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Trade strategy definitive - ‘Nothing matters more’ than reducing friction with the EU
Best for Britain has welcomed the full publication of the government's trade strategy today which highlighted the unparalleled importance of EU trade for British businesses.
Squeezyjet: EU aims to increase cabin baggage allowance for airline passengers
Airline passengers flying from the EU may soon be entitled to more free cabin baggage as campaigners call on the UK government to align with the highest consumer protections.
Increasing EU trade remains the gamechanger as government publishes trade strategy
Prioritising trade with the EU still remains the gamechanger for the UK economy, campaigners have urged ahead of the government's trade strategy being published.
Brexit 9th Anniversary: Britain at last moving in the right direction on Europe
On the ninth anniversary of the Brexit referendum which saw Britain vote to leave the EU, campaigners are urging the UK government to go further and faster on repairing the damage of June 23, 2016.
Poll: 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. As the UK prepares to host EU leaders at a summit to agree greater cooperation, a poll of almost 5,000 people undertaken by YouGov on behalf of Best for Britain asked what people would accept to secure better trade terms with the EU.
Poll: voters expect trade to be government’s top priority at UK-EU Summit in May
A new poll commissioned by Best for Britain by YouGov of almost 5,000 people found that when it comes to negotiations with the EU, Brits expect trade to be the...
Poll: Brits say Trump's tariffs mean the UK should improve its relationship with the EU
New Best for Britain polling finds Brits want the government to respond to new US tariffs by deepening ties with our main trade partners such as the EU. A poll...
Poll: Boost economy with new EU deal, not more cuts, say Brits
The YouGov poll commissioned by Best for Britain found that 46% of respondents think a new trade deal with the UK’s largest market is a better way to grow the...
One year of Labour and Europe — why the government must go further on EU reset
One year on and Labour finds itself amid the aftermath of a bruising rebellion over welfare reforms, cratering approval ratings, and the spectre of Nigel Farage’s Reform UK waiting in the wings. However, when it comes to Europe — and the central importance of our largest and closest trading partners to the UK’s economic prosperity — the government, quietly and unobtrusively, has so far ticked most, if not all, of the boxes.
International Joke Day
Today is International Joke Day, and as nothing in British politics is as laughable as the inconsistencies and hypocrisies of Reform UK, we felt it was the perfect time to shine a light on what has been happening recently…
Amid conflict in the Middle East, Britain and Europe must prevent Ukraine slipping down the geopolitical agenda
If it hasn’t already, the situation in the Middle East risks reaching boiling point, but an underdiscussed aspect is the impact it could have on the fightback against Putin’s illegal war and the importance of the UK and Europe keeping Ukraine high up the geopolitical agenda.
What is the UK's new Trade Strategy?
This morning the government published the UK’s new Trade Strategy, the first one since the UK left the EU. The report outlines the targeted approach the government will take over the coming years to provide ‘practical deals that deliver faster benefits to UK businesses’. The Trade Strategy makes clear that the EU is “our closest neighbour and trading partner”, with Prime Minister Keir Starmer saying that he wanted the UK-EU relationship “to move on in iterations” at the yearly summits the UK and EU have now agreed to.