozzaFox on Twitter]
* [https://twitter.com/thereclaimparty Reclaim Party on Twitter]
* [https://www.reclaimparty.co.uk/ Reclaim Party website]
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