Nigel Farage says Reform UK will not make pact with Boris Johnson Public will ‘never forgive’ ex-PM for immigration policies, claims Reform leader after Nadine Dorries called for unity The Guardian - UK · Sep 7, 2025
The Brexit origin story goes back further than you think Tom McTague is one of the best contemporary writers on the intersection of domestic politics with wider events and the role of character and quirk in shaping what follows. In Between the Waves: The Hidden History of a Very British Revolution 1945-2016, the writer turned New Statesman editor undertakes a… Evening Standard · Sep 6, 2025
Fears for England riverbank habitats amid relaxed post-Brexit rules Exclusive: Analysis shows farmers ploughing to the edge of waterways, destroying crucial wildlife ecosystems The Guardian - UK · Sep 5, 2025
Brexit didn’t solve Britain’s woes, but no matter: leaving the ECHR definitely will. Sounds simple, doesn’t it? As Reform gathers for its conference, momentum builds for ditching the European convention on human rights. It would be a disaster, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee The Guardian - UK · Sep 5, 2025
Farage Grabs Momentum, Convenes Hard-right Reform UK Party Nigel Farage's anti-immigration party Reform UK kicks off Britain's annual party conference season Friday, with the Brexit cheerleader and his buoyant supporters increasingly confident he could be Britain's next leader. International Business Times · Sep 5, 2025
Leaders of UK and Spain meet to sign deal that eases trade and travel in Gibraltar The British and Spanish leaders are meeting in London to sign a deal to ease cross-border trade and travel in Gibraltar after years of post-Brexit wrangling over the contested territory at the tip of the Iberian peninsula The Independent UK · Sep 3, 2025
Voices: ‘Unpicking Brexit?’ Readers debate EU youth mobility scheme as poll shows Reform voters’ shift YOUR VIEWS: Our community argue that young people, who had little say in the 2016 vote, are now the most restricted by Brexit, with lost opportunities in research, travel and tourism stifling their career paths The Independent UK · Sep 2, 2025
Voices: How did we ever doubt that the Queen was a Remainer at heart? COMMENT: The revelation that Elizabeth II wanted the United Kingdom to stay in the European Union – despite a particularly lurid tabloid headline during the Brexit referendum campaign to the contrary – will come as little surprise to those who knew Her Majesty, says Harry Mount The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2025
Vote Brexit, stop the boats – the goalposts on immigration keep moving, and those who oppose it will never be appeased The facts and the numbers are irrelevant: Donald Trump and Nigel Farage just find new excuses and increase the toxicity, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik The Guardian - UK · Sep 1, 2025
Even Reform voters now want to unpick this one Brexit measure, shock poll reveals Exclusive: A YouGov poll has revealed attitudes to Brexit may be changing – even among Nigel Farage’s supporters The Independent UK · Aug 31, 2025
Queen Elizabeth II privately opposed Brexit, new book claims The claims are made in Power and the Palace, a forthcoming book by royal biographer Valentine Low Evening Standard · Aug 30, 2025
The Guardian view on UK attitudes to Europe: Labour is following where it could be leading Editorial: There are signs of ministerial courage in making the case for closer ties to our neighbours, but the government could go further and faster The Guardian - UK · Aug 27, 2025
Brexit was never debated properly, minister says as he accuses Farage and Tories of offering only ‘snake oil’ Nick Thomas-Symonds promised a ‘new relationship of mutual benefit’ with the EU - but admitted there would be a ‘political fight’ in order to get there The Independent UK · Aug 27, 2025
There’s an obvious way to challenge Nigel Farage. But Keir Starmer won’t do it Labour’s reluctance to name Brexit as the cause of so many problems hasn’t stopped Reform’s rise. It’s time to try the truth, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr The Guardian - UK · Aug 27, 2025
The Independent UK · Aug 26, 2025 Farage wants UK businesses to fail, minister says as Labour reopens Brexit wounds European affairs minister Nick Thomas-Symonds is to open a new front for Labour in the fight against Reform with a warning over Brexit
The Guardian - UK · Aug 26, 2025 Post-Brexit licences for exporting food to EU cost UK firms up to £65m last year Government to promise it will scrap existing scheme by reaching new deal with Brussels in next 18 months
The Independent UK · Aug 26, 2025 Just like Brexit, Farage is simply telling voters what they want to hear on migration NEWS ANALYSIS: Nigel Farage laid out details of his plans for mass deportation of migrants as the small boats crisis continues to grow, but The Independent’s political editor David Maddox has heard all the same rhetoric before
The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2025 Voices: It’s time for Starmer to expose Farage’s snake oil on immigration COMMENT: Nigel Farage and Reform UK have gone conveniently silent on Brexit while decrying small boats and asylum seekers – Keir Starmer needs to take significant measures to expose the reality of what they’re selling, while convincing the public that Labour is on course to do better, writes Andrew Grice
The Guardian - UK · Aug 24, 2025 UK MPs voice alarm at rise in online abuse over immigration debate After further demonstrations at hotels housing asylum seekers, MPs say harassment is worse than during Brexit
The Guardian - UK · Aug 22, 2025 From dirty water to wildlife protections, the environmental cost of Brexit only gets higher Britain’s promises of a post-Brexit green revolution have unravelled, with protections for wildlife, water and air weaker now than at any point in recent decades
The Guardian - UK · Aug 21, 2025 Stella Creasy and Richard Tice call for scrutiny over which EU laws UK ditches Labour MP says she and Reform MP want a committee set up, after news of UK’s post-Brexit environmental rollbacks
The Guardian - UK · Aug 19, 2025 UK falling behind EU on environmental rules amid post-Brexit rollback Exclusive: Labour ministers choosing to weaken green protections inherited from the bloc, analysis reveals
The Guardian - UK · Aug 19, 2025 From clean air to pesticides: how UK has lagged behind EU on the environment Labour has continued to diverge from bloc’s laws, meaning most of UK’s protections are weaker than pre-Brexit
Euronews · Aug 18, 2025 EU’s new Entry/Exit System launches this week. What to know about visas, insurance and delays As the launch of the new EES system nears, Euronews Travel explores some common debunked myths.
The Independent UK · Aug 18, 2025 Trump isn’t fighting for peace in Ukraine, he’s managing Russia’s victory - and Europe is worried COMMENT: Ukraine and democracy itself are in the crosshairs of Putin’s greatest asset - Donald Trump - and Europe’s in a panic, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley