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European Movement UK @europeanmovement.co.uk · 1h

The numbers are clear. Most Britons now believe leaving Europe was a mistake. The next generation knows our future lies in cooperation, not isolation.

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European Movement UK @europeanmovement.co.uk · 2h

56% say Brexit was a mistake.

Only 31% think it was right.

“The tide is turning.”

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European Movement UK @europeanmovement.co.uk · 2h

At Conservative Party Conference, Lord Heseltine said most voters now see Brexit as a mistake and urged Conservatives to rebuild ties with Europe and reject Farage’s populism.

Read the full speech:

'The tide is turning on Europe' - Heseltine makes landmark speech

Lord Heseltine spoke to a full house at European Movement UK’s event at Conservative Party Conference in Manchester. Here is his speech in full.

www.europeanmovement.co.uk

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European Movement UK @europeanmovement.co.uk · 3h

Michael Heseltine warns that Europe cannot rely on America to defend it. NATO needs stronger European leadership to face Putin’s aggression.

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European Movement UK @europeanmovement.co.uk · 16h

'The tide is turning' on the public's views of the European Union.

Speaking at European Movement UK's event at Conservative conference, our former president Lord Heseltine on @SkyNews on the state of UK politics.

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European Movement UK @europeanmovement.co.uk · 20h

“The tide is turning.” says Heseltine.

People now see Brexit for what it is — a disaster that has left Britain smaller, poorer, and weaker.

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European Movement UK @europeanmovement.co.uk · 22h

The tide is turning. Just 13 per cent of young people think Brexit was right - and fewer than one in five under 50 agree. A clear majority of Britons now believe leaving the EU was a mistake.

Attacks on migrants will not return Tories to power, Lord Heseltine warns Badenoch

Lord Heseltine warning comes as Robert Jenrick is caught up in a racism row

www.independent.co.uk

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European Movement UK @europeanmovement.co.uk · 22h

Lord Heseltine at UK and Europe: a Shared Future - reminding us that Britain’s strength lies in partnership, not isolation.

Cooperation, shared laws, and common purpose built post-war Europe. They can build our future too.

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BremainInSpain @bremaininspain.com · 22h

The advice received by Kemi Badenoch shows clearly that leaving the ECHR will come at great cost. It will end at minimum all security co-operation with the EU and probably the TCA itself with all the economic implications that come from this.
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@dominicgrieve

Leaving ECHR breaches Good Friday Agreement, says Grieve

Leaving the Convention "plainly in breach of the Good Friday agreement" says former Attorney General.

www.europeanmovement.co.uk

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European Movement UK @europeanmovement.co.uk · 23h

At our event at Conservative conference - UK and Europe: a Shared Future, Lord Heseltine said what many now know: Brexit was a mistake. Britain’s future is with our European neighbours, not apart from them.

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European Movement UK @europeanmovement.co.uk · 2d

Dominic Grieve is right. Leaving the European Convention on Human Rights would be a reckless act of self-harm, breaking security ties, breaching international law, and weakening Britain’s standing while doing nothing to solve the problems this government pretends to fix.

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European Movement UK @europeanmovement.co.uk · 2d

Gary Neville is right that Britain once took pride in its mix of people, united by purpose not hate, but Brexit and those who profit from division have broken that spirit, and rebuilding it must begin with decency, solidarity and the will to stand together again.

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European Movement UK @europeanmovement.co.uk · 2d

Leaving the European Convention on Human Rights would be an act of self-sabotage, not independence, because the convention was forged from British ideals of justice and human dignity, written by our own lawyers in the ruins of war, to ensure that tyranny could never again take hold in Europe.

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European Movement UK @europeanmovement.co.uk · 6d

It is, be in no question, time to undo Brexit.

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Cambridge for Europe @cambsforeurope.bsky.social · 7d

We need to build the national campaign to strengthen the UK's relationship with the EU, and build the path to rejoining.

Join @europeanmovement.co.uk today!

www.europeanmovement.co.uk

European Movement

We're the UK's largest pro-European movement. Our goal is to reverse the calamity of Brexit and restore relations with our European neighbours.

www.europeanmovement.co.uk

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European Movement UK @europeanmovement.co.uk · 8d

The chancellor claimed the ‘youth experience scheme’ would reduce the need for tax rises in the forthcoming Budget.

Reeves plans ambitious Brexit reset for young people to boost economic growth

The chancellor claimed the ‘youth experience scheme’ would reduce the need for tax rises in the forthcoming Budget

www.independent.co.uk

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European Movement UK @europeanmovement.co.uk · 12d

Channel Island fishers are losing thousands as post-Brexit red tape blocks exports at French ports. One Jersey fisherman lost nearly £10,000 over a typo. The industry is now calling for the issue to be pushed to the EU Commission.

www.itv.com

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European Movement UK @europeanmovement.co.uk · 13d

Sewage was dumped into the Mersey 1,900 times in 2024. Since leaving the EU, the UK has slipped on water and air standards while Europe pushes ahead with tougher protections.

Add your name to demand higher standards for our environment: www.europeanmovement.co.uk/uk-eu-enviro...

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European Movement UK @europeanmovement.co.uk · 13d

From January 2026, UK businesses face an £800m hit from new EU carbon rules, with costs likely passed to consumers.

The solution is simple: align UK carbon rules with the EU to cut Brexit red tape, protect businesses and stop higher prices.

The government must act now.

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European Movement UK @europeanmovement.co.uk · 14d

From January 2026, UK firms face an £800m hit from new EU carbon rules, with costs passed to consumers.

The answer is simple: align with EU standards to cut red tape, stop unfair charges and protect people from higher prices.

The government must act now.

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European Movement UK @europeanmovement.co.uk · 16d

Delusions of sovereignty trump the financial security of Britain and its people. What a ludicrous thing to suggest. Brexit has made us all poorer.

Sir James Dyson says Brexit was worth it – even if it’s made people poorer

Britain’s fourth-wealthiest man has argued it is better to be ‘independent’ than tied to the EU

www.independent.co.uk

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CHEM Trust @chemtrust.bsky.social · 16d

🌱 Earlier this afternoon we had our fringe event at the #LibDemsConference2025 with the @greenlibdems.org.uk.

🎉 Turn out was high, and we had some great discussions on how closer UK-EU collaboration could improve environmental protections!

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European Movement UK @europeanmovement.co.uk · 19d

🌍 New Defra Secretary Emma Reynolds has a big chance to reset UK environmental policy.

From EU cooperation to farming, deforestation, and the circular economy, @ieep-uk.bsky.social highlights seven key steps she could take to make her mark.

🔗 Read more:

Seven ways the new Defra Secretary of State can make her mark

Executive Director of The Institute for European Environmental Policy UK, Ben Reynolds, explores where Defra's new Secretary of State could make her mark.

www.europeanmovement.co.uk

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European Movement UK @europeanmovement.co.uk · 20d

Devon MP Steve Darling is urging ministers to act as Paignton Zoo, Dartmoor Zoo & Plymouth’s National Marine Aquarium face a “perfect storm” of post-Brexit red tape, rising costs & falling visitor spend. He wants an urgent summit to save Britain’s zoos & aquariums.

Brexit threatening Devon Zoos and attractions

MP pushes ministers for help

www.radioexe.co.uk

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Leeds for Europe @leedseurope.bsky.social · 22d

🤝We’re twinning! #Leeds pro- #EU group’s visit to #Lille (our twin city in #France) coverage in the print @yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk – complementing its online pick-up.

Celebrating strong local ties built over 56 years! #BraderieDeLille #RejoinEU #Brexit #EntenteCordiale @europeanmovement.co.uk
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The article appeared in the Yorkshire Evening Post on 15 September 2025. Peter Packham, Chair of Leeds for Europe, highlights a recent visit by its group to Leeds's twin city of Lille in France. The Yorkshire group had a stall at Lille's biggest annual tourist attraction, Braderie de Lille.

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