Ten years on: Brexit and Britain’s political future

In June 2016, the UK voted to leave the European Union in a referendum that reshaped British politics, society, and the economy in profound and lasting ways. Ten years on, this event brings together leading voices from politics, journalism, and academia to reflect on how Brexit has transformed political identities, party competition, public trust, and Britain’s place in the world.

The panel will consider what has changed since the referendum, what has endured, and how Brexit continues to shape debates over democracy, sovereignty, and the UK’s relationship with Europe and the wider global order.

Meet our speakers and chair

An award-winning journalist who has covered Westminster and international politics for more than two decades, Pippa Crerar (@PippaCrerar) also exposed the election betting, Partygate and Barnard Castle scandals. She co-hosts ITV's flagship political debate programme, and is Political Editor of The Guardian, before which she was Political Editor of the Daily Mirror, and City Hall Editor at the Evening Standard.

Matthew Elliott (@matthew_elliott) is a British political strategist and lobbyist who has served as the CEO of several organisations. Elliott founded and served as chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance in 2004, Big Brother Watch and Business for Britain. He has acted as campaign director for NOtoAV campaign in the 2011 Alternative Vote referendum and as the chief executive of Vote Leave, advocating for a 'leave' vote in the 2016 UK European Union membership referendum. Matthew is an alumnus of LSE.

Sara Hobolt (@sarahobolt) is the Sutherland Chair in European Institutions and Head of the Department of Government at LSE. She is a leading scholar of European and British politics, specialising in public opinion, political behaviour, and populism. She currently serves as President of the European Political Science Society. She is the author of several books, including her most recent book, Tribal Politics. How Brexit Divided Britain with James Tilley.

Margaret Hodge's (@margarethodge) early career was in teaching and international market research. She became an elected councillor in 1973, rising to be Leader of the London Borough of Islington from 1982 until 1992. She was also Chair of the Association of London Authorities and Deputy Chair of the Association of Metropolitan Authorities. She became the Labour Member of Parliament for Barking in June 1994 and was a minister in the governments of both Tony Blair and Gordon Brown. Baroness Hodge is Chair of College Council for Royal Holloway, University of London and a visiting professor at the Policy Institute at King’s College London.

Anand Menon (@anandMenon1) is Professor of European Politics and Foreign Affairs at King’s College London. He is the Director of UK In A Changing Europe, the think tank communicating social scientific research on Brexit and the Brexit process to non-academic audiences. He is an associate fellow of Chatham House and Senior Associate member of Nuffield College, Oxford. His books include Brexit and British Politics (2017); The European Union: Integration and Enlargement (2016); and European Politics (2007).

Tony Travers is Professor in Practice in the LSE Department of Government, Associate Dean of the LSE School of Public Policy and Director of LSE London. His key research interests include local and regional government, elections and public service reform. He provides expert analysis for broadcast and print media, regularly appearing on major television and radio networks.

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