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Science, Technology and R&D
Brexit has fundamentally altered the UK’s science, technology, and research sectors, impacting funding, international collaboration, and talent mobility. As science remains a cornerstone of economic growth and innovation, understanding these challenges - and how we can go about solving them - is vital for securing the UK’s future prosperity.
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The Cost of Brexit
Nearly nine years since the referendum, and five 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...
Youth Mobility Scheme
Since the UK left the EU, routes for mobility between the UK and our closest neighbours and allies have disappeared. That's why we propose a reciprocal youth mobility scheme between the UK and EU for 18-35 year olds for a period of up to 5 years. What do we recommend? Best for Britain supports th...
Creative, Arts and Culture
The UK's creative industries contribute £126 billion to the economy and employ over 2 million people. However, these sectors were overlooked in the original Brexit deal, facing new trade barriers as a result. Here, we highlight the economic and social value of the creative, arts, and culture sect...
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Tell your MP to prioritise trade with the EU
The UK faces a critical moment as we prepare for the 2026 review of Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal. A new megapoll by YouGov for Best for Britain reveals that every constituency in Great Britain thinks the UK Government should prioritise trade with the EU over the USA and other countries. Twice as m...
General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR)
On 13 December 2024 the European Union’s new General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR) came into effect, impacting businesses across Britain by introducing new post-Brexit trade barriers with our closest overseas market, and delivering another blow to businesses exporting to Northern Ireland. We'...
Latest posts in Europe and Brexit
80 years after VE Day, here's why we need our European allies more than ever
Trump is deeply sceptical of the institutions built in the shadow of the end of the Second World War - the UN, the European Union, NATO - that were intended to prevent such a devastating conflict from recurring. His hostility leaves a vacuum on the world stage. It is critical to the stability of our continent that the UK works with our European allies to fill it.What is in the UK-India trade deal?
On 6 May the UK government announced that a UK-India Free Trade Agreement had been agreed, but what does the deal entail and what does it mean for the UK economy?Welcome India trade deal no substitute for closer EU ties
Campaigners have welcomed confirmation that the UK Government has signed a new bilateral trade deal with India but have highlighted the need to remove trade barriers with the EU.CEO Naomi Smith tells MPs how UK-EU reset could drive growth
Best for Britain CEO Naomi Smith gives evidence to the Foreign Affairs Select Committee on the UK-EU reset and rebuilding a strategic partnership in uncertain times.Common sense deal with EU urgent as IMF downgrades UK growth
The International Monetary Fund has downgraded its 2025 growth forecast for the UK from 1.6% to 1.1%.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...CEO Naomi Smith talks to James O'Brien on increasing ambitions for the UK-EU reset
Best for Britain CEO Naomi Smith dials in to LBC to highlight the benefits of pursuing a common sense deal with Europe.What do tariffs mean for the UK?
On 2 April, standing in the Rose Garden of the White House, Donald Trump announced new tariffs on UK exports to the US. Trump has since delayed the implementation of the higher rates of tariffs for 90 days. But what are tariffs? How will these new tariffs affect the UK? And how should the UK government respond to this change to the world economic order?UK & EU industry calls for mutual recognition agreement to boost growth
Today, a broad coalition of business groups and membership bodies from the EU and UK including the British Chambers of Commerce, CBI, FSB and the UK’s sole national accreditation service UKAS, has called for a mutual recognition agreement on conformity assessments between the UK and EU to help boost economic growth.