Sir Thomas Alexander Fermor-Hesketh 3rd Baron Hesketh KBE PC (born 28 October 1950) is a British UK Independence Party politician. He first came to notice as the owner of Hesketh Racing a car racing team which competed at various levels between 1972 and 1978. After the team folded he tried to set up a British motorcycle business Hesketh Motorcycles which failed. He has been involved not very successfully in other business ventures.