London Students for Britain
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| Formation | December 2015[1] |
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| Purpose | United Kingdom withdrawal from the European Union |
| Headquarters | University of London, London |
Region served | London, United Kingdom |
Key people | Phil Sheppard, Luke Nash-Jones, Alex Nieora, Martin Hislop[2][3][4][5] |
| Affiliations | Vote Leave, University of London |
| Website | londonunibrexit |
London University Brexit Society, also known as London Students for Britain, is a cross-party student movement that campaigns for Britain to imitate Switzerland's relationship with the EU.[6][additional citation(s) needed] The organisation is affiliated with the University of London[citation needed] and also the Vote Leave campaign though independent to Durham-based campaign Students for Britain.
Current committee members are Phil Sheppard from LSE (President), Luke Nash-Jones from Birkbeck (Vice-President), Roland Mortimer from UCL (Treasurer), Tony Halliday from Birkbeck (Secretary), Nick Sundin from Kings (Campaign Officer), David Richards from LSE (Events Officer), and Matt Walton [7] from LSE (Communications Officer).[8]
Patrons are Alex Nieora (UKIP) and Martin Hislop (Conservative).[9]
The campaigns intent is to be active across all of London, especially the constituent colleges of the University of London, such as UCL, Kings College London, London School of Economics and Birkbeck, as well as Imperial College London.[10]
It is most notable for protesting during the CBI's 2015 conference, whereby the President of London Students for Britain, Phil Sheppard, and member Peter Lyon, heckled the Prime Minister, holding a sign that read "CBI = voice of Brussels".[11] The students gained access to the conference by creating a fake company.[12][13] The organisation claimed that the students "wanted to protest to make this point to as many people as possible".[13]
London Students for Britain has invited some high profile speakers, including MPs and Greater London Authority candidates, to speak in lively debates on various aspects of EU membership. [14][15] The Spectator ran an article on The Great Brexit debate co-hosted with the London Union Society, Birkbeck Conservative Association and UCL Libertarian Society on the 1 of March, which featured Jacob Rees-Mogg, Peter Lilley, Alex Nieora, Chris Byrant and Stephen Getthins.[15] [16] [17] The organisation also has David Davis as a guest speaker. [18] The organisation also supports University of London college societies when they host debates and speeches on the question of EU membership.[19]
London University Brexit Society also run street stalls,[20] on Camden High Street, and on campus at UCL, Kings College, LSE, Birkbeck and Imperial, which has featured on both French,[21] Japanese and Swiss TV.[22] T-shirts, bags, badges and stickers are distributed to students, as well as flyers promoting spending on local services, such as the NHS, instead of the unelected European Commission.
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UCL street campaign
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London Students for Britain with Steve Baker MP
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London Students canvassing at Vote Leave HQ
References[edit]
- ↑ London University Brexit Society. "Launch of London University Brexit Society". Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ↑ Datoo, Siraj. "Committee". LondonUniBrexit. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ↑ "French TV interview London University Brexit Society". Youtube. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ↑ "Swiss TV interview London University Brexit Society". Youtube. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ↑ "London Students Want Brexit". Youtube. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ↑ "David Cameron 'deadly serious' about need for EU reform". BBC News.
- ↑ "The Impact of Brexit on LSE Students | Beaver Online". beaveronline.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
- ↑ Datoo, Siraj. "The Impact of Brexit of LSE Students". The Beaver. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ↑ Datoo, Siraj. "Committee". LondonUniBrexit. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ↑ "Students for Britain". Twitter.
- ↑ "How Students Phil Sheppard And Peter Lyon Heckled David Cameron On His EU Speech At The CBI". The Huffington Post UK. 9 November 2015.
- ↑ "Britain leaving EU could restart the Troubles in Northern Ireland". Telegraph.co.uk. 9 November 2015.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 "David Cameron mocks anti-EU students who heckled his CBI speech on Brussels". Mail Online. 9 November 2015.
- ↑ Hievents.co.uk. "The Great Brexit Debate - Rees-Mogg Lilley Nieora Gethins Byrant | Hievents.co.uk". Hievents.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 "Chris Bryant brings Blair into the Brexit debate. What will Corbyn say?". The Spectator. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ↑ "The Great Brexit Debate - Rees-Mogg Lilley Nieora Gethins Byrant | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
- ↑ "The Great Brexit Debate - Rees-Mogg, Lilley, Nieora, Gethins, Mathias, Bryant". Eventbrite. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
- ↑ "David Davis MP addresses Brexit Society | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
- ↑ London Union (1 March 2016). "UKIP Is not an Extremist Party says Syed Kamall Leader of European Tory Bloc to London Students".
- ↑ "London Students Want Brexit". Youtube. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ↑ "French TV interview London University Brexit Society". Youtube. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ↑ "Swiss TV interview London University Brexit Society". Youtube. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
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