Chelsea and England football legend John Terry appears to have revealed where his political allegiances lie as he commented on a post made by British Member of Parliament (MP) Rupert Lowe.
The former defender won five Premier League titles with the Blues, having made his senior debut for the club in 1998 before leaving Stamford Bridge in 2017. He is also widely considered one of England's finest centre-backs, earning 78 caps for the Three Lions.
Since retiring in 2018 after a brief spell at Aston Villa, he has become a coach, working as an assistant manager to Dean Smith at Villa Park, and then with the same man at Leicester City in 2023. He later returned to Chelsea as an academy coach.
Last week, Terry seemed to endorse a political post on Instagram made by a British politician. Lowe has been an MP for Great Yarmouth since 2024, having been elected for Reform UK. The party are placed on the right-wing to far-right on the political spectrum.
Restore Britain have since split from Reform UK, with Lowe leading the party he founded in June 2025. Summing up their political ethos, he took to social media recently to state that he aims to ban the burqa and ensure that all London stations use English language signs only:
"This picture was taken in London. Restore Britain would ban the burqa, and Restore Britain would ensure that all London stations use English, and English only. Enough is enough.
"Vote Restore Britain to get our capital city back."
The pledge appears to be something Terry is on board with, as he commented three applause emojis underneath, as well as the English St George flag. His message has caused a big stir online, with many critical of the Chelsea legend.
It should be noted that the image Lowe uses to claim that Whitechapel Station's sign is written in a foreign language (Bengali) has cropped out the station's name, which is also written in English. Since 2022, the East London station has featured bilingual signage in English and Bengali (using Eastern Nagari script).
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He posted a lengthy statement.
Terry Upset He Hasn't Been Given Chelsea Coaching Chance
John Terry after his final game for Chelsea
Terry made headlines in February when he spoke out in frustration, having been overlooked for a caretaker role at Chelsea following Enzo Maresca's departure as head coach in January. Full‑time Under‑21s coach Calum McFarlane was put in charge instead, as the retired defender said:
"Not annoyed, probably more frustrated, because I was certainly part of that Under‑21s group that went over.
"So even if I didn't take the team… Calum took the team, did really well, got a result out of the game. I feel like I should have been part of that.
"Now listen, people have got to make decisions. I love it when people make decisions and they go 'yes' or 'no'. Clearly the ownership, or whoever made those decisions - the sporting directors - have gone 'no' not to include me, for whatever reason. I don't know why."
Amid speculation online that he simply wasn't qualified enough for the job, Terry took to social media to say: "I have every qualification going, I have three years coaching experience in the Premier League with Aston Villa.
"On top of that nobody is more Chelsea than me, for us to be top again we need a top manager as yes that would rule me out but please don't say I'm under qualified!"
Liam Rosenior was ultimately hired to replace Maresca. However, after four losses on the bounce, there is growing speculation that Chelsea could soon be on the lookout for another new head coach.