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Horizons broadened for young Brits as UK to rejoin Erasmus
The government is set to announce tomorrow that the UK will rejoin the Erasmus+ scheme from January 2027 according to reports.
Launch UK-EU youth experience scheme with initial 44,000 cap, says cross-party commission
A new cross-party report recommends the UK and EU should launch the UK’s largest and most generous scheme to restore opportunities for young people who have been denied them by Brexit.
UK access to SAFE vital to deter tyrant on our doorstep
The UK's access to Europe's SAFE defence fund is vital to deter "the tyrant on our doorstep", campaigners have stressed, following reports that negotiations over Britain joining the €150 billion fund have failed.
The Brexit Budget: Pull the EU lever now or risk failing on growth mission
Campaigners have called on the government to deliver a "rapid and deep" improvement to the UK's trade links with the EU after the Chancellor cited Brexit as a key factor impacting the decisions made in today’s Budget
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…
Three ways the Trump administration is undermining racial equality
Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, established following the murder of 69 people in South Africa during protests against apartheid in 1960. With Donald Trump currently undermining progress on racial equality in America, solidarity against racism remains vitally important.
How has Britain leaving the EU restricted retailers?
It is news to no one that Britain’s high streets have been struggling for some time. Boarded up windows, fewer independent shops, and a general loss of vibrancy have been a fixture of contemporary Britain. Whilst there are, of course, many factors at play from the rise of online shopping to COVID-19, one factor is constantly underplayed: Britain leaving the EU.
Is social media worsening anti-Muslim hate in Britain?
Today marks the third International Day to Combat Islamophobia, introduced by the UN to mark the date of the 2019 Christchurch terrorist attack in which 51 Muslims were killed during Friday prayer. Last year, anti-Muslim hate incidents in Britain hit a record high. Is online misinformation to blame?
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Cost of Brexit

The Cost of Brexit

Nearly ten years since the referendum, and six 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 t...

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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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