The Latest Breaking News from Brexit

Lords urge Braverman to protect rights of vulnerable British citizens in the EU

Committee highlights serious problems with residence schemes affecting Brits already living in the EU before Brexit

The Guardian - UK · May 25, 2023

War and economy push immigration to Britain to record high in 2022

Official figures show the number of people moving to Britain reached a record high of 606,000 in 2022

The Independent UK · May 25, 2023

Brexit to blame for a third of Britain's food bill rise, researchers say

Britain's departure from the European Union has accounted for about a third of the increase in food bills for households since 2019, equivalent to about 250 pounds ($316), researchers from the London School of Economics and other universities said.

Reuters · May 25, 2023

Your Brexit bill: The staggering cost of ‘Leave’ for every British household

Inflation for what Britons consume would have been nearly a third lower had the UK stayed in the EU, study finds

The Independent UK · May 25, 2023

First it was no to Polish plumbers, then Afghan refugees. Now the right doesn’t want any migrants at all

This week’s furore over entirely legal migration proves it was never the kind of foreigner you were, simply your foreignness, writes Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

The Guardian - UK · May 25, 2023

Brexit has cost each UK household £250 in higher food bills, experts claim

Inflation for what Britons consume would have been nearly a third lower had the UK stayed in the EU, study finds

The Independent UK · May 24, 2023

Rachel Reeves aligns Labour with Biden on economy in ‘securonomics’ speech

In a talk at the Peterson Institute in Washington, she also suggested the current Brexit deal would be ‘reviewed’ under a Labour government by 2025.

The Independent UK · May 24, 2023

Brexit food trade barriers have cost UK households £7bn, report finds

LSE researchers estimate that extra barriers on EU food imports have pushed up bills by £250 on average

The Guardian - UK · May 24, 2023

How likely is a united Ireland and when could it happen?

Sinn Fein’s leader in Ireland, Mary Lou McDonald, has claimed a border poll on unification will take place “this decade”, after the party cemented its status as the leading political force in Northern Ireland following huge gains in local elections. 

The Week · May 24, 2023

Brexit was my big inspiration, says Georgi Gospodinov, winner of the International Booker Prize

‘Here in the UK there are many layers of memory’ the Bulgarian writer said

Evening Standard · May 24, 2023