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Brexit in party conference season – how was it for EU?
September’s conference insights on Brexit and UK-EU relations, and the parties’ positions on Europe as they head back to parliament, writes Bremain Treasurer Helen Johnston for Yorkshire Bylines. There is said to be a pro-Europe majority in the 2024 parliament, as...
Bremain in Spain AGM 2024
You are cordially invited to Bremain in Spain’s AGM, which will take place online on Sunday 17 November, from 11.30 a.m to 12.30 p.m CET. AGM Agenda will include: a review of our spending, our Annual Report, our proposed strategy for the coming year, ratification of...
Stella Creasey MP – Bremainers Ask Webinar Transcript
This is an edited transcript of a special Bremainers Ask Webinar on 19 September 2024 covering the questions submitted in advance by Bremain in Spain members. Stella Creasey is the Labour and Co-Operative MP for Walthamstow, first elected in 2010. She has held a...
Will the real Keir Starmer please stand up
In 2020 Starmer outlined a strong case for EU membership, for migration, and for the benefits of mutual freedom of movement – so what’s changed? Bremain Chair Sue Wilson MBE writes for Yorkshire Bylines. After 14 years of Tory incompetence, corruption and narcissism,...
Bremain in Spain at the National Rejoin March III
Bremain in Spain members head to London for the third National Rejoin March, bringing the sunshine with us, writes Bremain Treasurer Helen Johnston for Yorkshire Bylines.After endless days of rain in the UK, on Saturday 28 September the sun shone in London for the...
Bremainers Ask …….. Caroline Voaden MP
Caroline Voaden is the newly elected Liberal Democrat MP for South Devon, having previously served as MEP for S.W. England and Gibraltar and as leader of the Liberal Democrats in the European Parliament from 2019 to 2020. She has also worked as an international...
National Rejoin March III – Saturday 28th September
Bremainers March For Rejoin Saturday 23rd September 2023 Keeping up with the march as it happens...Bremain Have Arrived!
Gen Z overwhelmingly against Brexit
Prominent politicians may still believe in Brexit unicorns – a clear majority of the public, especially Gen Z, do not, writes Bremain Chair Sue Wilson MBE for Yorkshire Bylines. The list of damage caused by Brexit is a long one, and one you are probably overly...
BREMAINERS ASK – SPECIAL ONLINE WEBINAR
Stella Creasy MP For the first time in its history, we are delighted to feature our first member of the House of Commons - Labour MP for Walthamstow, and Chair of the Labour Movement for Europe, Stella Creasy. We had hoped to post Stella's answers here as usual, but...
GB News circulates quasi-legal disclaimer following the recent riots
The fact that GB News has published this disclaimer suggests it is well aware it’s under the spotlight for the rioters’ recent behaviour, writes Bremain Chair Sue Wilson MBE for Yorkshire Bylines. It may have escaped your attention, but staff at GB ‘News’ are...
We are many, you are few
Multiculturalism and diversity are here to stay – we can defeat the thugs and racists, and those inciting hatred, because we are many, they are few, writes Bremain Chair Sue Wilson MBE for Yorkshire Bylines.Wherever you look at the moment, you’ll find images of hatred...
Bremainers Ask ….. Election Special
This month we asked six former Bremainers Ask contributors to comment on the election. Here is what they had to say. Nick Harvey – CEO European Movement UK Pro-Europeans can view the election of the new Parliament and Government through either a glass-half-full or...
Tories: unfit for office, unfit for opposition
Based on the evidence so far, it seems the Tories are as unfit for opposition as they were for office – and they only have themselves to blame, writes Bremain Chair Sue Wilson MBE for Yorkshire Bylines. On 4 July, the Conservatives suffered their worst election defeat...
Nigel Farage’s history of incitement and violent rhetoric
Farage blamed Trump’s attempted assassination on Democrats’ rhetoric, yet he’s no stranger to using the language of violence himself, writes Bremain vice Chair Lisa Burton for Yorkshire Bylines. Nigel Farage laid blame on Democrats’ rhetoric for Donald Trump’s...
The hypocrisy of Tommy Robinson and his fans
A squalid tale of grift and dishonesty as ‘Tommy Robinson’ is detained for immigration offences yet again, writes Bremain Vice Chair Lisa Burton for Yorkshire Bylines. Last week, Tommy Robinson, real name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, the far-right activist, was arrested in...
Bremainers Ask… David Henig
A leading UK authority on international trade policy, David Henig is Director of the UK Trade Policy Project at the European Centre for International Political Economy (ECIPE), where he examines the economic and trade implications of Brexit and broader UK policy. He...
Tory wipeout or comeback?
Apparently, all the Conservatives need to turn this around is an opportunity to make their arguments – and some policies – and a magician! Bremain Chair Sue Wilson writes for Yorkshire Bylines. I doubt it will have escaped your notice but there’s an election happening...
Unite the right
As Braverman calls for her colleagues to embrace Farage, it could be argued that they’ve already been there, done that, bought the t-shirt, writes Bremain Chair Sue Wilson MBE for Yorkshire Bylines.Across Europe, far-right groups are celebrating minor gains in the EU...
Bremainers Ask ……. Nick Harvey
Nick Harvey became CEO of European Movement UK in July 2023, having formerly served as a Liberal Democrat MP for North Devon (1992-2015) and Minister of State for the Armed Forces (2010-2012). Nick was also CEO of the Liberal Democrats, and in Parliament served on...
Hunt’s taxing rhetoric: empty promises and fear mongering
With the numbers not in his favour, and having run out of ideas, Hunt has opted for the classic finger pointing "look, Labour will be worse, honest!", writes Bremain Chair Sue Wilson MBE for Yorkshire Bylines.Speaking at an event in London on Friday, Chancellor Jeremy...
Deciphering Conservative Party doublespeak
Badenoch’s latest UK trade figure announcement requires more cautious reading, writes Bremain Vice Chair Lisa Burton for Yorkshire Bylines. The Conservatives cannot be trusted to provide accurate information without skewing data, misleading comparisons, or indulging...
Celebrating EUROPE DAY – Thursday 9 May 2024
Europe Day is an annual celebration, commemorating peace and unity across Europe and marking the anniversary of the historic Schuman declaration of 1950. Schuman’s proposal set out his ideas for a new form of political cooperation across Europe that would make...
Bremainers Ask… Liz Webster
Liz Webster is the founder of Save British Farming, established to challenge the impact of Brexit on British farming and to oppose the decline in British food, animal welfare and environmental standards. Liz was also the lead plaintiff in the 2017 Article 50 court...
The EU’s Youth Mobility Proposal
Our leaders may have been too hasty in rejecting the EU’s proposed youth mobility scheme so soon – it offered mobility, not freedom of movement.On Thursday 18 April, the European Commission proposed a new scheme allowing improved mobility for young people between the...