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Andy Burnham prepares for a UK Labour leadership contest that may be a coronation

Andy Burnham is preparing for a Labour leadership contest that could make him Britain's prime minister within weeks

The Independent UK · Jun 23

Fantastic Kingdom by Helene von Bismarck review – an outsider’s guide to British politics

This stranger’s-eye-view of an eccentric nation promises insight but delivers only conventional wisdom

The Guardian - UK · Jun 23

How Brexit broke British politics

A decade after the UK voted to leave the EU, the nation grapples with fractured politics and a sluggish economy. Brexit's promises of control have yielded complex realities, leading to frequent leadership changes and deep divisions. While the immediate headlines have faded, the 'subterranean trace of Brexit' continues to shape…

The Economic Times · Jun 23

Brexit at 10: 'Export trade has increased since exiting the EU, it's been a win'

Ten years after the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union, Brexit remains one of the most contested political decisions in recent British history. Its legacy is increasingly shaped by diverging interpretations of sovereignty and the UK's place in the world. RFI spoke to Brexit supporter Robert Oulds, director…

Radio France Internationale · Jun 23

'Significant damage': How Brexit is still draining the UK economy 10 years later

Ten years after Brexit, data shows that the decision to leave the European Union has made people in Britain up to 8 percent poorer. Experts predict the economic damage is set to continue, and YouGov polling now finds nearly 60 percent of Britons say it was wrong to leave the…

France 24 · Jun 23

Remembering summer 1976: how the historic heatwave has become our new normal

Half a century on, Britain braces for temperatures up to 40C as global heating brings yet more extreme weather

The Guardian - UK · Jun 23

Britain left the EU 10 years ago. Its politics has been an unruly mess ever since

Brexit fractured the European Union, and it broke British politics

The Independent UK · Jun 23

From bendy bananas to £350m for the NHS – how many Brexit promises actually came true?

Leaving the EU was supposed to solve Britain’s border issues, slash bureaucracy, revitalise the health service, even supercharge vacuum cleaners. How much control did we really take back?

The Guardian - UK · Jun 23

‘I remember the shock’, ‘It can still be reversed’ – what do Europeans think of Brexit now?

After the 2016 referendum, panellists from other EU countries responded in the Guardian. Ten years on, we’ve gone back to them

The Guardian - UK · Jun 23

Stonehenge mystery revealed: A forgotten wooden structure may reveal how ancient Britains first tracked the sun

On a low stretch of countryside not far from Stonehenge, where the road from Bulford cuts across open grassland, archaeologists have been piecing together something that never quite forms a full picture. Scattered postholes, fragments of pottery, bits of bone and charcoal that seem ordinary until they are placed in…

The Times of India · Jun 23