Leave Means Leave
| Formation | July 2016 |
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| Founders | Richard Tice, John Longworth |
| Purpose | United Kingdom withdrawal from the European Union |
| Headquarters | 55 Tufton Street, London |
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United Kingdom |
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| Website | leavemeansleave |
Leave Means Leave is a pro-Brexit,Eurosceptic political pressure group organisation that campaigns and lobbies for the United Kingdom to leave the European Union following the 'Leave' result of the EU referendum on 23 June 2016. The campaign was co-founded by British property entrepreneur Richard Tice and business consultant John Longworth.
The organisation has described itself as a "campaign for a clean Brexit" and is considered hardline by some media.
Co-founded by Richard Tice and John Longworth, according to the BBC, the organisation grew out of the Vote Leave campaign during the 2016 EU referendum. In October 2016, The Independent compared them to the National Rifle Association, and claimed "they wield enormous influence".
On 30 September 2017, during the Brexit negotiations, the Leave Means Leave campaign wrote a letter to Prime Minister Theresa May. Four ex-cabinet members, including former Chancellor of the Exchequer Lord Lawson, as well as former Brexit minister David Jones, signed the letter alongside the rest of the board. The letter highlighted seven separate concerns:
The letter had multiple significant supporters outside of the organisation, including former Conservative leader Lord Howard, who stated he shared its "aspirations".
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