Open Britain - Wikipedia
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| Motto | Keep Britain in the European Union Single market |
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| Predecessor | Britain Stronger in Europe |
| Headquarters | Millbank Tower, 21-24 Millbank, London, England, SW1P 4QP |
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Executive Director | James McGrory[1] |
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Directors | Joseph Carberry, Trevor Phillips, Richard Reed, Lord Peter Mandelson, Roland Rudd, June Sarpong, William Straw, Daniel Gieve, Sir Michael Rake [2] |
| Affiliations | People's Vote |
| Website | www.open-britain.co.uk |
Open Britain is British pro-European Union campaign group set up in the aftermath of the 2016 European Union referendum.[3]
Background [ edit ]
Open Britain defines itself as campaigning for the United Kingdom to be open and inclusive, open for business, open to trade and investment, open to talent and hard work, open to Europe and to the world.[4] It is also campaigning for Britain to remain in the Single Market as part of the outcome of the Brexit negotiations.[5]
In October 2016, Open Britain launched a 'Write to Remain' letter-writing campaign directed at Theresa May asking her to guarantee the right of EU nationals to stay in the UK.[6]
The individuals involved in the campaign group include former Ministers Pat McFadden (Labour) and Norman Lamb (Liberal Democrat).[7] Conservatives Anna Soubry, Nicky Morgan, and Dominic Grieve cut their ties with Open Britain in April 2017 after it began to campaign against the re-election of anti-EU members of parliament, mostly Conservatives.[8]
Open Britain continues to campaign in collaboration with other major pro-European campaign groups such as Britain for Europe and European Movement UK. It joined People's Vote in April 2018 to campaign for another referendum.[9][10]
Further reading [ edit ]
- McGrory, James (14 June 2018). "No one voted for a bad deal on Brexit - People's Vote gives us a chance to do something about it". HuffPost.
References [ edit ]
- ^ Prynn, Jonathan (26 October 2017). "Outer London families hit by Brexit squeeze as pay rises just 1.2 per cent". London Evening Standard . Retrieved 5 November 2017 .
- ^ Companies House https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/09641190/officers
- ^ Dallison, Paul (2 September 2016). "Remain MPs launch pro-Europe campaign group". Politico . Retrieved 27 August 2018 .
- ^ Open Britain. "About". open-britain.co.uk. Open Britain . Retrieved 13 December 2016 .
- ^ Asthana, Anushka; Mason, Rowena; Syal, Rajeev (11 October 2016). "Brexit adviser: leaving EU customs union will cost UK £25bn a year". The Guardian . Retrieved 13 July 2017 .
- ^ Mason, Rowena (13 October 2016). "Letter-writing campaign urges Theresa May to let EU nationals stay in UK". The Guardian . Retrieved 13 July 2017 .
- ^ Open Britain. "New campaign group, Open Britain, launches to fight for best possible EU deal for Britain". open-britain.co.uk. Open Britain . Retrieved 17 November 2016 .
- ^ Walker, Peter (25 April 2017). "Pro-EU Tories quit Open Britain over plans to oust Brexit-backing MPs". The Guardian . Retrieved 13 July 2017 .
- ^ Porritt, Richard (15 April 2018). "Campaign launched to push for People's Vote". The New European . Retrieved 17 April 2018 .
- ^ Staff writer (15 April 2018). "Launch of the new national People's Vote campaign". open-britain.co.uk. Open Britain . Retrieved 17 April 2018 .