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Labour was told to be honest with the public, release key grooming gang files and bring back the Rwanda scheme

British officials have asked the White House for help in how to combat the "radical right" in the UK, it has emerged.

In July, shortly before Andy Burnham was handed the keys to No10, Britain's ambassador in Washington, Sir Christian Turner, held talks with State Department officials over the new Prime Minister's plans for governing.

During the talks, officials asked the State Department's Sarah Rogers for advice on how to go about fighting the "radical right" in Britain, sources familiar with the meeting told PoliticsHome.

The diplomats cited speeches delivered by Ms Rogers at the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship (Arc) conference in London in June.

At the event, Ms Rogers issued warnings over "tyrannical" free speech infringements and "open border" policies as she urged Britons to "reject helplessness and reject decline".

However, the staunch Trump ally assured that the British national character would prevail and predicted that the UK will have its own political revolution akin to the one seen in the US in 2016.

During her meeting with British officials, Ms Rogers is said to have urged her British counterparts to rebuild the public's trust through greater transparency and more honesty in their work.

She is also believed to have suggested that bringing back the scrapped Rwanda migrant scheme could help combat the growing radical right.

The US official also pointed to an interest in Restore Britain leader Rupert Lowe's independent rape gang report during the talks.

The review was publicly fundraised, with more than £600,000 being donated from 20,000 members of the public.

The document warned that the gangs "operated with either the active or passive consent of public authorities" and called for a mass overhaul of sentencing guidelines and deportations for every foreign national convicted.

Ms Rogers is said to have expressed concerns with how Mr Lowe conducted the inquiry and told British officials to release full Government transcripts and materials related to the scandal.

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However, the US official is understood to have stopped short at characterising Mr Lowe as part of the radical right.

She is believed to have suggested the Government release transcripts relating to the most prominent grooming gang cases for free.

At the moment, releasing the transcripts can cost up to tens of thousands of pounds - something Adam Wren's Centre for Justice Policy campaigns against.

In June 2025, the Government finally launched an independent inquiry into grooming gangs following the release of Baroness Casey's report.

Mr Lowe told PoliticsHome: "The country has been undermined by a philosophy which empowers the minority (often unsound) at the expense of the majority, which is Orwellian.

"I would be surprised if Sarah Rogers has a view on our Independent Rape Gang Inquiry crowd-funded by over 20,000 concerned people.

"It was done in order to expose systemic evil, and not for political gain."

Meanwhile, a Foreign Office spokesman said: "As close allies, UK and US officials meet regularly to discuss shared priorities.

"We are committed to ensuring that our trade and security continues to deliver real benefits for hardworking people on both sides of the Atlantic."