EU-UK Summit May 2025

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19th May 2025

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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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Cost of Brexit

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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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".
What do tariffs mean for the UK?
On 2 April, standing in the Rose Garden of the White House, Donald Trump announced new tariffs on UK exports to the US. Trump has since delayed the implementation of the higher rates of tariffs for 90 days. But what are tariffs? How will these new tariffs affect the UK? And how should the UK government respond to this change to the world economic order?
Are Trump's Tariffs on the UK a Brexit benefit?
Here we'll go through all you need to know about if Brexit really has shielded the UK economy from America's trade war.
Starmer’s strategy is back to front - the trade deal we need isn’t with the US
Our most important defence ally is the United States, our largest trading partner is the European Union. Yet somehow, we are chasing better trade terms with America while seeking stronger military ties with Europe.
Can't fool me Tice
April Fools' Day is here again, but in full transparency we couldn’t think of anything as ridiculous as global politics right now, so here are five times Reform UK tried to take us all for fools…