Monday 8 June 2026 6.30pm - 8pmSpeakersEmma DuncanProfessor Sara B HoboltLord ElliotProfessor Anand MenonChairProfessor Tony Travers, CBEIn 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 chairEmma Duncan writes a weekly column on economic and social policy at The Times, along with notebooks, essays and book reviews. She was formerly deputy editor of The Economist. During the Brexit referendum she founded and ran Wake Up and Vote, a campaign to encourage young people to vote. She is the author of Breaking the Curfew: A Political Journey through Pakistan, and is a visiting fellow of Nuffield College, Oxford.Matthew Elliott (@matthew_elliott) is an alumnus of LSE. He was the co-founder and CEO of the Vote Leave campaign, and has been described by the Financial Times as “one of the most formidable political strategists in Westminster” and by the New Statesman as “one of the most successful – and feared – campaigners in British politics”. He also led the successful NOtoAV referendum campaign, and has set up numerous policy campaigns including the TaxPayers’ Alliance in 2003. Matthew is currently the President of the Jobs Foundation and a member of the House of Lords, where he sits as Lord Elliott of Mickle Fell. In 2025, Matthew co-authored Prosperity Through Growth with Dr Arthur B. Laffer. His latest book is Ten Years On: The Untold Story of Brexit – Reflections on a Life of Campaigning, which will be published on 23rd June 2026 and is available to buy here.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.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.More about this eventJoin us on campus or register to watch the event online at LSE Live. LSE Live is the home for our live streams, allowing you to tune in and join the global debate at LSE, wherever you are in the world. 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