🇬🇧 The Brexit Campaign
Richard Tice was a co-founder and major funder of Leave.EU, one of the key campaign groups that helped deliver the 2016 Brexit referendum result.
📅 Timeline
Leave.EU founded by Arron Banks and Richard Tice
Competed with Vote Leave for official campaign designation
Electoral Commission designates Vote Leave as official campaign
Referendum result: 51.9% Leave 🎉
Tice co-founds Leave Means Leave
Brexit finally delivered (formally)
👥 Key Figures
- Arron Banks: Insurance tycoon, major funder
- Richard Tice: Property developer, co-founder
- Nigel Farage: UKIP leader, close ally
- Andy Wigmore: Communications director
📊 Campaign Facts
- Founded: 2015
- Social media: 800,000+ followers
- Approach: Grassroots, populist
- Strategy: Immigration focus
🆚 Leave.EU vs Vote Leave
There were two main Leave campaigns:
Leave.EU
- • Tice, Banks, Farage
- • Grassroots, populist
- • Immigration focused
- • Not official campaign
Vote Leave
- • Johnson, Gove, Cummings
- • Establishment backing
- • "Take Back Control"
- • Official campaign
Despite losing the official designation to Vote Leave, Leave.EU played a significant role in mobilising Leave voters, particularly through social media.
📰 Leave Means Leave (2018)
After the referendum, Tice co-founded "Leave Means Leave" to ensure Brexit was properly delivered:
- Opposed Theresa May's "soft Brexit" deal
- Organised rallies and marches
- Lobbied for clean break from EU
- Criticised compromise solutions
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
Did Richard Tice fund Brexit?
Yes, Richard Tice was a significant donor to Leave.EU and Brexit campaigns. He reportedly contributed £300,000+ to Leave causes.
What was Leave.EU?
Leave.EU was a Brexit campaign group co-founded by Richard Tice and Arron Banks in 2015, closely associated with Nigel Farage and UKIP.
Was Leave.EU the official campaign?
No, Vote Leave won the official designation from the Electoral Commission. Leave.EU operated as an unofficial parallel campaign.