[2] The close similarity of Turning Point UK's rhetoric and target demographic to that of Generation Identity, a continental European group with racist and Islamophobic intentions, has been noted by scholars of hate studies and the far-right.

It says it does this to counter what it alleges is "a dogmatic left-wing political climate, education system and radical Labour Party" which, Turning Point UK claims, "sympathises with terrorists [and] wishes to disarm the nation".

[5] On the day of its social media launch in February 2019, Tory MPs including Jacob Rees-Mogg and Priti Patel tweeted supportive messages for the group.

[7][8] Labour MP David Lammy stated that the launch and its Tory support are evidence that the Conservative Party "openly promotes hard-right, xenophobic bile".

[5] Among those attending the event were Andy Wigmore, Paul Joseph Watson, James Delingpole and filmmaker Amanda Eliasch (a follower of David Icke).

[14] 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, as did Nigel Farage,[7] while it was marked for criticism by others.

[5] In 2019, Labour MP David Lammy 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".

[3] Dominique Samuels, one of the group's "Young Influencers", told the BBC during a radio interview that the UK branch would not set up the same controversial Professor Watchlist for which its US counterpart is known.

[26] According to Hope Not Hate, "following the addition of COO Nick Tenconi to the group, it appears to be in the process of reinventing itself as a street-protest organiser, taking a key role in the demonstrations against drag queen storytelling sessions throughout the year".

[29][30] Turning Point UK held another protest outside the Honor Oak in June, in which three people were arrested, and one trans activist was photographed with blood pouring down their face.

[33][32] On the 10 March 2023, Turning Point UK staged a protest in East Dulwich against an alleged Drag Queen Story Hour outside a pub called "The Great Exhibition.