Truss-Sunak contest leaves Brussels pessimistic about relations with UK EU officials see little hope of escape from post-Brexit low under either Tory candidate The Guardian - UK · Aug 7, 2022
How much Brexit bull can a proud Brummie take? The Commonwealth Games opening ceremony tried to gloss over what a rotten country this has become. It only confirmed it The Guardian - UK · Aug 7, 2022
Crow brainpower study saved from Brexit cuts after appeal raises £500,000 Scientists had EU funding withdrawn but public chip in to help following Observer report The Guardian - UK · Aug 7, 2022
Brexit will make a bad recession even worse. But Sunak and Truss won’t question it The Tory leadership contenders are pursuing a dangerous nirvana of low taxation while ignoring the damage inflicted by leaving the EU The Guardian - UK · Aug 7, 2022
Six ways the Tories have repeatedly ignored Scotland IN April, the UK Government released a report praising the “meaningful and sustained” work it had been doing with the devolved administrations.… The National (Scotland) · Aug 7, 2022
British farmers face paying for border checkpoints in EU after Brexit halts exports British pedigree livestock breeders may have to invest in their own ‘red tape’ facilities in France to reach EU market The Guardian - UK · Aug 6, 2022
Manufacturing’s coming home: UK fashion boss champions ‘reshoring’ A Derbyshire firm is sourcing homegrown suppliers and labour – and even supporting a local school. But will anyone follow suit? The Guardian - UK · Aug 6, 2022
Thousands of Britons ‘stuck’ in Portugal due to post-Brexit residency card failures One British citizen living in Portugal said he felt like an ‘illegal immigrant’ The Independent UK · Aug 6, 2022
Brexit split with EU over personal data risks harm to UK business and security, report warns Exclusive: Proposals ‘driven by desire to show benefit from Brexit’ The Independent UK · Aug 6, 2022
Mock the Week was never part of the culture wars. We only fought for laughs If there’s one lesson I draw looking back on it all, it’s this: people have taken our nonsense waaaayyyy too seriously, says comedian Dara Ó Briain The Guardian - UK · Aug 6, 2022
Dara Ó Briain takes aim at rightwing critics and ‘terrible idea’ of Brexit Mock the Week host also says people ‘should fight to protect the BBC’ as series draws to a close after 17 years The Guardian - UK · Aug 6, 2022
Private school polish and big dreams: how Rishi Sunak became a contender for PM Tory leadership candidate is praised as an earnest workaholic, but critics say politically he has a glass jaw and is naive The Guardian - UK · Aug 6, 2022
Almost 35,000 Britons in limbo as Portugal fails to issue post-Brexit ID cards British nationals living in country are unable to access healthcare, change jobs or travel in and out The Guardian - UK · Aug 6, 2022
Truss and Sunak only mention cost of living TWICE each in Twitter campaigning TORY leadership contenders Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak have only mentioned the cost of living crisis TWICE each on Twitter during the campaign so far,… The National (Scotland) · Aug 5, 2022
Glasgow Live · Aug 5, 2022 Car drivers to be allowed to drive lorry without test to help HGV driver shortage Motorists could be allowed to drive HGV without needing to sit a formal test in a bid to tackle the UK's continuing lorry driver shortage with Grant Shapps set to open a consultation
Wales Online · Aug 5, 2022 Steve Morison explains Cardiff City's overseas recruitment strategy, how Brexit changed it and why star 'jumped off the page' The Bluebirds have made 14 signings but just one of them has come from overseas
The Independent UK · Aug 4, 2022 Truss sets out plan to ‘unleash investment and boost economic growth’ Prime ministerial hopeful Liz Truss believes her economic plan ‘will put money back into the pockets of hard-working people’.
Belfast Live · Aug 4, 2022 Two ex-MLAs still paid for senior Stormont roles while Assembly not functioning Stormont has been in limbo since February when the DUP withdrew its First Minister from the Executive in protest over Brexit's Northern Ireland Protocol
Wales Online · Aug 4, 2022 Girls aged 9 and 11 have to fly off without mum due to Brexit passport rules Family were about to board the Ryanair flight to Spain
The Guardian - UK · Aug 4, 2022 Time to admit it – Brexit has been an unmitigated disaster Letters: Emma Lilley on the extra costs and hassle faced by artists, Nick Inman on the absence of any measurable benefits and Ray Kirtley on the loss of the Erasmus+ scheme. Plus letters from Jeremy Cushing and Geoff Reid
Daily Mirror · Aug 4, 2022 Sisters, 9 and 11, fly without mum after Ryanair turn her away over Brexit changes Kate Barke had to say goodbye to her children at the gate just 15 minutes before their Ryanair flight was due to take off for Palma de Mallorca due to new Brexit rules
The Guardian - UK · Aug 4, 2022 Dining across the divide: ‘I was bewildered when she said Donald Trump was intelligent’ They differed on Brexit and how much the wealthy should be taxed – and then there was the issue of a certain former US president
The Guardian - UK · Aug 4, 2022 Sunak, Truss and the Bank of England are lying to you – the UK economy is weak and rigged Westminster is perpetrating the same scam as the rate-setters – bluffing that they can get the old economic machinery working like before, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty
Daily Mirror · Aug 3, 2022 'Oven ready? Thanks to Brexit now we're all turkeys in the eyes of the world' Guest columnist Anila Baig reflects on the big lie that tipped us out of the European Union - with disastrous result. Boris Johnson promised an 'oven-ready' deal but now we're facing the consequences
The National (Scotland) · Aug 3, 2022 Scotland to get hard Brexit treatment if Liz Truss becomes PM, Tory MP vows SCOTLAND can expect to receive a "tough" treatment from Liz Truss if she becomes prime minister, a Tory MP has suggested.