Business for Britain

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Business for Britain was a British lobbying group that represented eurosceptic business leaders and campaigned for the United Kingdom to renegotiate its relationship with the European Union prior to the Brexit referendum.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf eurosceptic organisation
lobbying group
activeDuring period before the 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum
activity lobbying
political campaigning
advocatedFor greater national control over laws
reduction of European Union red tape for businesses
associatedWithEvent 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum NERFINISHED
Brexit debate
basedIn London NERFINISHED
campaignFocus United Kingdom–European Union relations
country United Kingdom
describedAs pro-business eurosceptic campaign group
field European Union policy
politics
public policy
focus economic policy
regulatory reform
trade policy
goal renegotiation of the United Kingdom’s relationship with the European Union
ideology Euroscepticism
issue European Union regulation
United Kingdom sovereignty
business competitiveness in the European Union
language English
legalForm campaign organisation
location United Kingdom
mediaCoverageIn British press NERFINISHED
notableFor campaigning for renegotiation of the United Kingdom’s membership terms in the European Union
operationalScope national
opposedConcept ever-closer union in the European Union
opposedTo further European Union integration
politicalPosition Eurosceptic
positionOnBrexit supportive of a looser relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union
positionOnEuropeanUnion critical of the European Union
regionServed United Kingdom
represented eurosceptic business leaders
sector business
sectorType private sector–oriented
stanceOnEURegulation critical
targetAudience business community
policy makers
timePeriod 2010s
typeOfOrganisation pressure group
usedMethod lobbying of politicians
media interventions
policy reports
public campaigns

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Matthew Elliott founded Business for Britain
Matthew Elliott coFounded Business for Britain