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Farage threat demands tactical voting response
By-election results in Mid-Bedfordshire and Tamworth show the Conservative Party lost both seats by less than the number of votes cast for Reform UK.
By-elections underscore importance of tactical voting
Labour has won both the Mid Bedfordshire and Tamsworth by-elections overturning massive Conservative majorities with clear signs of tactical voting.
Britain can’t afford to have our hands tied by Brexit
Labour leader Keir Starmer sets out party's plans for government, but doesn't address Brexit. 
Deluded or deceitful? Badenoch is wrong on the cost of Brexit to Britain
Despite years of evidence detailing the breadth and depth of the issues created by the UK's withdrawal from the EU, the Business and Trade Secretary criticised people who she claimed, "are obsessed with viewing every problem as Brexit".
Business leaders back beneficial alignment
61 business leaders, trade experts and parliamentarians have published a letter in response to recent reports in the media around the UK diverging from the standards and protections of the EU.
Improvements to Brexit deal should be welcomed
Best for Britain CEO pushes back as Keir Starmer faces criticism from both sides of the Brexit divide over his announcement that a Labour government would push for a better deal with Europe.
Westminster falls behind as Wales boosts democratic equality
This morning, the Labour-run Government announced their plan to increase the size of the Senedd by a third and abolish first-past-the-post (FPTP) voting and single-member constituencies for elections.
EU musicians booked for British festivals down 40% post-Brexit
Figures published today by internationalist campaign group Best for Britain show that, on average, the number of European musicians scheduled to take to the stage at major festivals across the UK this summer has fallen by 40% compared to 2017-19
Hilary Benn stands down from business commission after Shadow Cabinet promotion
Hilary Benn MP will stand down from his position as co-convener of the cross-party UK Trade and Business Commission with immediate effect after being confirmed as the new Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.
'Illegal Immigration Bill' is a morally repugnant distration from government failure
In the early hours of this morning, the so-called 'Illegal Migration Bill' was passed by the House of Lords meaning it is expected to become law this week, giving the Home Secretary the legal imperative to deny refugees and asylum seekers their rights under international law by detaining people arriving in the UK and deporting them to a third country without hearing their case to claim asylum.
Best for Britain supporters force UK Government response on voter ID
The UK Government has responded to Best for Britain supporters' feedback about the implementation of new voter ID rules at the local elections in May after thousands wrote to the Department for Levelling Up setting out concerns. Minister commits to publishing a formal evaluation no later than November 2023 and to consider 'updates to the list of accepted identification.
Rwanda Plan Ruling: Government must ditch unworkable and unlawful plan
In a two-to-one decision, the Court found that the Home Office could not guarantee the safety of people sent to Rwanda under the scheme, citing a history of human rights abuses toward refugees in the country.
Labour announce new era of economic diplomacy at Trade Unlocked conference
Yesterday, Labour announced a new era of ‘economic diplomacy’ at the Trade Unlocked conference in Birmingham. Shadow Foreign Secretary David Lammy and Shadow Secretary of State for International Trade Nick Thomas-Symonds addressed...
UK travel industry calls for improved UK-EU labour mobility
Two major travel industry trade bodies are calling on the UK and EU governments to address staffing challenges in EU holiday destinations after a new report found the number of UK holiday workers in the EU has plummeted since Brexit.
Hung parliament possible in first major voter intention MRP poll under new boundaries
The first major seat-level MRP poll of UK Parliamentary voting intention undertaken under the new electoral boundaries suggests that Labour remain comfortably ahead but new analysis shows a significantly high number of marginal seats, where another party is within 5% of the projected winner.
Landmark new trade policy platform recommends ‘OBR for Trade’ and beneficial alignment
The UK Trade and Business Commission has published a comprehensive assessment of the state of UK trade containing 114 recommendations to remove barriers to growth and prepare the UK economy for the challenges and opportunities of the next decade.
Post-Brexit trade deals which undercut UK businesses come into force
The first post-Brexit trade deals came into effect at midnight yesterday sparking fresh criticism of the impact they will have on UK businesses and standards.
Ardent Leave areas now favour closer UK-EU relationship as Brexit attitudes shift
The first major poll on attitudes to the EU conducted in reference to new UK electoral boundaries shows a clear majority of voters in Britain are in favour of a closer EU-UK relationship and suggests that most oppose flagship Government policies.
Immigration good for economy and society
Today the ONS confirmed that net migration to the UK last year was 606,000
Most Leave voters say Brexit has been a failure
37% of respondents who voted Leave reported that Brexit has been a failure, while just 20% believe it has been a success. 35% of Leave voters say it has been neither a success nor a failure.