Waleed Ghani and his fiancée Felicity Anscomb applied to register the Whig Party with the Electoral Commission on 27 May 2014.

The Electoral Commission lists Waleed Ghani as its Leader and Nominating Officer and Felicity Anscomb as its treasurer.

[2] Ghani founded the party with the intention of filling a vacuum he saw in British politics.

[3] On 9 December 2014, Ghani was interviewed by Jo Coburn on the BBC's Daily Politics.

[10] The party also fielded no candidates in the 2019 general election but is still registered with the Electoral Commission as of March 2024.