Change Britain
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| Formation | 10 September 2016 |
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| Purpose | UK withdrawal from the EU |
| Headquarters | 10 Greycoat Place |
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Key people |
Gisela Stuart (Chair) Robert Salisbury Maurice Glasman Boris Johnson |
| Website |
changebritain |
Change Britain is a pressure group in the United Kingdom set up by leaders of the Vote Leave campaign after the 2016 Referendum, in which 51.9% of participating voters voted in favour of leaving the European Union. Its stated aim is "to campaign for a Brexit which takes back control of our laws, borders, money and trade".[1]
History
Change Britain was founded as a successor to the Vote Leave campaign, with support from many of its key figureheads including Labour MP Gisela Stuart (Chair) and Conservative MP and Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson.[2] The group had attracted criticism for seemingly dropping Vote Leave's pledge to increase spending on the National Health Service (NHS),[3][4] but chairwoman of both organisations, Gisela Stuart, reaffirmed this pledge in a speech to the House of Commons.[5]
See also
References
- ↑ "Who Is Change Britain". Retrieved 20 November 2017.
Change Britain was set up by leading members of Vote Leave to campaign for a Brexit which takes back control of our laws, borders, money and trade.
- ↑ Walker, Peter; Helm, Toby. "Boris Johnson backs Brexit pressure campaign Change Britain". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- ↑ Bulman, May. "Brexit: Vote Leave camp abandon £350m-a-week NHS vow in Change Britain plans". The Independent. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- ↑ Toby Helm (2016-09-10). "Brexit camp abandons £350m-a-week NHS funding pledge | Politics". The Guardian. Retrieved 2017-02-23.
- ↑ Stuart, Gisela (31 January 2017). "European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill - Hansard Online". House of Commons Hansard. London. Retrieved 18 March 2017.