Voters want action on UK-EU alignment to cut cost of living
The government "simply don't have any time to waste on aligning at speed with our largest trading partner", warn campaigners calling for the UK to deepen its trading relationship with the European Union.Closer EU ties shield UK from Trump’s game show antics
US President Donald Trump's tariffs were "ill-conceived, game show-style antics" which have only created "more economic chaos", campaigners have said on the one-year anniversary of his so-called 'Liberation Day'.Fresh UK-EU summit welcome but vital growth only via deeper alignment
Today, Prime Minister Keir Starmer confirmed that a new summit is due to be announced shortly. The summit will be the second following last year's inaugural meeting between the UK and the EU on 19 May 2025.‘Erratic, unreliable’ USA could pose ‘threat to Europe’, experts warn
The United States has become “erratic” and "unreliable", and could even “be a threat to Europe”, experts including a former advisor to the then-Foreign Secretary have warned.Highlighting democratic challenges welcome but much more to do
Campaigners have welcomed Sir Philip Rycroft’s review of foreign financial interference but stressed there is "significantly more to do" on understanding and responding to democratic challenges.Trump’s Farage-backed war hitting Brits’ overdrafts and mortgages
The impact of Donald Trump's Farage-backed war in Iran is "landing squarely in the overdrafts, mortgage repayments and living standards of British voters", campaigners have warned.Reeves correct that EU alignment needed for UK economic growth
Campaigners have welcomed Chancellor Rachel Reeves stating that "this government believes a deeper relationship is in the interest of the whole of Europe" as she signalled her intention for the UK to cooperate more closer with the EU.Youth scheme can restore opportunities and bolster UK higher education
Campaigners have stressed that UK universities should keep receiving international tuition fees from European students, as the UK and the EU continue negotiations on a Youth Experience Scheme which can restore opportunities.Revive UK’s flatlining GDP via closer EU alignment
The government must urgently "deliver on the promises of last year’s UK-EU Summit" to revive the UK's flatlining economy, campaigners have urged.Elon Musk: Ministers must reverse misguided energy powergrab
Campaigners have urged the UK energy secretary to step in and reverse Ofgem's "misguided decision" to grant Elon Musk's Tesla Energy company a licence to supply electricity in the UK.UK-EU alignment step in right direction but urgent progress essential
Ministers must make urgent progress on a "common sense food and drink deal" with the EU, campaigners have urged.UK-EU progress on trade and defence must be built upon
It's essential that the UK-EU relationship reset "progresses at pace", campaigners have stressed, after a report by MPs warned the project was lacking "direction, definition and drive".Campaign win: Government drops powers over Electoral Commission
Campaigners have welcomed the government's announcement that it intends to scrap its powers over the Electoral Commission.Closer alignment with Europe is best economic insurance policy
Campaigners have stressed that closer alignment with Europe is the "best insurance policy" for the UK economy, after Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered her Spring Statement.Campaigners urge Home Secretary not to limit asylum seekers to 30 months in the UK
Campaigners have critiqued the government's plan to limit the time refugees can stay in the UK to 30 months before needing a review of their status. Credit: Sean Aidan Calderbank...Greens win Gorton & Denton By-election!
Credit: PA Images / Peter Byrne / Alamy Responding to the news that the Green Party has won the seat of Gorton and Denton, Naomi Smith, Chief Executive of...US Supreme Court rules against Trump tariffs
The U.S. Supreme Court has today struck down President Trump's global tariffs.Starmer calls on Europe to reduce reliance on US at Munich Security Conference
Campaigners have welcomed the Prime Minister's speech on European security at the Munich Security Conference.Chancellor says “the biggest prize” is a trade deal with the EU
Rachel Reeves is correct to argue a trade deal with the EU is "the biggest prize", as campaigners welcome the Chancellor's ambitions to align with the EU on services in addition to goods.Majority want closer EU ties on food, defence and youth mobility
A majority of the British public support closer ties with the European Union (EU), including on food and drink rules, defence and security and a youth mobility visa scheme.