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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
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Gisela Stuart (Chair) Robert Salisbury Maurice Glasman Boris Johnson |
Website | changebritain |
Change Britain is a cross-party pressure group committed to ensuring a deal that benefits the United Kingdom following a British withdrawal from the European Union. It was formed after the 2016 referendum, in which 51.9% of voters voted in favour of leaving the European Union. The organisation was founded as a successor to the successful 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. The group had attracted criticism for seemingly dropping Vote Leave's pledge to increase spending on the NHS, but chairwoman of both organisations, Gisela Stuart, reaffirmed this pledge in a speech to the House of Commons.