Starmer’s Labour are not the Tories. But they are timid The opposition must accept there will be huge challenges if they win the election. But they do not have to accept Brexit The Guardian - UK · Jul 9, 2023
We need more EU workers, admits leading Tory Brexiter George Eustice, the former environment secretary, is calling for a reciprocal visa scheme so that under-35s can work across the EU and Britain The Guardian - UK · Jul 8, 2023
Blur frontman wants Britpop label ditched for Europop because he hates Brexit This weekend Blur, famous for hits such as Girls and Boys, Song 2 and Parklife, will be playing to thousands at Wembley stadium but frontman Damon Albarn said he found the resurgence of Britpop 'irritating' Daily Mirror · Jul 8, 2023
Nigel Farage: was former UKIP leader cancelled by Coutts? Cancel culture, already the blight of British universities, seems to be creeping into banking, said The Daily Telegraph. The Week · Jul 8, 2023
British scientists can request grants if UK rejoins EU’s £85bn Horizon scheme ‘Expected’ return could help retain scientists and researchers lost after grants were cancelled in Brexit row The Guardian - UK · Jul 8, 2023
Listen very carefully: there’s no way ’Allo ’Allo! led to Brexit Letters: Paul F Faupel writes that the theatrically heavy accents used in the sitcom set in occupied France were a parody of British war films The Guardian - UK · Jul 7, 2023
F1 pushes UK government to end Brexit logistical nightmares Earlier this week, F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali and the seven team principals from British teams visited Downing Street for a summit meeting with the Secretary of State for DCMS (Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport) Lucy Frazer, as well as advisers to the Prime Minister. Autosport · Jul 7, 2023
F1 pushes British government to end Brexit logistical nightmares Earlier this week, F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali and the seven team principals from British teams visited Downing Street for a summit meeting with the Secretary of State for DCMS (Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport), as well as advisers to the Prime Minister. Motorsport · Jul 7, 2023
Over 40% of voters believe Labour will reverse Brexit New poll finds uncertainty over Keir Starmer’s ‘make Brexit work’ policy The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2023
DUP cllr blames Brexit for NI workforce shortage as council agrees motion to extend UK visas "It's an excellent motion to be quite honest, for all the horticultural industry, it is Brexit that has caused this problem." Belfast Live · Jul 6, 2023
‘A huge relief’: scientists react to hopes of UK rejoining EU Horizon scheme News of expected return also greeted with dismay at UK’s decision to avoid being a net contributor to EU’s flagship programme The Guardian - UK · Jul 6, 2023
How important is Horizon science project for UK – and could it rejoin? Brexit spat excluded Britain from £85bn European programme – at huge detriment to vital research, argue scientists The Guardian - UK · Jul 6, 2023
We could have done some things differently, Stormont official tells Covid probe Dr Denis McMahon outlined challenges that faced Northern Ireland, including instability at Stormont and preparing for Brexit. The Independent UK · Jul 6, 2023
Get ready for a reprise of the Enemies of the People show: it’s all Sunak has got left Their plans in disarray, the Tories will fight the next election pointing blame yet again at judges, clerics and ‘leftie lawyers’, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle The Guardian - UK · Jul 5, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Jul 5, 2023 UK edges closer to rejoining EU’s £85bn Horizon science programme Talks on returning as an associate member after Brexit row are close to agreement, say diplomatic sources
The Independent UK · Jul 5, 2023 SNP’s Mhairi Black jokes Deputy Prime Minister will lose his Commons seat The MP, who has announced plans to step down at the next election, said Oliver Dowden is likely to be ‘leaving at the same time’.
The National (Scotland) · Jul 5, 2023 UK worst in G7 at curbing inflation, analysis finds THE UK is the least successful country in the G7 at curbing inflation, new analysis has concluded.
Daily Mirror · Jul 5, 2023 MP owns Oliver Dowden with savage joke about losing his seat at next election The hilarious exchange began as Deputy Prime Minister told SNP MP Mhairi Black he was 'sorry to hear' she will be standing down at the next election
The National (Scotland) · Jul 5, 2023 Watch Mhairi Black's hilarious reaction to King Charles's 'mini-coronation' MHAIRI Black shook her head in disgust at an invitation to join in celebrations for the King’s “second coronation” in Edinburgh at PMQs.
The Week · Jul 5, 2023 New Conservatives: the northern MPs outflanking Sunak on migration A new group of Tory MPs drawn from the Red Wall has launched an audacious bid to force Rishi Sunak to adopt a much tougher line on migration ahead of the next election.
The Guardian - UK · Jul 5, 2023 How can British politics move forward when it’s still haunted by the 2019 election? Sunak and Starmer are trapped between the need to repudiate their past and reluctance to be honest about what went wrong, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
The Independent UK · Jul 4, 2023 Classic British sitcoms like Fawlty Towers and ‘Allo ‘Allo! ‘contributed to Brexit vote’ The shows reveal the ‘core differences between Britain and her European neighbours’, historian says
Wales Online · Jul 4, 2023 Wales pack entire gym into a lorry and send it to Switzerland as 70-strong group relocate for World Cup camp at ski resort It has been a huge challenge for those involved to move everything across Europe
The Guardian - UK · Jul 4, 2023 Nigel Farage’s Coutts bank account closed due to lack of funds Former Brexit party leader has claimed private bank targeted him over political views
Daily Mirror · Jul 4, 2023 Real reason Nigel Farage kicked out of bank account revealed after 'establishment' rant The former Brexit Party and Ukip leader went on a furious tirade last week where he claimed the 'establishment' was trying to 'force me out of the UK by closing my bank accounts'