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The organization claims it has chapters at the universities of [[University of Sussex|Sussex]], [[University of Oxford|Oxford]], [[University of St Andrews|St Andrews]], [[York University|York]], [[University of Warwick|Warwick]], [[University of Nottingham|Nottingham]], [[King's College London]], [[University College London]], the [[London School of Economics]] and the [[University of the Arts London]].<ref name="cherwell-merwe" /> Like Turning Point USA, it does not disclose the identities of its donors.<ref name="cherwell-merwe" />

The organization claims it has chapters at the universities of [[University of Sussex|Sussex]], [[University of Oxford|Oxford]], [[University of St Andrews|St Andrews]], [[York University|York]], [[University of Warwick|Warwick]], [[University of Nottingham|Nottingham]], [[King's College London]], [[University College London]], the [[London School of Economics]] and the [[University of the Arts London]].<ref name="cherwell-merwe" /> Like Turning Point USA, it does not disclose the identities of its donors.<ref name="cherwell-merwe" />

The group was launched in December 2018<ref name="cherwell-merwe"/> by Kirk and Owens<ref name="thinkprogress" /><ref name="dailydot">{{cite web|accessdate=5 February 2019|title=Turning Point's UK launch beset by memes|url=https://www.dailydot.com/layer8/turning-point-uk-memes/|date=4 February 2019|website=[[The Daily Dot]]}}</ref> at the [[Royal Automobile Club]] in London.<ref name="cherwell-merwe" /> Among those attending the event were [[Andy Wigmore]], [[Paul Joseph Watson]] and [[James Delingpole]].<ref name="cherwell-merwe" /><ref name="independent-dearden" /> On the day of its social media launch in February 2019, MPs including [[Jacob Rees-Mogg]] and [[Priti Patel]] tweeted supportive messages for the organisation,<ref name="guardian-walker" /><ref name="independent-dearden" /> while it was marked for criticism by left-wing British newspapers and their supporters<ref name="independent-dearden"/><ref name=thinkprogress>{{cite web|last=Barnes|first=Luke|title=''Turning Point USA launches British chapter to rocky reception''|url=https://thinkprogress.org/pro-trump-student-group-turning-point-usa-is-branching-out-to-the-uk-5d6abe71384c/|date=4 February 2019|work=[[ThinkProgress]]|accessdate=5 February 2019}}</ref> and the launch of its Twitter account was sabotaged by multiple parody accounts, including a few created by a ‘left-leaning student’ calling himself ‘Skeptical Seventh’.<ref name="dailydot" /><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.indy100.com/article/turning-point-uk-right-wing-conservative-twitter-charlie-kirk-8762621|work=The Independent|title=Turning Point's UK Twitter launch has gotten off to an exceedingly bad start|first=Lowenna|last=Waters|date=5 February 2019|accessdate=6 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Gian|last=Volpicelli|title=How an army of farcical fakes ruined Turning Point UK's big day|url=https://www.wired.co.uk/article/how-an-army-of-fakes-took-on-rightwing-organisation-turning-point-uk|work=[[Wired UK]]|date=6 February 2019|access-date=7 February 2019|issn=1357-0978|via=www.wired.co.uk}}</ref> There was also a protest from the charity [[Turning Point (charity)|Turning Point]] over potential confusion caused by similarities between the two names.<ref>{{cite news |title=The battle over Britain's newest student movement |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-47159137 |accessdate=9 February 2019 |work=BBC News |date=9 February 2019}}</ref>

The group was launched in December 2018<ref name="cherwell-merwe"/> by Kirk and Owens<ref name="thinkprogress" /><ref name="dailydot">{{cite web|accessdate=5 February 2019|title=Turning Point's UK launch beset by memes|url=https://www.dailydot.com/layer8/turning-point-uk-memes/|date=4 February 2019|website=[[The Daily Dot]]}}</ref> at the [[Royal Automobile Club]] in London.<ref name="cherwell-merwe" /> Among those attending the event were [[Andy Wigmore]], [[Paul Joseph Watson]] and James Delingpole.<ref name="cherwell-merwe" /><ref name="independent-dearden" /> On the day of its social media launch in February 2019, MPs including [[Jacob Rees-Mogg]] and [[Priti Patel]] tweeted supportive messages for the organisation,<ref name="guardian-walker" /><ref name="independent-dearden" /> while it was marked for criticism by left-wing British newspapers and their supporters<ref name="independent-dearden"/><ref name=thinkprogress>{{cite web|last=Barnes|first=Luke|title=''Turning Point USA launches British chapter to rocky reception''|url=https://thinkprogress.org/pro-trump-student-group-turning-point-usa-is-branching-out-to-the-uk-5d6abe71384c/|date=4 February 2019|work=[[ThinkProgress]]|accessdate=5 February 2019}}</ref> and the launch of its Twitter account was sabotaged by multiple parody accounts, including a few created by a ‘left-leaning student’ calling himself ‘Skeptical Seventh’.<ref name="dailydot" /><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.indy100.com/article/turning-point-uk-right-wing-conservative-twitter-charlie-kirk-8762621|work=The Independent|title=Turning Point's UK Twitter launch has gotten off to an exceedingly bad start|first=Lowenna|last=Waters|date=5 February 2019|accessdate=6 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Gian|last=Volpicelli|title=How an army of farcical fakes ruined Turning Point UK's big day|url=https://www.wired.co.uk/article/how-an-army-of-fakes-took-on-rightwing-organisation-turning-point-uk|work=[[Wired UK]]|date=6 February 2019|access-date=7 February 2019|issn=1357-0978|via=www.wired.co.uk}}</ref> There was also a protest from the charity [[Turning Point (charity)|Turning Point]] over potential confusion caused by similarities between the two names.<ref>{{cite news |title=The battle over Britain's newest student movement |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-47159137 |accessdate=9 February 2019 |work=BBC News |date=9 February 2019}}</ref>

Labour MP [[David Lammy]] has described Turning Point UK as evidence that “sinister forces are taking hold of our country” and that the Conservative Party “openly promotes hard-right, xenophobic bile”.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/right-wing-student-leader-charlie-kirk-will-tour-uk-universities-h223d32rd|title=Right-wing student leader Charlie Kirk will tour UK universities|last=Brown|first=David|date=6 February 2019|work=[[The Times]]|accessdate=6 February 2019|language=en|issn=0140-0460}}{{paywall}}</ref>

Labour MP [[David Lammy]] has described Turning Point UK as evidence that “sinister forces are taking hold of our country” and that the Conservative Party “openly promotes hard-right, xenophobic bile”.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/right-wing-student-leader-charlie-kirk-will-tour-uk-universities-h223d32rd|title=Right-wing student leader Charlie Kirk will tour UK universities|last=Brown|first=David|date=6 February 2019|work=[[The Times]]|accessdate=6 February 2019|language=en|issn=0140-0460}}{{paywall}}</ref>