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Trade Secretary celebrates fall in UK trade
Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch is facing criticism after citing the UK's poor trading performance under her watch as evidence that Brexit has not had a negative impact on UK trade.Inquiry evidence is an advertisement for electoral reform
The inquiry heard damning evidence of an extremely dysfunctional and unprepared pandemic response from the Government as well as the self-interested, uninformed and offensive opinions shared by the Prime Minister and his senior team.By-elections underscore importance of tactical voting
Labour has won both the Mid Bedfordshire and Tamsworth by-elections overturning massive Conservative majorities with clear signs of tactical voting.Starmer, shawarma, stalls and sparkles - Best for Britain at Labour Party Conference
The last time I attended the Labour Party’s annual conference in a rain lashed Brighton, the general mood matched the weather. Two years later and everything has changed, changed utterly.Deluded or deceitful? Badenoch is wrong on the cost of Brexit to Britain
Despite years of evidence detailing the breadth and depth of the issues created by the UK's withdrawal from the EU, the Business and Trade Secretary criticised people who she claimed, "are obsessed with viewing every problem as Brexit".Improvements to Brexit deal should be welcomed
Best for Britain CEO pushes back as Keir Starmer faces criticism from both sides of the Brexit divide over his announcement that a Labour government would push for a better deal with Europe.Westminster falls behind as Wales boosts democratic equality
This morning, the Labour-run Government announced their plan to increase the size of the Senedd by a third and abolish first-past-the-post (FPTP) voting and single-member constituencies for elections.EU musicians booked for British festivals down 40% post-Brexit
Figures published today by internationalist campaign group Best for Britain show that, on average, the number of European musicians scheduled to take to the stage at major festivals across the UK this summer has fallen by 40% compared to 2017-19Hilary Benn stands down from business commission after Shadow Cabinet promotion
Hilary Benn MP will stand down from his position as co-convener of the cross-party UK Trade and Business Commission with immediate effect after being confirmed as the new Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.'Illegal Immigration Bill' is a morally repugnant distration from government failure
In the early hours of this morning, the so-called 'Illegal Migration Bill' was passed by the House of Lords meaning it is expected to become law this week, giving the Home Secretary the legal imperative to deny refugees and asylum seekers their rights under international law by detaining people arriving in the UK and deporting them to a third country without hearing their case to claim asylum.Rwanda Plan Ruling: Government must ditch unworkable and unlawful plan
In a two-to-one decision, the Court found that the Home Office could not guarantee the safety of people sent to Rwanda under the scheme, citing a history of human rights abuses toward refugees in the country.Labour announce new era of economic diplomacy at Trade Unlocked conference
Yesterday, Labour announced a new era of ‘economic diplomacy’ at the Trade Unlocked conference in Birmingham. Shadow Foreign Secretary David Lammy and Shadow Secretary of State for International Trade Nick Thomas-Symonds addressed...UK travel industry calls for improved UK-EU labour mobility
Two major travel industry trade bodies are calling on the UK and EU governments to address staffing challenges in EU holiday destinations after a new report found the number of UK holiday workers in the EU has plummeted since Brexit.