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Customs Union Bill clears first hurdle in Westminster

On Tuesday, Dr Al Pinkerton MP brought a Bill, the UK-EU Customs Union (Duty to Negotiate) Bill, to the House of Commons. The Bill is calling for the government to enter into negotiations on a Customs Union with the EU. ...

December 11, 2025
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Opinion

December 04, 2025

Ken Clarke: Rejoining the Customs Union and Single Market would bring enormous advantages

Former Chancellor and Home Secretary Lord Clarke reflects on the urgent need for the UK to rebuild its economic relationship with the EU.
Defence and Security

December 03, 2025

Are we safe without SAFE?

Joe Meighan shares why the UK must now double down on rebuilding cooperation with Europe.
Economy

November 26, 2025

Baby steps won’t fix Brexit or the Budget

A few weeks ago, Brexit was a taboo word in Westminster. Now Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves are telling us Brexit is why the government has had to raise taxes in today’s Budget. The government is right. Brexit has left...
Economy

November 26, 2025

New poll shows 75% favour joining single market to lower taxes

New polling by Opinium on behalf of European Movement UK shows that, among British adults who felt Brexit had been harmful to the UK, more than three-quarters favoured the UK joining the Single Market and Customs Union as a way to...
Environment

November 25, 2025

COP30: UK-EU cooperation proves its value

COP30 served as a powerful reminder of the influence that the UK and EU can wield when they act together. As negotiations approached a weak final communique, one that risked minimising the urgency of moving beyond all fossil fuels, a...
Opinion

November 21, 2025

Six months on from the UK-EU Summit – where are we now?

Joe Meighan assesses progress made since May and asks, when will the substance catch up with the rhetoric?
Environment

November 20, 2025

European Movement UK launches ‘One Earth. One Team.’ campaign video with Caroline Lucas

Today, as COP30 draws to a close, we have launched a new campaign video calling for deeper UK–EU cooperation on energy, climate, and environmental protection. Narrated by our Co-President Caroline Lucas, the video highlights how cross-border collaboration is essential to...
Updates

November 17, 2025

European Movement leadership team confirmed for next two years

European Movement UK has confirmed its new leadership line-up following elections announced at Saturday’s AGM in Oxford. Mike Galsworthy has been re-elected as Chair for a further two years, joined by newly elected Vice-Chairs Molly Scott Cato and Gayle Darlington-Shaw....
Opinion

November 14, 2025

To win the race for rare earths, the UK needs to be in Europe’s team

By Mark English, Policy and Media Advisor to European Movement UK (personal views) To make smartphones, electric cars, military hardware and much else, you need minerals known as ‘rare earths’. You need to mine them, refine them and put them...
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