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What Are Labour’s Brexit Plans? European Movement UK’s President Lord Heseltine on our exclusive Brexit polling.
June 03, 2024
President Lord Heseltine reacted to our exclusive polling which found "six in 10 voters saying Brexit and Britain’s relationship with Brussels should be a main election issue".
In i News he said:
“The state of our economy, defence and environment, the need to level up our society, control immigration and restore Britain’s standing in the world. None of these issues can be honestly addressed in isolation from our relationship with Europe. Yet Europe is the no-go area,” Michael Heseltine said.
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Cecilia Jastrzembska, President of the Young European Movement UK, and Dr Mike Galsworthy on our exclusive polling on Brexit
May 31, 2024
Following a poll of over 1,200 voters by European Movement UK, our Chair, Dr Mike Galsworthy, and President of Young European Movement UK, Cecilia Jastrzembska spoke to The Independent about the 2024 General Election 'being “one of the most dishonest” in history because the main parties will not discuss Britain’s relationship with the European Union.'
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Why no mention of the EU in election campaigning? Dr Mike Galsworthy on LBC.
May 30, 2024
Chair of European Movement UK, Dr Mike Galsworthy, was interviewed on LBC during the 2024 General Election. Mike urged the major parties to recognise the 'woes of Brexit' in their election campaigns.
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Political parties start to ‘face the music’
May 29, 2024
We've been campaigning for months for urgent action for musicians whose ability to perform or work in Europe has been crippled by post-Brexit bureaucracy.
Now it seems that the political parties are starting to listen. Rachel Reeves, the Shadow Chancellor, pledged to 'fix the European touring crisis,' by negotiating, 'an agreement on touring visas' during a campaign yesterday.
Michael Heseltine slams 'dishonest' election Brexit silence
May 28, 2024
European Movement UK President, former Deputy Prime Minister and political titan Michael Heseltine has spoken out about politicians' refusal to acknowledge Brexit, the elephant in the room, during the general election campaign.
The new Young European Movement Board for 2024 - 2025
May 28, 2024
In April, the Young European Movement (YEM) elected its National Board for 2024/25, tasked with leading the organisation into the future, championing the policies and ideas which matter to young people and organising events nationwide to help build a national movement for change.
The Most Dishonest Election of My Lifetime. European Movement UK’s President Lord Heseltine on why politicians won’t mention the ‘B’ word.
May 26, 2024
President of European Movement UK, Lord Heseltine, wrote for The Independent about how and why the big issues in the 2024 general election – from the economy, to immigration and defence – "all need to be debated in the context of the UK’s relationship with the EU."
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General election is a chance to change the script on Brexit
May 22, 2024
The European Movement UK welcomes Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s announcement today that the United Kingdom will hold a General Election on Thursday 4th July.
Sir Nick Harvey, CEO of the European Movement UK said: “The election will mark the end of a turbulent Parliament, one that has done untold damage to our relationship with our European neighbours. The backdrop to this Parliament was the decision for the UK to leave the European Union, an act of economic self-harm that has compounded a crisis-ridden period in our politics.
New Brexit border checks omnishambles
April 29, 2024
This week, new post-Brexit border checks are being rolled out for goods being imported from the EU. It's estimated that the new checks will cost British businesses up to £2 billion and add 10% to import costs in the first year.
It's just one example of how the government's hard Brexit is harming businesses and increasing costs for all of us. Brexit has become a hole in the pocket of millions of hardworking British families.
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Face The Music Heads to Holyrood
April 19, 2024
It’s been a huge week for our Face the Music campaign in Scotland – we’ve been in Holyrood, on the news, and out on the streets, making noise for musicians.
Together, with European Movement in Scotland, European Movement activists are making waves and change is now on the horizon for our live music sector.
Here are the highlights:
- Organised by our partners, European Movement in Scotland, our mass busk on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile was covered by BBC Scotland, STV and The National, bringing attention to the post-Brexit issues facing musicians and the need for solutions
- Our campaign got multiple mentions during a Scottish Parliament debate on Scotland's new International Culture Strategy, with MSPs from across the political spectrum highlighting the need for a visa waiver scheme for musicians
- We then joined Michelle Thomson MSP, Convenor for the Cross-Party Group on Music, inside Holyrood for what will be the first Face the Music roundtable event.
