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19th May 2025

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Thousands write to Ofgem to oppose Musk’s UK ‘powergrab’
Tesla has applied to supply electricity to British households but many are concerned by Elon Musk’s history of using his business interests to promote dangerous conspiracy theories and support radical and far-right figures.
New study exposes faultlines among Reform UK’s voters
A major new study to examine the motivations, priorities and life experiences of potential Reform UK voters has identified five distinct groups among Reform’s support
New depths: England’s swimming waters five times worse than EU’s
More than five times as many English bathing waters are rated poor quality, compared to in the European Union (EU), research by Best for Britain has revealed.
Sky News changes Reform UK coverage after receiving thousands of complaints
Sky News today altered their coverage of Reform UK press conferences after a concerted campaign organised by Best for Britain.
NEW POLL: Government 'in deep trouble with voters' over plan to break law on Brexit Withdrawal Agreement
47 per cent of voters say planning to break the law is unacceptable, and only 25 per cent believe it can be acceptable. Boris Johnson has completely lost non-Tory voters on this issue, doesn’t have the backing of a huge number of his own voters.
UK-EU Negotiations: Are we getting what we were promised?
We've given our verdict on how the Government is living up to its promises in seventeen key areas of UK-EU negotiations. Time is running short to get a good deal with our closest neighbours. Find out how much the UK Government still has to do.
NEW REPORT - The state of EU-UK trade negotiations: is the Government measuring up to its promises?
In a major new report commissioned by Best for Britain, Tim Ward and Namali Mackay provide the first detailed analysis of the government’s ambitions for a trade deal, and the realities facing their negotiating teams.
Timeline to a UK-EU trade deal
A deal needs to be agreed in time for the EU and UK systems to scrutinise and approve whatever the negotiators agree. We worked out the timeline for approving the trade deal.
What is the UK Board of Trade and what should it be? Your questions answered
Everything you need to know about what the UK Board of Trade is, what it does and most importantly, what it should do.
Starmer’s next hundred days
Instead of joining the critical chorus reflecting on the last hundred days, we should ask what he can do in the next hundred to turn things around. Specifically, how can Starmer deliver meaningful change from one of the few PR successes from his time in the top job - his electorally popular ‘relationship reset’ with the EU.
What is the ECHR and how does it work?
More than 70 years after Churchill, his party has become the party of law-breakers and human rights detractors with leading figures calling for a referendum on membership of the ECHR. But how does the ECHR work and why are they wrong to want out of it?
Which States Decide the US Election?
What is a swing state? And how does the American voting system actually work? As the US election draws ominously close, we begin our coverage by explaining the electoral college system and taking a closer look at the seven ‘swing states’ that could decide this election.
Defection Tracker

Tory to Reform UK Defection Tracker

Reform UK are presenting themselves as an insurgent political party, yet their adoption of former Conservatives shows they are nothing more than the 'Tories in disguise'.

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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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Defeating the Radical Right