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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 30/09/2026
With the public behind him, progressives imploring them, and the economic case etched in stone, we should signal to the EU – today – that the UK is ready to apply for membership, to take us back to where we belong at the heart of Europe.
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 30/09/2026
👏 Really welcome news.
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 30/09/2026
🗳️ Rejoining is the only option. 🇪🇺 Britain needs to build bridges with our European allies and get back to the heart of Europe.
theguardian.com
Andy Burnham wants to review the UK’s relationship with the EU. What are the options?
The PM said Brexit has ‘done more harm than good’ and wants an assessment before the next UK-EU summit
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 9h
🇧🇷 "A Bolsonaro presidency would be bad for women, the poor and minorities. Democracy would probably be its first, local victim. But the climate would surely be another – with consequences for us all."
theguardian.com
The Guardian view on Lula v the Bolsonaros: the decision of Brazilian voters will affect us all | Editorial
Editorial: Sunday’s general election is too close to call, with the incumbent president facing the son of the man who at
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 30/09/2026
Shocking.
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Kemi Badenoch's Conservatives Block Byline Times From Conference After Condemning Reform for Journalist Ban
The ban comes just weeks after the Conservative leader called Reform's barring of critical journalists from their confer
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 30/09/2026
🚨 We’re calling on Ofcom to open a formal investigation into Nigel Farage presenting GB News shows and whether his programme on 15 September 2026 was within the rules on impartiality ⚠️ Broadcasters are required to present news in an impartial manner, without political bias.
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Farage on GB News: Demand that Ofcom takes immediate action - Best for Britain
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 13h
⚠️ He might want a fight on Brexit. Bring it on. Farage and his fellow Brexiteers have been proved wrong time and time again. 👏 This is a fight we will win.
politico.eu
Farage spoils for a Brexit brawl with Burnham
Reform UK leader will attack the prime minister’s turn towards Europe in a major speech Thursday.
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 12h
⚠️ "Labour could see its Scottish seats slashed from 37 to just 3 if they fail to go further on EU relations in their next manifesto, according to analysis of modelling from YouGov" 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Rejoining the EU is vital to deliver Scotland the growth it needs.
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Not rejoining EU could lead to Scots Labour MP 'wipeout', poll finds
Labour could see its Scottish seats slashed from 37 to just three if they fail to go further on EU relations in their ne
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 11h
🚨Andy Burnham says "every option" is on the table for the UK-EU relationship. The country's made it clear what option he should take. Our polling with YouGov shows more than 99% of GB constituencies want EU membership. Now we need your help to get us all the way there. 👇
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Help us Fight to Restore our EU Membership - Best for Britain
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 8h
French President Emmanuel Macron: "If the British want to come back and if the Prime Minister is moving in that direction, I think that is very good news, both for his country and for the Europeans." ♥️
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 8h
😉 Turns out not everyone is happy when their MP jumps ship...
inews.co.uk
'He's a turncoat': How Robert Jenrick's angry constituents could vote him out
Many voters in Newark-on-Trent, Jenrick's constituency and a traditional Tory stronghold, have lost faith in the MP afte
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Naomi Smith @pimlicat.bsky.social · 8h
ACTION STATIONS! A very well timed debate on the UK's membership of the EU takes place on 12th October in parliament. Please ask your MP to be there: bestforbritain.org/take-action/...
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Tell your MP: 628 constituencies want EU membership. Only 4 don't. - Best for Britain
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Naomi Smith @pimlicat.bsky.social · 8h
Great to chat through the options on @lbc.co.uk with @benkentish.bsky.social
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 7h
Naomi Smith, CEO of Best for Britain: "When the facts change, the environment changes, and the geopolitical situation changes, it is also normal for voters to change their minds."
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 10h
Only EU membership ticks all the boxes ✅ It delivers the most growth, and it's what voters want 🇪🇺
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forestgreener.bsky.social @forestgreener.bsky.social · 12h
Make the government come clean about Palantir goodlawproject.org/s/f15056
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Make the government come clean about Palantir | Good Law Project
Together with Democracy for Sale, we’re challenging the information commissioner’s decision to keep ministerial briefings about Palantir’s platform hidden
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Andrew Sparrow @andrewsparrowgdn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Tories rule out taking party in Burnham's proposed cross-party commission on electoral reform - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
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Simon Nixon @nixonsimon.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Great that Burnham is looking at options to recast Britain’s relationship with the EU and undo the damage of Brexit. But he will surely soon find that there is only one option that works for Britain politically, economically and strategically.
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George Eaton @georgeeaton.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Seen a few people ask Burnham if his EU stance contradicts his “Makerfield test” - Makerfield would vote for Rejoin on current polling!
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 30/09/2026
It's time to take us back to where we belong: at the heart of Europe. ♥️
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Naomi Smith @pimlicat.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
This is what a confident Government does - engages with civil society in a meaningful way www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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No 10 gathering evidence on public support for rejoining the EU
Senior Downing Street officials reach out to thinktanks and pollsters as they look to test backing for reversing Brexit
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Brant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Pathetic…..
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European Movement UK @europeanmovement.co.uk · 30/09/2026
"What is our long term relationship with Europe? It's the right question to ask."
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Kemi Badenoch condemned Reform's ban on critical journalists covering their conference as "authoritarian", saying her own party would never do the same as "we believe in free speech. We believe in a free press." Now the Conservatives have banned Byline Times from their conference
bylinetimes.com
Kemi Badenoch's Conservatives Ban Byline Times From Conference After Condemning Reform for Journalist Ban
The ban comes just weeks after the Conservative leader called Reform's barring of critical journalists from their conference an "authoritarian" attack on the free press
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 30/09/2026
🚨Britain must rejoin the EU. 👏 It is the only option on the table that makes sense, and the most popular option amongst the public. 📈 If Burnham wants growth in every postcode - there is only one way to do it.
bbc.co.uk
Move to rejoin EU among options for UK, says Andy Burnham
The prime minister tells the BBC the current Brexit settlement has caused "more harm than good".
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 30/09/2026
Burnham: "My judgment is Brexit in its current form has caused more harm than good and I think around 60 per cent of the British public now hold that view." "It's not a good thing if the public are ahead of politicians on this issue."
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 30/09/2026
📈 Only one policy option gets £92bn in growth. 💪 Only one policy option boosts our exports by £43bn every single year. 🇪🇺 Britain needs to rejoin the EU. And the EU needs Britain.
independent.co.uk
Burnham says he could go ‘all the way’ and rejoin European Union in Brexit warning
PM said one option was to back George Osborne’s call, made in an interview with The Independent, to rejoin the EU custom
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Kevin Schofield @kevinschofied.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Reform UK Slump To 18-Month Opinion Poll Low In Latest Blow For Nigel Farage www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/reform...
huffingtonpost.co.uk
Reform UK Slump To 18-Month Opinion Poll Low In Latest Blow For Nigel Farage
The party is now in third place behind Labour and the Tories.
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Politics.co.uk @politics.co.uk · 29/09/2026
NEW: Labour will ‘stand by’ ECHR unlike Farage and Badenoch, says @chrisbryant1962.bsky.social “They say they’ll bin the European Convention on Human Rights. They’ve clearly never read the Good Friday Agreement. Or maybe they don’t care about it”, Bryant stated www.politics.co.uk/2026/09/chri...
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Chris Bryant: Labour will ‘stand by’ ECHR, unlike Farage and Badenoch - Politics.co.uk
Sir Chris Bryant has vowed that Labour will “stand by” the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and the Good Friday Agreement, accusing Nigel Farage and Kemi Badenoch of having “clearly never re...
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 29/09/2026
"I fear that lives will be lost. We need to be doing much more education and preparation." Climate change is here now. We must act and stop the degradation of our natural world.
bbc.co.uk
Lives will be lost unless UK does more to combat wildfires, committee chairwoman says
Baroness Brown says there must be better training and planning, after a record year for wildfires in England and Wales.
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 29/09/2026
🚨 NEW POLL 🚨 🇪🇺 Committing to EU membership could be the difference between a Labour-led and Reform-led government at the next election. A commitment to EU membership could bring the Labour Party to 321 seats, just five short of a majority in the House of Commons, the study found.
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FAQ: Why EU membership might win Labour the next election - Best for Britain
Committing to EU membership could be the difference between a Labour-led and Reform-led government at the next election.
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 29/09/2026
🚨 Naomi Smith, Best for Britain CEO: 👏 “With the public behind him, progressives imploring them, and the economic case etched in stone, we should signal to the EU – today – that the UK is ready to apply for membership, to take us back to where we belong at the heart of Europe.”
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Only one option on Europe: Burnham must seize moment now - Best for Britain
Andy Burnham should "signal to the EU today that the UK is ready to apply for membership", campaigners have stressed, af
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Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
💥BREAKING: Andy Burnham announces a National Commission on Electoral Reform. This is a historic moment. The era of First Past the Post is coming to an end. It's time to transform politics and make all votes count. It's time for Proportional Representation.
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Naomi Smith @pimlicat.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
We said our work needed to be a deafening alarm bell to every slumbering Labour MP and snoozing No10 strategist. Burnham’s speech today proves he’s wide awake.
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Naomi Smith @pimlicat.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The PM will set out options for our EU relationship. We will be there, making the case strongly, with evidence, and clearly, for the option of membership. But we will need your help. There's never been a more crucial time to support our work bestforbritain.org/fundraising/...
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Help us Fight to Restore our EU Membership - Best for Britain
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 29/09/2026
There can only be one option on the table. Full EU membership. 💷 £92bn for our economy. 📈 £43bn extra exports each and every year. ⬆️ Growth in every postcode, region, and nation of the UK. 🇬🇧 628/632 constituencies in favour. 🗳️ Stops Farage getting to No10. It really is a no brainer.
theguardian.com
Burnham vows to seek new ‘long-term’ relationship with EU in emotional Labour conference speech
PM also confirms plan to end pensions triple lock to pay for national care service and pledges to put electoral reform i
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 29/09/2026
👀 In his speech, Burnham promised to set out different options for closer UK-EU relations. Shortly afterwards, Downing Street did not rule out that these options included rejoining the EU. inews.co.uk/news/politics/burnham-o…
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 30/09/2026
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c6...
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Move to rejoin EU among options for UK, Burnham tells BBC
The PM was speaking after using his conference speech to say the government will end the existing triple lock on pensions from 2030 to help fund social care reforms in England.
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 30/09/2026
This is promising. The UK could go "all the way" towards rejoining the EU, Burnham tells the BBC. 🚨 EU membership is the only option that delivers £92 billion of growth. The government needs to take us back to where we belong: at the heart of Europe.
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Each week you think: Braverman will never outdo this. She'll never say something madder than what just came out her mouth. And each week, she proves you wrong. Just the maddest fool on earth.
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Sven-Erik Volberg @volberg.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
7-year sentence handed down to Oleg Bessedin for anti-Estonia activities. Work for russian SVR, pay the price. His handler Sergei Nalobin is, among other things, releted to Brexit campaign and arson of the home of British PM K.Starmer. news.err.ee/1610150341/7...
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7-year sentence handed down to Oleg Bessedin for anti-Estonia activities
A court has found a pro-Kremlin propagandist guilty of crimes against Estonia's independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity.
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 29/09/2026
Finally, a Prime Minister has admitted Brexit has done 'more harm than good'. Burnham has promised to lay out "the different options" for what a new UK-EU relationship would look like. EU membership is the only option that delivers £92 billion of growth. Help us ensure Andy takes that option. 👇
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Help us Fight to Restore our EU Membership - Best for Britain
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 28/09/2026
👏 Sadiq Khan: “We talk about productivity, we talk about growth, we talk about jobs, we talk about wealth. The single best way to get that is by joining the European Union.”
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 28/09/2026
Against the backdrop of an increasingly tense geopolitical landscape, a dangerous Putin and antagonistic Trump, the foreign secretary knows all too well that the UK’s economic prosperity and national security lie with our allies in Europe, back where we belong as a fully-fledged member of the EU.
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Miliband entirely right UK’s future lies back where we belong: Europe - Best for Britain
In the face of geopolitical unrest, EU membership is the only path to boost the UK's economic prosperity and ensure nati
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 28/09/2026
A new and important study from Best for Britain finds that if Labour moved to a more ambitious policy position on Europe, it would not result in greater support for Reform or the Conservatives. A commitment to apply to rejoin the EU should be a central feature of the next Labour election manifesto.
observer.co.uk
Starmer’s manifesto is hobbling Labour. Keynes would say ...
The great economist advised against cutting public spending at a time of crisis, and Andy Burnham’s commitment to keep h
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 28/09/2026
Lasting relief requires lasting change. We cannot stand still and keep on avoiding the choices necessary for our country to thrive. That is why this Government must take the brakes off Britain, supercharge our economy with a transformational £92bn and reclaim our seat at the heart of Europe.
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Don’t let UK dawdle in growth slow lane, Healey urged - Best for Britain
Campaigners have urged the Chancellor not to let the UK "dawdle in the slow lane, on a path towards no growth and lower
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Naomi Smith @pimlicat.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Me for the Indy: www.independent.co.uk/voices/this-...
independent.co.uk
This is the only way that Andy Burnham can beat Nigel Farage
Our polling shows that campaigning to go back into Europe is the only way to stop the electoral map turning turquoise, says Best for Britain CEO Naomi Smith
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Politics.co.uk @politics.co.uk · 28/09/2026
NEW: Labour MPs tell Burnham to show ‘high ambition’ and move closer to EU @andrewlewinmp.bsky.social told a @britishfuture.bsky.social event the PM could open “a conversation now about the single market and the customs union, with a view to putting it to the country in a couple of years.”
politics.co.uk
Labour MPs tell Burnham to show ‘ambition’ and move closer to EU
Labour MPs Anneliese Dodds and Andrew Lewin have urged Andy Burnham to set out a bolder relationship with the EU. Speaking at a British Future fringe event at Labour conference, the pair were asked wh...
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 28/09/2026
If Graham Stringer thinks it’s a bad idea, it’s probably a good one 👀
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 28/09/2026
Naomi Smith: This is a signal that the political class is finally catching up with where voters have been for a long time. Read here: www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/polit…
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