[2] Kurten founded the Heritage Party, and it was registered with the Electoral Commission that October.

[3][4] In December 2020, Kurten rejected a COVID-19 vaccine, for which he was denounced by Conservative mayoral candidate Shaun Bailey, who saw this as irresponsible for an elected politician.

[5] Lockdowns in response to the coronavirus pandemic in the United Kingdom were condemned by Kurten.

[6] The party has stood in eight by-elections so far: Kurten came 15th in the 2021 London mayoral election with 0.4% of the vote.

The party's candidates stood in 41 constituencies in the 2024 United Kingdom general election on 4 July 2024: 34 in England, 1 in Scotland, 6 in Wales.