Publications

UK-EU Energy Cooperation: Emissions Trading Systems and the Electricity Market

This report, from the cross-party, cross-industry UK Trade and Business Commission (UKTBC) delivers 8 substantive recommendations for the UK Government, and our EU partners on how we can strengthen energy cooperation.

Ayesha Chaudhry, Tom Brufatto, Oliver Nicholls

Beyond the EU reset: how to supercharge the UK economy

BEST FOR BRITAIN asked Frontier Economics to independently model the economic effects of potential scenarios for UK-EU integration. 

Annual Report 2025

This year marked the first full year of the newly elected Labour government, a government with stated ambitions of rebuilding the UK-EU relationship after years of Conservative neglect.

The UK-EU SPS Agreement Report

This report, from the cross-party, cross-industry UK Trade and Business Commission (UKTBC) delivers 5 substantive recommendations for the UK Government, and our EU partners on how we can make an SPS deal a reality.

Tom Brufatto, James Coldwell

Is it time to talk about EU membership?

With the second post-Brexit UK-EU Summit looming, Best for Britain has analysed public opinion towards each model of UK-EU relationship currently under discussion by all major Westminster political parties, the relative economic benefits of each, and considered the benefits and obligations implied by different models for UK-EU relations.

Ayesha Chaudhry, Tom Brufatto, James Coldwell, Josh Edwicker

The UK-EU Youth Experience Scheme Report

This report, from the cross-party, cross-industry UK Trade and Business Commission (UKTBC) delivers 17 substantive recommendations for the UK Government, and our EU partners on how we can make a youth experience scheme a reality.

Ayesha Chaudhry, Tom Brufatto, James Coldwell

Decoding Populism: Voters considering Reform UK want wealth taxes

As speculation over the Budget continues, Best for Britain has tested where the public, and key segments of Reform UK's base, think the Chancellor should raise taxes.

The UK’s trading partners: Public attitudes towards the UK’s main trading partners, including the EU and US

This report presents the third set of results and key findings of a comprehensive public opinion survey of 4,368 adults carried out by YouGov on behalf of Best for Britain between 5th - 10th September 2025. This report builds on previous Best for Britain research which focused on public attitudes towards Brexit, ahead of the Budget of November 2025, and public views on the biggest issues facing the UK, and local communities.

Tom Brufatto, James Coldwell, Josh Edwicker

The UK’s biggest challenges: Public attitudes towards the most important issues facing the UK and local communities

Best for Britain's latest polling report suggests that the cost of living is the top priority for people both nationally and locally. Conversely, the salience of immigration and asylum drops from the second most prominent issue in aggregate, to the seventh, when the biggest issues facing the UK are reframed to individuals and local communities.

Tom Brufatto, Josh Edwicker

The Brexit Report: Public attitudes towards Brexit ahead of the 2025 Budget

Best for Britain's latest polling report suggests that despite Reform UK’s surge in popularity, the view that Brexit has been more of a failure has increased in support across the supporter bases of all main Westminster parties.

Tom Brufatto, Josh Edwicker

Tory voters say Brexit has failed and damaged UK economy

Ahead of the Conservative Party’s 2025 conference in Manchester, exclusive new polling by YouGov for Best for Britain reveals that people who say they intend to vote Conservative at the next general election are now more than twice as likely to consider Brexit a failure for the UK (46%) compared to a success (22%).

Britain is off track and Brexit to blame, say Labour’s 2024 voters

A majority of people who voted Labour in July last year have said they think things in the UK are heading in the wrong direction - with almost two thirds pinning the blame on Brexit. Ahead of Labour’s 2025 party conference, an exclusive YouGov poll of more than 4,000 people commissioned by Best for Britain has found that the electoral coalition - who swept the party to power just fourteen months ago - is increasingly unhappy with the direction of the country.

The UK-EU Relationship: Public Attitudes towards the 19 May 2025 UK-EU Summit

This report summarises the results and key findings across two comprehensive public opinion surveys carried out by YouGov on behalf of Best for Britain in March and April 2025, in the lead up to the UK-EU Summit held on 19 May 2025.

Ayesha Chaudhry, Tom Brufatto, Cary Mitchell, James Coldwell, Josh Edwicker

Submission to EFRA Committee’s inquiry on animal and plant health

Best for Britain has created this evidence submission for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee, in response to the Committee’s inquiry on animal and plant health.

Submission to the Business and Trade Committee’s inquiry on UK trade with the US, India and EU

Best for Britain’s written evidence to the House of Commons’ Business and Trade Committee’s inquiry on UK trade with the US, India and EU.

Research Study: Decoding Populism – Who Are Reform UK’s Voters?

Who are Reform UK's Voters? A new study has identified 5 distinct groups among those thinking about voting for Reform at the next GE. Research shows these voters share feelings of frustration but have relatively diverse backgrounds and policy positions.