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Our roadmap to fix the Brexit deal

Best for Britain's three step plan
to fix the problems Britain faces after Brexit:

  1. Design 114 fixes to our relationship with Europe
    that a new government can implement now
  2. Change the government
  3. Get the new government to back these fixes between now and the review of the Brexit deal in 2026
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Report: Quantifying the opportunities for economic growth

Best for Britain asked Frontier Economics to independently model the economic effects of alignment rules and standards for goods and services between the UK and the EU within the UK Government’s negotiating red lines of ‘no return to the single market, customs union or freedom of movement’. The modelling also considered the United States potentially levying tariffs on the UK and other trade partners. 

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Brexit Impact

The Cost of Brexit

Nearly nine years since the referendum, and five years since we officially left the EU, we know that Brexit has been deeply damaging for the UK. But do we know just how much Brexit has cost us? With so many figures floating about, it can be hard to know where to look and what to trust. So to make...

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News and updates

Government must build on GDP growth with closer EU-UK alignment
Ahead of Monday's UK-EU reset summit, campaigners stress need for common sense deal with Europe to bring down supermarket prices.
British voters ready to back a more ambitious EU reset
New data shows strong public support for the government to go further in securing better trade terms with the EU including among Labour voters who are now considering voting for Reform UK.
Britain must ‘rebuild’ trade with EU to repair economy, Bank of England boss insists
The UK must “do everything we can” to “rebuild” our trading relationship with the EU, the Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey has insisted, arguing that closer trading ties would benefit the UK economically.
Tariff deal with unpredictable dealmaker should be treated with caution
The US and UK have announced a deal on tariffs which will see the 25% levy on UK steel and aluminium removed and the rate on most car exports cut to 10% - but campaigners argue the White House's "chaotic" style means any agreement must be treated with "extreme caution".
Poll: British voters ready to back a more ambitious EU reset
New data shows strong public support for the government to go further in securing better trade terms with the EU including among Labour voters who are now considering voting for Reform UK. As the UK prepares to host EU leaders at a summit to agree greater cooperation, a poll of almost 5,000 people undertaken by YouGov on behalf of Best for Britain asked what people would accept to secure better trade terms with the EU.
Poll: voters expect trade to be government’s top priority at UK-EU Summit in May
A new poll commissioned by Best for Britain by YouGov of almost 5,000 people found that when it comes to negotiations with the EU, Brits expect trade to be the...
Poll: Brits say Trump's tariffs mean the UK should improve its relationship with the EU
New Best for Britain polling finds Brits want the government to respond to new US tariffs by deepening ties with our main trade partners such as the EU. A poll...
Poll: Boost economy with new EU deal, not more cuts, say Brits
The YouGov poll commissioned by Best for Britain found that 46% of respondents think a new trade deal with the UK’s largest market is a better way to grow the...
80 years after VE Day, here's why we need our European allies more than ever
Trump is deeply sceptical of the institutions built in the shadow of the end of the Second World War - the UN, the European Union, NATO - that were intended to prevent such a devastating conflict from recurring. His hostility leaves a vacuum on the world stage. It is critical to the stability of our continent that the UK works with our European allies to fill it.
What is in the UK-India trade deal?
On 6 May the UK government announced that a UK-India Free Trade Agreement had been agreed, but what does the deal entail and what does it mean for the UK economy?
What happened in the Australian Election and what does it mean for MAGA imitation?
Anthony Albanese secured a thumping electoral victory in Australia over the weekend, becoming the first Australian Prime Minister to secure a second term in decades. So with a pro-Trump candidate winning the first round of the Romanian Presidential election, and Reform UK making gains in last week's local elections, what can Europe learn from Canada and Australia about pushing back the populist tide?
What happened in Canada's election?
Mark Carney’s Liberal Party has secured one of the greatest political comebacks in living memory. At the turn of the year, the Liberal Party was over 20 points behind the Conservatives in the polls. Fast forward four months and the resignation of Justin Trudeau, the appointment of Mark Carney and the shadow of Trump has propelled the LIberals to a Lazarus-like resurrection of popularity.