Annual Report 2022
Find out what Best for Britain did in 2022 - what we achieved, what we worked on and how our supporters made it happen.New Brexit Poll: Sceptics now outnumber Brexit cheerleaders among Tory voters
A new poll suggests that Brexit scepticism could be on the rise among Conservative voters as more say Britain’s withdrawal from the EU has created more problems than it has solved.The Wavering Wall: The impact of undecided voters on Britain’s next General Election
New MRP polling and analysis of undecided voters, or the ‘Wavering Wall’, by Best for Britain suggests the majority are likely to be timid Tories. This landmark report found that despite the Labour Party’s consistent 20 point lead in the polls in the latter half of 2022, it would only deliver them a UK parliamentary majority of fewer than 30 seats.STOP THE CLOCK: Prime Minister finally appoints ethics adviser after 190 days
In the end our government went almost 200 days without doing the bare minimum on standards, ethics and accountability.'Don't Knows' reveal fragility of Labour poll lead
New analysis of undecided voters shows the vast bulk of undecided voters cannot be won as easily by Labour as the Conservatives and are more likely to vote Tory at the next election.New MRP election pact analysis: Labour's chances at the next General Election
Best for Britain has undertaken a major 10,000-response poll and seat-by-seat MRP investigation into how the parties would fare at a UK General Election and, crucially, what would happen in different election pact scenarios.New polling: Public rejects PM’s power grab as peers vote on independence of Elections watchdog
New polling by Opinium on behalf of Best for Britain reveals that 70% of those asked believe the Electoral Commission should remain fully independent of the government while only 8% said it should not.Elections Bill - briefing to MPs 25.04.22
Ahead of the Elections Bill's return to the Commons, Best for Britain has produced a briefing for MPsElections Bill Lord's Committee Stage Briefing
Our briefing to Peers on the Elections Bill at Committee Stage, containing key messaging and other amendments to support, is below.Policing Bill Clause 58 - briefing
This briefing on the Policing Bill was produced in advance of the Consideration of Lords amendments on the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill. February 2022.Elections Bill Briefing
This briefing was produced ahead of the Second Reading of the Elections Bill in the Lords. February 2022.NEW POLL: Parliament Square protests should be saved
New polling undertaken by Opinium on behalf of Best for Britain shows that 79% of people asked think peaceful protests should be allowed outside the Houses of Parliament including 75% of people who voted Conservative at the last election and 76% of people who voted Leave at the EU referendum. Only 15% of people asked disagree with this.New polling shows 53% of people think the government's Brexit deal has created more problems than it has solved
A new nationally representative poll reveals that most people in the UK (53%) think the deal has created more problems than it solved with just 15% of people saying it solved more problems than it created. Even Leave voters are more likely to agree that the deal has created more problems than solutions.Written Evidence to the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Best for Britain has submitted written evidence to the PACAC inquiry into the Elections Bill. Read why we are deeply concerned by this dangerous anti-democratic new law.Poll reveals strong majority prioritise protecting farmers over new trade deals
61% said the government should prioritise protecting British farmers, compared to just 20% who said that agreeing new trade deals was more important, and 19% said they didn’t know. The findings are based on a nationally representative poll of more than 1,500 adults taken by Opinium this week for Best for Britain. Support for farmers is found among a majority of both Leavers and Remainers, voters of all parties, across all age groups and in all nations and regions of the UK, with the strongest support in the South West of England.UK voters are ready for a new voting system, including half of Conservative voters
New Best for Britain polling found 52% of all voters support some form of electoral reform. That's coupled with fewer than two-fifths of people who believe their vote has made a difference to the final result in an election. Clearly UK voters want to see change.New Report: A Truly Global UK - Voters' views on working with the world
Landmark new report from Best for Britain featuring insight and polling identifying UK voters' real views on working with the world. Having left the European Union, the UK finds itself at a crossroads. In 2021, it has a choice to become a convenor nation, a leader in a collaborative sense, to overcome the global challenges of international disorder, protectionism and the climate crisis. But to do that, the UK must first repair its relationship with the EU. Without this underlying relationship with its nearest and closest ally, the UK risks being set a drift in a stormy global environment.Internationalism Index: How does it work?
To mark Best for Britain's campaign relaunch in Spring 2021, we have commissioned a cutting-edge new analytical tool: The Internationalism Index. This is a brand new way of understanding opinion polling through segmenting the population by attitude, rather than demography or geography. The Index will allow a more nuanced understanding of how people in the UK view international co-operation.NEW ANALYSIS: Labour would win up to 351 seats by working with Greens and Lib Dems
If Keir Starmer wants a shot at No 10 in three years, the party must be open to working with the Greens and Lib Dems, particularly given the impending constituency boundary changes and SNP strength north of the border.A look back on what we've achieved
What did Best for Britain do in 2020? In the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, Best for Britain kept up the pressure on government to get a proper deal with the EU. Here's what we did.NEW REPORT: Towards a modern UK-EU trade relationship
A major new analysis of the EU-UK trade deal highlights ten areas that must be addressed urgently to deal with non-tariff trade barriers looming come January 1st.