Cary Mitchell · [email protected]

October 5, 2020 at 7:02 AM

Don’t undo three decades

Best for Britain Dear John, From farm gates to our plates, the Agriculture Bill will impact all our lives. Soon, it will be back in the Commons, where the quality of the food we import will be decided. Will we strive for even better standards, or join Trump’s race to the …

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  Naomi Smith · [email protected]

September 24, 2020 at 7:09 AM

It’s not the end of the story.

Best for Britain Dear John, The Lords have struck a blow for British food standards. But the battle for our food continues. Food needs to be affordable and accessible as well as high quality. That’s why the Affordable Food Deal is fighting not just for high standards, bu…

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  Cary Mitchell · [email protected]

September 23, 2020 at 7:07 AM

Dodgy chicken and democratic deficit

Best for Britain Dear John, Last night, the Lords defeated the government on food standards They agreed with us and voted to keep British food standards high - the pressure is on the government to do the right thing We sent over 40,000 emails to MPs this week. We're still…

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  Naomi Smith · [email protected]

September 22, 2020 at 7:05 AM

Chance to speak out

Best for Britain Dear John, The vote on the Internal Market Bill is today. Now is your LAST CHANCE to speak out before it’s too late. Regardless of which way the vote goes, we know one thing. This government is prepared to tear up the rule book and disregard the rule of …

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  Naomi Smith · [email protected]

September 18, 2020 at 7:05 AM

It’s the principle that matters

Best for Britain Dear John, This has been a huge week. Regardless of which way the vote goes next week, we should all be proud of what we’ve achieved. And we should all be ready for the fight that’s ahead. Over the last two weeks, you’ve sent nearly forty-thousand messa…

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  Naomi Smith · [email protected]

September 16, 2020 at 7:03 AM

Could they be rebels?

Best for Britain Dear John, Up to 30 Conservative MPs abstained or rebelled against their own government on Monday. That was thanks to pressure from YOU. We sent 30,000 emails to MPs in one week – and we saw the beginnings of real backbench rebellion against Boris John…

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  Cary Mitchell · [email protected]

September 15, 2020 at 6:45 AM

What happened last night?

Best for Britain Dear John, Tory MPs are coming closer to defeating Boris Johnson After 30,000 messages from Best for Britain supporters, up to 30 Conservatives rebelled or abstained last night Over the last week, Best for Britain supporters just like you have sent mor…

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  Naomi Smith · [email protected]

September 14, 2020 at 10:11 AM

The week it’s decided

Best for Britain Dear John, This week is one of the most important in politics we’ve seen in a while. The Internal Market Bill will be decided this week. If this bill becomes law, the UK will go down a path it cannot easily come back from. It will break international law…

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  Cary Mitchell · [email protected]

September 11, 2020 at 7:07 AM

Hit them where it hurts

Best for Britain Dear John, Do you want to take direct action?  Already we’re hearing Conservative backbenchers are unhappy with the Government’s actions. The Conservatives were the party of law and order, of economic stability and of the Union. Now the government is o…

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  Naomi Smith · [email protected]

September 7, 2020 at 9:24 AM

BREAKING: UK plans to tear up Withdrawal Agreement

Best for Britain Dear John, BREAKING: The government announces plans to tear up the Withdrawal Agreement. Late last night, the UK said it will back out of key parts of this international treaty, risking the collapse of EU-UK trade talks.  If this goes ahead, Britain wil…

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  Cary Mitchell · [email protected]

August 31, 2020 at 7:08 AM

Your updates and suggestions from Best for Britain

Best for Britain Dear John, This what we're working on now As Parliament returns from its Summer break next week, negotiations with Europe seem to have stalled. The British economy is holding its breath to see what happens when the furlough scheme ends, and how many jo…

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  Cal Roscow · [email protected]

August 28, 2020 at 8:27 AM

Affording the Food Deal

Best for Britain Dear John, The Affordable Food Deal is a campaign that I am proud to work on. We launched it just one month ago and wanted to let you know the amazing things we’ve achieved in that time, as well as what we have left to do. I'm counting on your help. In Ju…

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  Cary Mitchell · [email protected]

August 27, 2020 at 7:00 AM

Making a bad situation, worse

Best for Britain Dear John, Our research is in.  Best for Britain publishes their Affordable Food Deal report, warning more families will be plunged into food poverty if prices rise. You can read our report here. Make sure you’ve signed the petition calling for an Aff…

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  Naomi Smith · [email protected]

August 26, 2020 at 7:08 AM

Recipe for disaster

Best for Britain Dear John, Our campaign is growing.  More and more trade bodies and activists are coming out in support of the Affordable Food Deal.  And now Jack Monroe, food writer and poverty campaigner, is rowing in behind the Affordable Food Deal. Food poverty is a…

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  Naomi Smith · [email protected]

August 21, 2020 at 7:08 AM

64% of the way through the year.

Best for Britain Dear John, This is an important day.  We are exactly 64% of the way through the year. It is a reminder the UK is only 64% food self-sufficient. That means we can make nearly two thirds of our own food - the other third, we have to import.  Without inter…

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  Laura Savage · [email protected]

August 18, 2020 at 7:02 AM

A week is a long time

Best for Britain Dear John, In politics, a week is a long time.  And this week will be longer than usual.  The final round of trade negotiations with the EU has begun this week. Without a proper deal with our nearest and largest trade partner, Britain will be in a vuln…

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  Cary Mitchell · [email protected]

August 11, 2020 at 7:08 AM

There’s no way around it

Best for Britain Dear John, How much we pay for our food is being decided right now.  Without a free trade agreement with Europe, new tariffs will mean higher prices for basic food items. If prices are driven up, and safety standards are driven down, the most vulnerabl…

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  Naomi Smith · [email protected]

August 8, 2020 at 9:07 AM

The Affordable Food Deal

Best for Britain Dear John, How much do you spend on the weekly shop? If we don’t get a full trade deal with the EU, basic food items like pasta, tinned tomatoes and olive oil will skyrocket in price.  Import tariffs will be slapped onto our food from 1 January 2021 if w…

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  Naomi Smith · [email protected]

August 5, 2020 at 5:38 AM

Once in a lifetime

Best for Britain Dear John, Deals with the USA and Australia threaten British farmers and British consumers. From inhumane farming practices, to chlorine washed chicken, the British public are right to be worried about their food. Food is such a huge part of our lives. T…

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  Naomi Smith · [email protected]

July 29, 2020 at 4:22 PM

A price I won't pay

Best for Britain Dear John, Today, the Government announced the National Food Strategy.  They want to tackle food related issues, like diabetes and obesity, in the wake of the COVID crisis.  I applaud this commitment to healthy food - and reimagining our food infrastru…

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  Flo Hutchings · [email protected]

July 24, 2020 at 5:32 AM

Perspectives

Best for Britain Dear John, Where are we now? As Parliament goes on Summer Recess, let's take stock of where we find ourselves In my job it's easy to get caught up in what's happening right now, today, this second. So I was really glad this week to have the opportunity to…

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  Naomi Smith · [email protected]

July 21, 2020 at 3:12 PM

The Russia Report

Best for Britain Dear John, The Russia Report is out.  It revealed that Britain is “playing catch-up” when it comes to Russian interference – and that the government "actively avoided"looking for interference during the EU referendum. While we welcome its publication, …

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  Cary Mitchell · [email protected]

July 20, 2020 at 11:15 AM

We must act today

Best for Britain Dear John, Crucial amendment to the Trade Bill is tonight.  Tell your MP to give Parliament a say in our trade partners.  The Djanogly Amendment that would allow Parliament a vote on who we trade with could be decided as soon as 8pm tonight. Tell you…

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  Cary Mitchell · [email protected]

July 7, 2020 at 7:10 AM

An old enemy

Best for Britain Dear John, This is a fight we thought we had won. In 2019, we all came together to defeat the looming threat of a no deal Brexit. But we are now closer to leaving without a deal in place than we have been in a long time. Yesterday, negotiations bet…

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  Naomi Smith · [email protected]

June 30, 2020 at 10:20 AM

Not taken

Best for Britain Dear John, Missed... Opportunity to extend transition not taken Today, the government missed a huge opportunity to do the thing right. The UK has officially missed the deadline to seek an extension to the transition period. This means the UK will end the…

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  Naomi Smith · [email protected]

June 26, 2020 at 6:34 AM

A view from the Red Wall

Best for Britain Dear John, A view from the 'Red Wall' Switchers from Labour to Conservative at the election make opinions known Our new report finds Red Wall areas in England's North West and Midlands are particularly vulnerable to the double economic shock of a No-Deal…

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  Naomi Smith · [email protected]

June 23, 2020 at 3:05 PM

Anniversary

Best for Britain Dear John, It's been 4 years Today is the anniversary of the EU referendum in 2016 Can you believe it's been 4 years already? Does it seem like a lifetime ago? It does for me. The original question has been decided, we have already left the EU. That's no…

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  Cary Mitchell · [email protected]

June 17, 2020 at 7:00 AM

The Art of Persuasion

Best for Britain Dear John, I know you follow the facts.  We do too. Our recent MRP poll asked 5,000 voters across the UK’s key electoral battlegrounds what really matters to them. They told us loud and clear - we need a deal.  I’m sure by now you’ve seen the incredibl…

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  Naomi Smith · [email protected]

June 16, 2020 at 6:05 AM

They want a deal

Best for Britain Dear John, Brand new polling just in.  The Redwall wants a deal! Traditional Labour heartlands in the North West and Midlands switched to Conservative in the 2019 General Election. But our MRP polling shows those voters will not accept a no deal Brexit…

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  Cary Mitchell · [email protected]

June 15, 2020 at 7:05 AM

Why does it matter to you?

Best for Britain Dear John, Why does it matter to you? Our economic impact report spells out the disaster of a disorderly Brexit, on top of the Corona-recession. We must always remember, those facts and figures will affect real people. Businesses shutting down, staff l…

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  Laura Savage · [email protected]

June 12, 2020 at 7:02 AM

Read all about it

Best for Britain Dear John, Read all about it! Brand new blog from Best for Britain.  I wrote this blog in response to our newly published business report. Collated from our supporters who own and operate small businesses, this report gives an on-the-ground view of busi…

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  Naomi Smith · [email protected]

June 10, 2020 at 1:39 PM

Does this sound sensible?

Best for Britain Dear John, 20 days to go.  20 days left to save British business. Brexit will slow the UK’s recovery from the COVID recession. Our economic assessment report shows any disruption to trade with Europe will have a significant impact on the UK economy, ju…

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  Naomi Smith · [email protected]

June 8, 2020 at 7:03 AM

The year of recovery?

Best for Britain Dear John, Thank you for making a difference.  Tens of thousands of you have reached out to your MP, asking them to read our report and extend the transition period.  But we still need your help.  Our recent economic impact assessment report, commissio…

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  Cary Mitchell · [email protected]

June 7, 2020 at 9:07 AM

Iceberg on the Horizon

Best for Britain Dear John, We’ve been amazed by your response to our ‘send a letter’ campaign.  The letters’ pages of local newspapers across the UK have been filling up with messages from our supporters.  We’ve seen headlines like: “Brexit and COVID will have a huge i…

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  Naomi Smith · [email protected]

June 5, 2020 at 7:09 AM

Stuck on fishing

Best for Britain Dear John, Do we have the time? This week saw the fourth and final round of UK-EU trade talks before the high-level political summit in mid-June  - and no real progress is expected.  After a heated exchange of letters between Barnier and UK dealmaker…

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  Cary Mitchell · [email protected]

June 4, 2020 at 11:14 AM

Send a letter

Best for Britain Dear John, Did you see my email? We need your help. Best for Britain and the Social Market Foundation released a new independent report. It shows any change to trade with Europe during our recovery from the Coronavirus pandemic will have serious economi…

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  Cary Mitchell · [email protected]

June 3, 2020 at 7:10 AM

Now it's your turn

Best for Britain Dear John, The data doesn’t lie. Our report definitively demonstrates that any changes in our trade with Europe during a COVID recession would have a severe economic impact. The hard part is done - now we need to get this information out into the world,…

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  Naomi Smith · [email protected]

June 1, 2020 at 6:25 AM

Are we together?

Best for Britain Dear John, Coronavirus recession will impact us all Together we can help the UK avoid making it worse The report I sent you yesterday set out clearly the damage that would be caused by rushing negotiations with the EU. Did you have a chance to see it? …

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  Naomi Smith · [email protected]

May 31, 2020 at 6:30 AM

It’s finally here

Best for Britain Dear John, This is one of the most ambitious and wide-ranging projects we’ve ever undertaken – and it’s finally here.  Best for Britain has commissioned a report from the Social Market Foundation on the double impact of Brexit and Coronavirus. We pri…

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  Cary Mitchell · [email protected]

May 28, 2020 at 7:14 AM

“If asked, we will not take it"

Best for Britain Dear John, "It is the firm policy of the government that we will not extend the transition period. If asked, we will not take it." The Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union met yesterday. David Frost, the UK’s Chief Negotiator, …

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  Naomi Smith · [email protected]

May 21, 2020 at 2:08 PM

Let’s protect the protectors

Best for Britain Dear John, No-deal Brexit would overwhelm us, say local emergency teams. Local disaster planning has already been exhausted by the coronavirus crisis – adding no-deal Brexit preparation would be overwhelming. A failure to extend the transition period coul…

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  Naomi Smith · [email protected]

May 17, 2020 at 8:41 AM

NEW POLLING: We need a trade deal

Best for Britain Dear John, Three quarters of Brits want a trade deal with the EU. And a majority expect the Brexit transition period to be extended so we can get one done. We polled more than 2,000 people to find out whether they wanted a Brexit deal and an extension to…

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  Cary Mitchell · [email protected]

May 14, 2020 at 11:56 AM

We're halfway there - 27 hours to go

Best for Britain Dear John, 47 days to make the choice. The penultimate round of negotiations between the EU and the UK began on Monday. Officials on both sides are increasingly sceptical a deal can be done in time. That’s why we promised we would use every resource we h…

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  Naomi Smith · [email protected]

May 12, 2020 at 2:17 PM

Out of the frying pan...

Best for Britain Dear John, UK-EU negotiations resumed yesterday. The deadline to secure an extension is just next month. But the UK still claims it will not agree to an extension to the Brexit transition timetable, even if the EU requests one. After the last round of tal…

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  Naomi Smith · [email protected]

May 8, 2020 at 9:11 AM

Happy VE day

Best for Britain Dear John, Happy VE day! This is a day we should celebrate. It would be a betrayal of those who fought and made sacrifices for us, to cede this day to nationalists.  I’d like to invite you to celebrate this day with me, as one that marked Europe’s triumph…

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  Naomi Smith · [email protected]

May 7, 2020 at 5:10 PM

Are you home?

Best for Britain Dear John, Are you home? We made a video to say thank you to everyone who has made Britain their home. We’re celebrating the people who’ve stayed home - and the doctors, nurses and key workers who can’t wait to get home. Whether you were born here, or you…

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  Flo Hutchings · [email protected]

May 4, 2020 at 7:08 AM

Myth = Busted

Best for Britain Dear John, Did you see our report? I hope you had a chance to read the briefing we released last week – its work we’re proud of. We set out the case and the mechanism for extending the Brexit transition period. We researched the cost of extension and got …

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  Naomi Smith · [email protected]

April 30, 2020 at 7:11 AM

NEW: Our guide to transition

Best for Britain Dear John, Our definitive guide to extending the Brexit transition period is here! Alongside our arguments and our polling, we’ve set out the exact constitutional mechanisms by which the UK can secure an extension to the Brexit transition period. We’re s…

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  Cary Mitchell · [email protected]

April 29, 2020 at 7:07 AM

Campaign plan update

Best for Britain Dear John, 62 days to make the choice. I hope you're keeping healthy and are able to stay safe. This is quite a long read, but I wanted to be frank with you about the situation our nation is facing - and what we plan to do about it. Many of Best for Brit…

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  Cary Mitchell · [email protected]

April 28, 2020 at 7:07 AM

Be part of the change

Best for Britain Dear John, Be part of the change you want to see in the world. Be part of a movement that makes a difference. Our campaign to extend the Brexit transition period has already caused a stir. Over 30,000 people have signed our petition calling to extend. Ou…

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