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On 23 June 2016 the British people voted to leave the EU.  
 
On 23 June 2016 the British people voted to leave the EU.  
  
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Where this leads the country is still not known. To some, however, Brexit is the 'once-in-a-lifetime opportunity' to change the direction of the country.
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The danger is that they have ‘taken back control’ only to hand it over to corporate lobbyists.  
  
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As Ed Conway writes in the Times:
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Brexit presents business with an abundance of threats, but also to some unimaginable opportunities.  
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‘Rarely in the history of capitalism has anyone been handed an opportunity like it. Almost overnight, the entire gamut of regulations once handled on Britain’s behalf by Brussels will be transplanted back to London. Trade policy, product markets, financial standards, agricultural subsidies. Tedious as such matters sound, swaying the rules in your company’s favour can mean the difference between profits in billions rather than millions.’
 
  
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Brexit presents business with an abundance of threats, but also to some unimaginable opportunities.  
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As one corporate lobbyist recently noted: “Nothing I’ve seen in the last couple of decades comes close to this opportunity for legislative influence” . The Great Repeal Bill and its aftermath have been described as “a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for anyone looking to influence the rules of the game”.  
  
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As one corporate lobbyist recently noted: “Nothing I’ve seen in the last couple of decades comes close to this opportunity for legislative influence” . The Repeal Bill and its aftermath have been described as “a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for anyone looking to influence the rules of the game”. We have only the government’s word that the bill will not – through “niche clauses and amendments” as another lobbyist puts it – be used to quietly benefit private and corporate interests.
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Whether that is getting rid of laws and regulations inherited from Europe, including labour standards, influencing trade policy, or reshaping UK agriculture. Any company, or sector that can swing the rules in their favour stands to profit enormously.  
  
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People in the UK didn’t vote to “take back control” only to hand it over to corporations lobbying in their own interest.
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Which is why we think we should be able to see who is seeking to use Brexit to further their own private interests.  
  
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We think we should be able to see who is seeking to use Brexit to further their own private interests. This portal, then, is an attempt to make visible those that bankrolled various Brexit campaigns, the lobby groups that are now trying to influence government and steer debate, as well as the companies and the lobbyists-for-hire that are hoping to profit from Brexit.
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This portal is an attempt to make visible those that bankrolled various Brexit campaigns, the lobby groups that are now trying to influence government and steer debate, as well as the companies and the lobbyists-for-hire that are hoping to profit from Brexit.  
 
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Revision as of 19:59, 20 October 2017

A guide to Brexit lobbying

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A Guide to Brexit Lobbying On 23 June 2016 the British people voted to leave the EU.

The danger is that they have ‘taken back control’ only to hand it over to corporate lobbyists.

Brexit presents business with an abundance of threats, but also to some unimaginable opportunities.

As one corporate lobbyist recently noted: “Nothing I’ve seen in the last couple of decades comes close to this opportunity for legislative influence” . The Great Repeal Bill and its aftermath have been described as “a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for anyone looking to influence the rules of the game”.

Whether that is getting rid of laws and regulations inherited from Europe, including labour standards, influencing trade policy, or reshaping UK agriculture. Any company, or sector that can swing the rules in their favour stands to profit enormously.

Which is why we think we should be able to see who is seeking to use Brexit to further their own private interests.

This portal is an attempt to make visible those that bankrolled various Brexit campaigns, the lobby groups that are now trying to influence government and steer debate, as well as the companies and the lobbyists-for-hire that are hoping to profit from Brexit.

Who is lobbying over Brexit?

CLICK FOR THE FULL LIST OF BREXIT LOBBYISTS.

They include the following:

Lobby groups

'Leave' donors

Lobbyists-for-hire

'Leave' lobbyists

Latest articles

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