Three more Farage bloc MEPs alleged to have followed Russian asset’s script At least eight MEPs elected for Ukip or Brexit party now known to have been focus of efforts by jailed Nathan Gill The Guardian - UK · Dec 7, 2025
Minister shuts down David Lammy over joining EU customs union Cabinet minister Pat McFadden said the prime minister has been ‘pretty clear’ that the UK won’t be rejoining the customs union The Independent UK · Dec 7, 2025
‘The only idea around’: will Labour return to a customs union with the EU? The desperate search for economic growth is pushing the party to confront the issue that dare not speak its name The Guardian - UK · Dec 6, 2025
UK-EU youth mobility scheme could let tens of thousands live and work abroad Ministers want to secure deal by end of 2026 as part of a broader reset of Britain’s relationship with Europe The Guardian - UK · Dec 5, 2025
Labour voters want Starmer to ditch Brexit red lines and rejoin EU customs union instead of raising taxes Exclusive: Some 67 per cent of 2024 Labour voters back rejoining the customs union instead of raising taxes, a new poll shows The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2025
Give credit where it’s due: Labour is finally doing things its supporters actually want From tackling child poverty to being honest about Brexit, the party seems to have recognised the growing electoral threat to its left, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff The Guardian - UK · Dec 5, 2025
David Lammy says rejoining EU customs union could boost UK economy Deputy PM joins growing chorus of support in Labour to undo Brexit The Independent UK · Dec 4, 2025
The crypto billionaires behind Reform’s eye-watering £72 million donations Christopher Harborne has previously donated to the Brexit Party and the Conservatives, while Ben Delo was pardoned by Donald Trump just last year The Independent UK · Dec 4, 2025
Farage insists Thai-based crypto billionaire wants nothing in return for £9m donation to Reform UK The Reform UK leader promoted the cryptocurrency company which Christopher Harborne holds shares in – one month after receiving a record donation for the party The Independent UK · Dec 4, 2025
The five best romance books of 2025 A tricky age gap, a dose of wedding day drama, literary love affairs, office rivals and the sexy side of Brexit The Guardian - UK · Dec 4, 2025
A decade of Brexit: Britain falls behind peers in trade and growth Economic analysis shows UK GDP per capita grew up to 10% less than similar nations as firms froze spending and productivity slipped. Euronews · Dec 3, 2025
German president’s UK visit highlights renewed ties with post-Brexit Britain German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier arrived in the UK on Wednesday for a three-day state visit – the first by a German head of state in 27 years – at a moment when security co-operation has helped revive relations strained during the turbulent post-Brexit years. Radio France Internationale · Dec 3, 2025
Liz Truss mini-Budget torpedoed Brexit economic hopes, says expert as Labour seeks closer EU ties The UK economy has suffered a multi-billion pound blow from quitting the European Union, according to the Office for Budget Responsibility Evening Standard · Dec 3, 2025
Labour warned of fresh economic hit as Brexit accelerates high-skilled ‘brain drain’ from UK ‘None’ of the Labour chancellor’s measures will ‘have a material effect’ on growth, Richard Hughes, the chair of the OBR, has said The Independent UK · Dec 2, 2025
The Independent UK · Dec 1, 2025 Starmer: We have to work with China – even if it threatens national security The prime minister used his Mansion House speech to defend a ‘thawing’ of relations with Beijing – potentially laying the groundwork for a controversial new super embassy to be given approval
The Guardian - UK · Dec 1, 2025 UK aims to secure agreement to rejoin Erasmus student exchange scheme Britain quit EU programme after Brexit, when Boris Johnson claimed it did not offer good value for money
The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2025 A public inquiry on Brexit might make it easier for us to rejoin the EU Letters: Let’s set the record straight on the cause of our economic woes and inability to control immigration, writes Robert Gildea. Plus a letter from Rachel Foggitt
The Conversation · Nov 28, 2025 Net migration has dropped to pre-Brexit levels – why it may not be enough to satisfy voters Net migration to the UK has fallen to levels last seen before Brexit. The latest ONS figures show net migration reached just over 200,000 in the year ending in June. This marks a 78% decline over the past two years, from a peak of more than 900,000.
The Guardian - UK · Nov 27, 2025 ‘The customers are still there’: Welsh mussel farmers hope post-Brexit reset can revive business Shellfish exports to the EU from the Menai Strait have all but collapsed, but fishers are looking to the future
The Guardian - UK · Nov 26, 2025 Rachel Reeves has many problems. She’s realising that her Brexit bind may be the biggest of all Brutal economic realities are prompting a shift in Labour’s tone on Europe. But will it dare tell the whole truth about Britain’s predicament, asks Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
The Independent UK · Nov 24, 2025 Brexit costing UK up to £90bn in lost tax revenue a year, new analysis shows Exclusive: Britons also up to £3,700 worse off, leading to calls for the Labour government to improve relations with the EU
The Conversation · Nov 24, 2025 The three spectres hanging over Rachel Reeves’ make-or-break budget As the UK prepares for the budget announcement, familiar debates are taking shape. Should Chancellor Rachel Reeves cut welfare spending? Or reform the “triple lock” on state pensions?
The Guardian - UK · Nov 24, 2025 A united Ireland referendum must not be ‘another Brexit’, analysts say Two leading journalists from both sides of the border warn against another ‘vague, thumbs up-thumbs down’ vote
The Guardian - UK · Nov 21, 2025 Nigel Farage urged to root out Reform links to Russia after jailing of Nathan Gill Party’s former leader in Wales admitted taking payments to make statements in favour of Russia
Euronews · Nov 21, 2025 Nathan Gill’s sentencing raises fresh questions over European lawmakers’ Kremlin ties A former British MEP has been sentenced to ten and a half years in prison for taking bribes in exchange for Russia-friendly posturing in the European Parliament. The sentence comes as scrutiny of European lawmakers’ ties to the Kremlin intensifies.