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Centre for a Better Britain is a think tank operating in the UK. It describes itself as "independent", but has been described by media outlets as "Reform-linked" (Politics Home, Sky News and "pro-Reform" (BBC) and was founded by Reform’s outgoing chief operating officer Jonthan Brown and funded by two friends of Farage, David Lilley and Mark Thompson.

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Reform UK CFABB formally launched in September 2025 to "support Reform with policy development, briefing and rebuttal", and has had direct contact with Nigel Farage and Richard Tice. [src]

Nigel Farage Farage has reportedly been friends with CFABB co-founders Thompson and Lilley for decards, when they "went boozing with him [Farage] when they were in the commodities business", and CFABB reportedly met with Farage in spring 2025. CFABB also formally launched in September 2025 to "support Reform with policy development, briefing and rebuttal". [src][src][src]

James Orr former Orr was Advisory Board chair of Centre for a Better Britain, before leaving to become a senior advisor to Nigel Farage [src]

Jonathan Brown Brown is CEO of Centre for a Better Britain [src]

David Lilley co-founder Lilley is the co-founder of Centre for a Better Britain [src]

Mark Thompson co-founder Thompson is the co-founder of Centre for a Better Britain [src]

Centre for a Better Britain's network

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