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2.2% boost to GDP on offer from UK-EU goods and services alignment
Significant new analysis demonstrates how the Labour Government can achieve its growth mission, with benefits spread across the nations and regions of the UK, all while staying within the Prime Minister’s stated red lines for the UK’s relationship reset with Europe.
Chancellor’s Speech: EU reset the most effective way to grow the economy
The Chancellor is today facing calls to deepen UK and EU ties after a significant speech outlining how she intends to drive economic growth.
It’s unanimous: All GB constituencies favour trade with EU over US
A massive new MRP poll has revealed that every constituency in Britain thinks the Government should prioritise trade with the EU over the USA and other countries.
MPs back Youth Mobility Scheme
MPs have today backed a Ten-Minute Rule Bill calling for an EU-UK Youth Mobility Scheme.
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. 
MRP Analysis: Should the UK be more or less closely aligned with EU standards and regulations
MRP predicts only two GB constituencies would not support the UK becoming more closely aligned with EU standards and regulations. Every other constituency would support being more closely aligned.
MRP Analysis: Improving trade access with the EU if it required the UK to follow some EU rules
MRP analysis predicts every GB constituency except Clacton would support the UK accepting some EU rules in return for improved trade with the EU.
MRP Analysis: Improving trade access with the EU if it required the UK to follow all EU rules
MRP analysis predicts a majority of GB constituencies would overall support the UK being required to follow all EU rules in return for improved trade access.
What is happening in Germany?
Yesterday, hundreds of thousands of Germans took to the streets of Berlin to protest against the leader of the centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Freidrich Merz, after he collaborated with the AfD last week. Merz' decision breaks a longstanding convention in German politics to not work with the far-right. So with the German election just 20-days away, what is happening in Germany?
Five reasons to be optimistic after five years of Brexit
With the avalanche of evidence showing what a disaster Brexit has been, it would be easy (and fun) to write another piece about how wrong Brexiters were and how awful everything is. But here’s a few reasons to be optimistic about EU-UK relations
What does the Belarusian election mean for Europe?
Yesterday, Belarus’ incumbent president, Alexander Lukashenko, won his seventh term in office. Belarus remains the Kremlin’s closest ally in Europe, previously acting as a staging post for Russian troops entering Ukraine, and with increasing interference in Eastern European elections from Moscow; what does this election result mean for the region and Europe at large?
What is the Government’s advice on GPSR?
What is the UK governments current advice on GPSR? What is an economic operator? What can I do? To find out all of this and more read this helpful explainer.

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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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