Conservatives for Britain, the Party offshoot of Business for Britain, the eurosceptic group headed by Matthew Elliott, has announced its founding group of supporters and office-holders.
The group believes in ‘fundamental renegotiation’, with a vote to leave the EU if it cannot be achieved.
It’s a list that contains many familiar faces from the party’s eurosceptic wing, such as John Redwood, Bill Cash and Lord Flight (a columnist here at ConservativeHome), yet also some new faces. Some notable inclusions:
Vice Presidents:
Amjad Bashir MEP
Steve Bell, President of the National Convention
Lord Blencathra
Sir Bill Cash MP
Lord Flight
Lord Forsyth
Dr Liam Fox MP
Lord Hamilton of Epsom
Daniel Hannan MEP
Bernard Jenkin MP
David Jones MP
Lord Lamont
Julian Lewis MP
Emma McClarkin MEP
Sir John Nott KCB
Owen Paterson MP
John Redwood MP
Viscount Ridley
Lord Tebbit
Co-Chairmen:
Steve Baker MP
David Campbell-Bannerman MEP
Founder Members:
Adam Afriyie MP
John Baron MP
Peter Bone MP
Andrew Bridgen MP
David Burrowes MP
James Cleverly MP
Nadine Dorries MP
Steve Double MP
Nigel Evans MP
Philip Hollobone MP
Adam Holloway MP
Craig Mackinlay MP
Anne Main MP
Jason McCartney MP
Carl McCartney MP
Stephen McPartland MP
Tom Pursglove MP
Andrew Rosindell MP
Henry Smith MP
Anne-Marie Trevelyan MP
Andrew Turner MP