Economists for Free Trade

Economists for Free Trade, previously (before the referendum on Brexit) called Economists for Brexit, is a lobbying group that promotes no-deal Brexit, which is the situation where the United Kingdom leaves the European Union without a corresponding withdrawal agreement treaty. They believe the UK is better off trading on the terms of the World Trade Organization rather than within the single market and customs union.[1][2] Lead by Professor Patrick Minford, the group maintains close ties to Brexiteer Conservative MPs.[3][4] Economists for Free Trade is one of few organisations predicting a positive economic impact of a no-deal Brexit.[5][6] The advisory board of the group includes Jacob Rees-Mogg, Owen Paterson, Matt Ridley and David Jones.[7]

Economists for Free Trade
MottoNo Deal is the Best Deal for Britain
FocusPromoting the benefits of Brexit
Location
  • UK
LeaderPatrick Minford
Website

See also

References
  1. "No deal Brexit to give UK £140billion BOOM say economists - ignore 'project fear HYSTERIA'". 11 March 2019.
  2. "Media statement: Economists for Free Trade" (PDF) (Press release). 13 March 2019.
  3. The BBC and Brexit (PDF). News-Watch. March 2017.
  4. "DeSMOG UK: Economists for Free Trade". 2 August 2019.
  5. Gemma Tetlow and Alex Stojanovic (November 2018). Institute for Government: Understanding the economic impact of Brexit (PDF). Institute for Government.
  6. "Why predicting the impact of a no-deal Brexit is so hard". The Economist. 25 July 2019. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  7. "Economists for Free Trade: Who we are". 2 August 2019. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019.
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