Formation 24 April 2014 Key people Tom Harwood | Region served United Kingdom Affiliations Vote Leave | |
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Purpose United Kingdom withdrawal from the European Union |
Students for Britain was a campaign group, affiliated with the Vote Leave campaign, which argued that Britain would be better off outside the EU. The organisation stressed the cost of the EU, barriers to trade with the rest of the world and how undemocratic and remote the EU is in their view. The campaign has been labeled by some as Vote Leave's 'militant wing'.
The campaign claimed to be active in "over 50 universities", and were involved in a protest during the CBI's 2015 conference, whereby two members of the organisation heckled the Prime Minister, holding a sign that read "CBI = voice of Brussels". The students gained access to the conference by creating a fake company. The organisation claimed that the students "wanted to protest to make this point to as many people as possible".
Affiliate Vote Leave also produced "specially designed condoms" which university students distributed. The condoms displayed slogans such as "the safer choice" and "it’s riskier to stay in". The chairman of Students for Britain, Tom Harwood, was quoted as saying "They are a great and fun way to get people talking/interested."
The group was notably denied status as an official society at Keele University, allegedly for having the word 'Britain' in its name.
The campaign rivals Students for Europe, which argues for a 'remain' vote and is a component of the European Movement.