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| Founded | 2012 |
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| Founder | Peter Wilding |
| Focus | Keep the United Kingdom within the European Union to prevent Brexit |
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Area served | United Kingdom and Isle of Man |
| Website | britishinfluence |
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British Influence, formally the Centre for British Influence Through Europe, was an independent, cross-party,[1] pro-single market[2] foreign-affairs think tank based in the United Kingdom, founded in 2012 to make the case for the European Union amid increasing calls for British withdrawal from the EU.[3] It appointed Danny Alexander (Liberal Democrat), Kenneth Clarke (Conservative) and Peter Mandelson (Labour)[4] as joint presidents ahead of a possible 2017 referendum.[5] In 2016 it changed its name to The Influence Group and advised UK businesses on the single market.
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