Rayner Says Labour's Gorton And Denton Collapse Must Be "Wake Up Call" For Party
Former deputy prime minister Angela Rayner has said Labour must "really listen" and "reflect" after the party suffered a seismic defeat to the Greens in the Gorton and Denton by-election.
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Who's Behind The Wheel Of Self-Driving Taxis?
A security check on a fleet of new electric buses in Oslo late last year uncovered features that caused international alarm.
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Where next for Labour after a bad by-election defeat?
Labour needs to learn that a rebrand only works if the substance of what you are offering genuinely changes
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Greens Sweep To Historic Victory In Gorton And Denton By-Election
The Green Party has achieved a seismic victory in the Gorton and Denton by-election, with the Labour Party pushed into third place.
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What you see is what you get
When Donald Trump reveals time after time that he holds some very racist views, we should believe him
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Labour MPs Opposed To Puberty Blockers Trial Push To Stop It Altogether
Labour MPs who oppose the puberty blockers trial are becoming increasingly confident that they can persuade the government to halt it altogether after it was temporarily paused due to concerns raised by the healthcare regulator.
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What Will Reform Foreign Policy Look Like? “Rediscovering What British Interests Actually Are”
Nigel Farage may be an election away from representing the UK on the world stage. Tom Scotson investigates the battle to fill in the blanks on Reform’s foreign policy
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PRESS RELEASE: Annual event and library launched to commemorate local historian
Friends and family of Ciaran Walsh are launching an annual event and 'liberation library' to celebrate his life next weekend.
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Paddy Logan – Harborough’s radical Liberal hero
Paddy Logan once started a fight in the Commons, but there was far more to the Liberal MP than that
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Constructivism: why countries don’t have to be enemies
How international relationships are socially constructed and why understanding constructivism can alleviate your own perceptions
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Pointing towards light: a small miracle
In the second of our views of life under ICE in Saint Paul, Minnesota, it’s the small signs of care and hope that matter
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Labour And Greens Clash Over Betting Influence On Manchester By-Election Campaign
Exclusive: The Labour Party and the Greens have clashed over the influence of political betting on the eve of the Gorton and Denton by-election, triggering claims that the market should be regulated.
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Rachel Reeves Hopes For Low-Key Spring Statement After Budget Chaos
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is hoping that next week's Spring Statement will be a boring affair after the chaos of the November Budget.
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Prevention of Violence Against Women and Girls Awards: Nominations Now Open
Today marks the launch of the Prevention of Violence Against Women and Girls Awards, recognising and celebrating individuals, teams and organisations across the UK working to prevent abuse and support victims and survivors.
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Kevin McKenna: "There’s Such A Big Opportunity To Stop New HIV Transmissions"
Former nurse, now Labour MP for Sittingbourne and Sheppey, Kevin McKenna tells Noah Vickers the country needs intensive care to fix its many crises
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Greenland: from opportunity to crisis and back again?
As international tensions over Greenland rumble on, the island continues to present both global benefit and risk
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If God is love why is the Church of England hesitating?
A gay Christian calls for the Church of England to listen to LGBTQ+ Christians who don’t ask for special treatment, but for equal grace at Christ’s table
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Government Puts Final Touches To Digital Communications Overhaul
The Labour government is preparing to launch a major overhaul of Whitehall-wide communications as part of its push to reach more voters online.
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When Czechoslovakia came to Bradford: Political rivalry gives way to football rivalry in 1961
At the height of the Cold War, a crack team of players from the Eastern Bloc arrived in West Yorkshire to take part in a floodlit friendly
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PRESS RELEASE: Bath Mayor Launches Inaugural PhD Placements
The Mayor of Bath, Prof Bharat Pankhania, recently visited the University of Bath to launch a new joint initiative with the University
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New Vision for Water
The Government’s New Vision for Water fails to tackle water companies’ perverse incentives to game the industry for profit
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Ukraine four years on: the war of attrition continues
Outside interest in the Ukraine war has waned, but the consequences of a stagnating war remain very real for the Ukrainian people
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Danny Kruger: 'If We Don’t Win, Or If We Win And Make A Mess Of It, I Fear For Our Country'
Ex-Tory MP Danny Kruger reveals to Sienna Rodgers his plans as Reform UK’s head of preparing for government, from election readiness to pronatalist ambition – and why he fears for Britain if his party makes ‘a mess of it’
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Peter Mandelson Arrested On Suspicion Of Misconduct In Public Office
Lord Peter Mandelson has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office.
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A long time in politics: week 7 – is the Reform tide ebbing?
Labour regroups after Mandelson fallout, Reform stumbles through candidate rows and council chaos, and a new party enters the fray
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PM To Ask Independent Adviser To Investigate Minister Over Think Tank Allegations
Keir Starmer has asked his independent ethics adviser to investigate whether minister Josh Simons breached the ministerial code over his role in allegations surrounding the think tank that he used to head.
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How Will SEND Reforms Work?
The government has set out highly-anticipated plans to overhaul the special education needs and disabilities (SEND) system, pledging that, under "decade-long reforms", children with additional needs will "get the rights they deserve".
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Inside The Wes Streeting Operation At DHSC: “He's Political Up To His Eyeballs”
Is Wes Streeting a details man? What do his days look like? Who does he delegate to? Sienna Rodgers and Zoe Crowther explore how the Health Secretary runs his department
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Spring is on the way: celebrating Shropshire Day
Shropshire Day celebrates its history, ancient and modern, and beautiful varied landscape in this photo story
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Continuing on: in a world that refuses to be quiet
A Minnesotan writer and artist shares her first-hand account of life under ICE occupation during a bitterly cold winter
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How Strong Is Support For The Greens?
Zack Polanski's leadership of the Greens has generated significant interest in the party. Nearly half of UK adults are considering supporting them at the next general election, according to new polling shared exclusively with PoliticsHome. But the re...
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The Nobel Prizes – time for a rethink?
A former member of the Nobel Prize awarding committee muses on whether they have outlived their usefulness
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An End To The Resident Doctors' Dispute Could Cause New Problems For Government
The long-running resident doctors’ dispute that has dogged successive governments may finally be nearing resolution. But, as Noah Vickers reports, there are formidable hurdles ahead before Wes Streeting can declare ‘mission accomplished’
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream to linger in your mind
Athens prepares for a fabulous wedding, but the fairy folk have their own games to play first
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Ukraine at war – why they must continue the fight
Russia’s history of violence and the danger to Europe posed by the Ukraine war means that the struggle has to continue
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Migration is not a threat – it’s human experience
Migration is a human reality not a threat: hostile rhetoric causes harm, but lived experience reveals resilience dignity and contribution
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First Bus price hike: when catching the bus is a luxury
To reduce emissions in the West of England, bus companies should consider cutting fare costs, and growing its passenger numbers
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Our climate fingerprints are everywhere, for anyone to see
From Stoke-on-Trent to the ocean depths and upper atmosphere, the fingerprints of human-made climate change are clear to see
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PRESS RELEASE: Victory for bridge opponents as Council agrees to amend plans
Oxford City Council have come clean about the devastating impact of the Oxpens River Bridge plans on woodland in Grandpont Nature Park
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Antonia Romeo Appointed As Head Of Civil Service
Keir Starmer has confirmed Dame Antonia Romeo's appointment as the new Cabinet Secretary, making her the first ever woman to hold the role.
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The UK is getting it wrong on immigration – that must change
A new report highlights that there is another way possible on immigration that will benefit everyone
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Book review: Manifesto: The Battle for a Green Britain by Dale Vince
In Manifesto, green energy entrepreneur Dale Vince blends memoir and policy to argue for systemic solutions to climate change
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The Government Could U-Turn On Student Loan Thresholds, Says Union Head
The head of the union representing students has told PoliticsHome that she believes the government could U-turn on its decision to freeze the threshold at which graduates start to pay back their student loans amid outrage over the step.
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Whitehall’s Whispers: Inside The Antonia Romeo Row
As the Prime Minister prepares to appoint Antonia Romeo as Cabinet Secretary, Ben Gartside looks at the fierce battles to block her appointment
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Review: Meet Fred puppet show by Hijinx theatre company
Meet Fred is a well-written satirical exploration of the benefits system and the people who fall through its cracks
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Emerald Fennell’s “Wuthering Heights” is a febrile adolescent dolls’ house
A highly-stylised coming-of-age interpretation doesn’t quite come off in this latest reimagining of Emily Brontë’s dark tale
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Labour Faces Calls To Rethink Its 2030 Clean Power Mission
Ministers remain committed to the 2030 target. But the voices calling for a rethink are getting louder – and some are coming from the government’s friends, reports Nadine Batchelor-Hunt
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The Belfast West MPs Bound Together By Faith, Politics And Personal Tragedy
The opportunities – and constraints – of Northern Ireland in the middle of the last century are illuminated by the lives of two men who briefly represented Belfast West. Aaron Callan tells the story of MPs bound together by faith, family, politics an...
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Casework Crisis: Increase In Constituency Caseload Takes Its Toll
The inexorable growth in casework is stopping MPs from fulfilling their other roles. Alice Lilly sifts through the inbox looking for what might be done to relieve the pressure
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Nigel Farage Appoints Reform UK's Shadow Cabinet
Nigel Farage has named his shadow cabinet and appointed Robert Jenrick as his shadow chancellor in an attempt to make the party more than a “one-man band” before May’s local elections.
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A long time in politics: week 6 – departures and disasters
A regular digest and commentary on key UK political events in the recent week, which saw the Epstein scandal fallout widen and Reform chaos dominate the headlines
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Government Abandons Plan To Delay 30 Council Elections
Keir Starmer has scrapped plans to postpone dozens of local elections.
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Ministers Warned Hillsborough Law Could Delay Justice For Victims
Disagreement over a proposed duty of candour has held up Keir Starmer's Hillsborough Law. As the government and campaigners try to find a solution, the legal profession is now warning that the legislation risks delaying justice for victims failed by ...
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The government’s little-known Green Book
England’s delay in enforcing socio-economic duty leaves regions at a disadvantage while the Treasury continues to put money before people
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Can The Student Loan Genie Be Put Back In The Bottle?
The issue of student loans has exploded into life in Westminster in recent weeks, with figures across the political spectrum demanding a serious conversation about the 'Plan 2' system. But will it come to anything?
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Octopus Energy Founder Greg Jackson: “I Don’t Believe In Party Politics”
Charming and well-connected, Octopus founder Greg Jackson is one of the most influential businesspeople in this Labour government’s orbit. Ben Gartside explores his politics and reach
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Over 50 Academics Warn That Voting System Is Not Fit For Multi-Party Politics
Dozens of academics have written to the government to warn that the current voting system risks producing distorted results on an "unprecedented" scale at the next general election.
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Reform’s HMO crusade: here’s what they left out
Reform rails against HMOs as a ‘blight’ – then a council issues notices over unsafe, unlicensed ones linked to them
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A UACES-funded fieldwork trip exploring big tech companies’ roles in translating what cybersecurity is
I am honored to have received the UACES scholarship to support my fieldwork in Brussels. As a doctoral candidate at KCL, my research focuses on how tech companies contest securitization processes after being labelled as national security threats. Exploring tech companies’ contestation of these security claims aims to ask a bigger question of how tech […]
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Charity: why wait for stunts to sponsor?
It's as if charity has become a spectator sport and we only donate when someone promises to suffer for our entertainment
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Guernsey's Chief Minister Lindsay De Sausmarez: "No One, Ultimately, Wants To Pay More Tax"
Lindsay de Sausmarez is head of Guernsey’s government. She tells Noah Vickers about the island’s demographic challenge, the impact of Brexit and Westminster’s demand for more financial transparency
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Soft Authoritarian Transformation of Higher Education in Hungary: Taming Academic Freedom with Neoliberal Precarity
Zahra Jafarova In the shifting landscape of European higher education, neoliberal reforms used to be celebrated as tools for financial efficiency and institutional autonomy. But how does such a market-oriented framework function when it is instrumentalized by a regime drifting away from democracy towards authoritarianism? In Hungary, the transformation of the university system stands out […]
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The boundless mystery of Assimilated EU Law?
This piece was originally published on the UK in a Changing Europe site. It’s something of a truism to say that Brexit is a process, not an event, but nowhere is this more evident than in the UK’s continuing difficulties in managing the pieces of legislation it adopted during its time as a member […]
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Legitimacy and legacy of the EU’s socio-economic crisis governance during Covid-19
By Marius Guderjan (Centre for British Studies, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin) and Mario Kölling (Department of Political Science, Spanish National Distance Education University) Although the COVID-19 pandemic seems something of the past and meanwhile overshadowed by other crises, we should still remember its profound impact on public health, people, employment and businesses. In 2020, the real […]
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In memory of my grandparents
The photo accompanying this article shows the memorial stone at the site of the Nazi extermination camp based in Treblinka, Poland. It was one of over 40,000 death camps and incarceration centres purposely built to mass-murder or enslave millions of people during Hitler’s regime. I drove to Treblinka in 1991. It was one of the […]
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In memory of my grandparents
The photo accompanying this article shows the memorial stone at the site of the Nazi extermination camp based in Treblinka, Poland. It was one of over 40,000 death camps and incarceration centres purposely built to mass-murder or enslave millions of people during Hitler’s regime. I drove to Treblinka in 1991. It was one of the […]
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From Capital Markets Union to Savings and Investments Union: Why the EU keeps changing the story on financial integration
By David Howarth (University of Luxembourg) and Lucia Quaglia (University of Bologna) Financial market integration has been a core objective of European integration since the 1950s. Over several decades, the European Union (EU) has adopted hundreds of legislative acts aimed at removing barriers to cross-border finance and harmonising the regulation and supervision of capital markets. […]
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New year, same old UK-EU relations?
I notice it’s been some six months since my last post here, which reflects on both the new pace of UK-EU relations and the lack of anything useful to add to the debate. I did bestir myself to write about the return of finance-based framing back in November, as various people noticed this was a […]
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Revisiting what problems the EU AI Act is actually solving
Bao-Chau Pham When the European Union‘s Artificial Intelligence Act finally entered into force on 1 August 2024, it was widely described as a landmark: the world’s first comprehensive framework for regulating AI. Throughout the policy-making process from early 2018 onwards, much of the debates focused on how the Act regulates – its risk categories and […]
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End Of Year Letter From UACES Chair
Dear Colleagues, As I reflect on my first full year as Chair, I am so proud of the work we have done and especially for the warm support I continue to enjoy. This supportive spirit was very much on display at our last annual conference in Liverpool, hosted by Liverpool John Moores University. The programme, […]
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Always a Norm Exporter? The Case of Animal Welfare Policy and Trade
By Francesco Duina (Bates College, USA) For decades, the EU has projected its internal legal frameworks onto the world. It has done so indirectly through the Brussels Effect, whereby countries and trading blocs in other parts of the world pre-emptively adopt EU internal standards in order to facilitate trade with the EU. And it has […]
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How Rejoin can win
For years the pro EU side has been fragmented. Different groups protected their own branding, their own messages, their own direction. But no single organisation can deliver Rejoin. Not the European Movement, not any party, not any individual campaigner. If we want to rejoin a union of European countries, our first task is to become […]
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Knowledge is how we win against Brexit
The antidote to lies is the truth. Britain left the EU because the public were systematically misled. Many now recognise this, but millions still do not. When the truth becomes widely understood, the UK can reset its view of the EU. A fresh start. A chance to see Europe not through myths, but through facts. […]
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The message Britain ignored: Why we need migrants
The warning was clear over a decade ago, but Britain failed to listen. Back in 2014, on the BBC’s Sunday Politics London programme, Andrew Neil was discussing David Cameron’s plan to curb EU migration, a plan driven more by fear than common sense. Nick Watt, then of The Guardian and now of BBC Newsnight, offered a […]
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Europe’s first single market 2,000 years ago
The first time Europe had free movement of people, a single market, and a single currency was under the Roman Empire. The Itiner-E project, created with Google’s support, has digitally recreated the enormous 186,000-mile road network that once connected Rome’s dominion from Britain to the Balkans. People, goods, and ideas travelled freely across a continent ruled […]
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Polish pilots helped us to win the Battle of Britain – but later they were shunned
It was 85 years ago, on 31 October 1940, that Britain finally crushed the relentless Nazi air assault on our country that had lasted for over three gruelling months. Without brave Polish pilots it’s unlikely that the Battle of Britain would have resulted in the first major defeat against Hitler. The Poles were extremely skilled […]
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Labour can’t make Brexit work
My poster in October 2024 said the black hole in Britain’s finances was Brexit. Now the Chancellor agrees: Brexit is the cause of many of Britain’s economic problems. Rachel Reeves has finally drawn a straight line from leaving the EU to the choices in her budget. In an interview with The Guardian, she admitted that […]
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Migrants are not to blame for Britain’s problems
Britain depends on migrants – yet our leaders and some newspapers still scapegoat them for the nation’s ills. The truth is the very opposite: without migrants, Britain would struggle to survive, let alone thrive. Ten years ago, in October 2015, I gave a speech about how UK newspapers were publishing shocking lies about migrants and […]
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Churchill’s dream has almost come true
In May 1948 Winston Churchill declared at the launch of the Congress of Europe: “We cannot aim at anything less than the union of Europe as a whole.” Churchill’s dream has nearly come true. Today, almost every European country is either in the EU or has applied to join. The outsiders? Russia, Belarus, and Britain. On […]
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Brexit: How Britain was out-negotiated
Michel Barnier, the EU’s chief Brexit negotiator, kept a secret diary of the talks. Published in 2021, it revealed in painful detail why Britain lost so badly at the negotiating table. Jonathan Powell, former Downing Street chief of staff, summed it up. Britain was left with: “a flawed withdrawal agreement and a deeply disadvantageous future […]
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Sea border for food and agricultural products 'in place until 2027'
The border for such goods will not be dismantled until 2027, the UK government is expected to confirm.
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Sandeel fishing ban to remain in place
Sandeels are a vital source of food for seabirds that live along the UK coastline.
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Benn defends decision not to pull Stormont brake
DUP leader Gavin Robinson says he's disappointed but that the government are now taking action over unionist concerns.
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Stormont votes to extend post-Brexit trading arrangements
The Northern Ireland Assembly spent six hours debating controversial post-Brexit trading arrangements.
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Small businesses being 'crucified' by sea border
Stormont will vote on whether NI's Brexit deal should continue to operate for another four years.
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No Windsor Framework alternative, says government
The UK government has provided its advice ahead of a vote at Stormont next week.
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Why Brexit is not 'done' for Northern Ireland
Events this week show that Brexit will keep rearing its head, writes economics editor John Campbell.
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What is the new Northern Ireland Brexit trade deal?
Ministers have set out new trade arrangements for Northern Ireland, the rest of the UK and the EU.
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How the NI Protocol became the Windsor Framework
BBC economics and business editor John Campbell looks at the in and outs of the 2023 Brexit deal.
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Britain, Spain, Singapore? Gibraltar mulls its future
As talks resume on its future, the British overseas territory fears for its sovereignty and border.
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A quick guide to what's in the Brexit deal
These are the most important aspects of the UK-EU deal, and what they mean for people's lives and businesses.
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Full Brexit journey in under two minutes
It's been more than three years since the UK voted to leave the European Union but how did we get here?
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Why we lost – and where we go from here
When the history of Brexit is written, the Lib Dems’ decision to let Johnson hold this election will be seen as a key strategic error.
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7 reasons to vote Johnson out
We can kick Johnson out. So brave the elements and vote for the candidates with the best chance of beating the Tories.
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Trump sabotages Brexiters’ last-ditch safety net
Relying on the WTO for our trade was always a terrible idea. Now that the US president has ripped a hole in it, it’s economic suicide.
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With a final tactical voting push, we can beat Johnson
Good news from YouGov poll is Tory lead is shrinking. Bad news is they are still ahead because too many pro-European votes are being wasted.
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Johnson won’t stop the chaos – that’s just propaganda
A Tory victory means more chaos. The only way to end the arguments over Brexit and fix our real problems is to vote them out.
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Tories bully BBC because it’s easily cowed
Johnson yesterday hinted he would axe the licence fee. This had two purposes: cover up his NHS blunder and pummel the BBC into submission.
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At Christmas you tell the truth, but not if you’re Johnson
PM rips off Love Actually in his video but misses out the punch line: “Just because it’s Christmas and at Christmas you tell the truth.”
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Don’t worry about voting tactically for Corbyn. He won’t win
Right-wing press has branded Corbyn unelectable. They are right - he is. Not for the reasons they suggest, but because of simple maths.
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Tory “punch” propaganda backfires
To cover up Johnson’s NHS disaster, Tories fabricate story about Labour activist punching Hancock aide.
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Johnson’s dishonesty and disorganisation on Irish Sea border
Not only is Johnson lying about surrendering to the EU demand for an internal UK border, he isn’t ready to deliver a deal by December 2020.
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