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The bitter lessons of Brexit: Addressing the UK’s challenges requires more than the performative politics of populist leaders
ft.com/content/717c3c59-795b-4620-ad9b-a44a359077ca
German far-right leader hails Brexit as ‘model for Germany’: Alternative for Germany chief Alice Weidel says she will hold a referendum on EU membership if ...
ft.com/content/5050571e-79f9-4cb7-991c-093702ec8833
Quick Glance: German Far-Right Leader Praises Brexit as Model for the Country
- Alternative for Germany chief Alice Weidel announces EU membership referendum if elected.
- Far-right party plans Brexit-style EU membership referendum, says leader Alice Weidel.
- Weidel, party leader since 2022, aims to reform the EU and remove its 'democratic deficit'.
- Weidel, with a PhD in economics, leads the AfD’s parliamentary group since 2017.
Why populism appeals to less brainy EU voters: People who voted for Brexit tended to be less clever, research shows, in findings that also shed light on the ...
euobserver.com/eu-political/157739
EU not focused on Starmer plan to bring UK closer: Diplomats play down an academic paper that suggests the UK as a possible "associate member" of the bloc.
bbc.com/news/world-europe-66872827
How UK regulators are missing a chance to make the best of Brexit: Leaving the EU was supposed to liberate Britain’s cumbersome approvals system and unlock new ...
ft.com/content/07c98087-3914-4107-a6ee-56cc4086459e
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Brexit hurdles could still stop Sunak sealing deal with DUP to restart Stormont: Unionists could return to power-sharing after nearly two years without a ...
inews.co.uk/news/politics/brexit-hurdles-sunak-sealing-dup-stormont-2880051
"Three years after Brexit and the dream is in tatters."
Read Ian Dunt's opinion article here ➡️ inews.co.uk/opinion/brexit-join-suez-iraq-great-pantheon-catastrophic-british-errors-2119697
SNP would ‘undo Brexit as far as possible’ in event of hung parliament: The SNP would “undo Brexit as far as possible” if the party held the balance of power in ...
heraldscotland.com/politics/23508421.snp-undo-brexit-far-possible-event-hung-parliament/
Yousaf criticises Labour ahead of pro-EU campaign event: The event comes five years after Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer stated he would push for a second vote ...
news.stv.tv/scotland/yousaf-criticises-labour-ahead-of-pro-eu-campaign-event
Voters turn against current Brexit deal, and would accept EU rules for better trade, poll says
inews.co.uk/news/politics/voters-against-brexit-deal-eu-rules-better-trade-2007161
Brexit could be reversed — here’s how: Opinion is shifting but the public are running ahead of the politicians
ft.com/content/0d195d46-b348-4325-824f-c33889bb2cc0
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Here’s my plan for growth, Liz Truss: rejoin the EU and let its citizens work here
theguardian.com/business/2022/oct/16/heres-my-plan-for-growth-liz-truss-rejoin-the-eu-and-let-its-citizens-work-here
Quick Glance: Joe Biden slams Liz Truss's economic strategy as a "predictable mistake" in an unusual attack.
- Mr Hunt will meet with his new Cabinet colleagues next week before presenting his spending proposals to the Commons a fortnight later on Monday, when the Government's medium-term fiscal plan detailing how it intends to reduce debt as a percentage of GDP is released.
- Decisions on spending, which will not rise as much as many expect, and I will request that all government departments find more efficiency savings.
- Mr Hunt was a member of the Conservative Cabinet when Chancellor George Osborne imposed harsh austerity expenditure cutbacks, but he denied his plans would be "anything like that."
Brexit regret: Why the ‘undeniable disaster’ finally hit home with the British public in 2022
independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-economy-cost-polls-regret-b2252523.html
One in three Tory voters lose faith in Brexit, poll finds: Survey finds 33% of Conservatives believe costs outweighing benefits
independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-poll-tory-leave-voters-b2258484.html
Brexit is doomed, says Boris Johnson’s favourite paper: ‘The project is probably now unsalvageable’, says former PM’s old employer
independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-doomed-boris-johnson-economy-b2263675.html
Brexit has made us poorer – but we’re trapped by a conspiracy of silence: Jeremy Hunt’s comments show how far we are from a rational debate about the economic ...
newstatesman.com/comment/2022/11/brexit-britain-poorer-economy-conspiracy-silence
Starmer must tackle economic ‘disaster’ of Brexit, warn Labour grandees: Peter Hain says Labour leader must have plans ready to limit the damage caused by ...
theguardian.com/politics/2022/dec/11/keir-starmer-economic-disaster-of-brexit-labour-grandees-peter-hain
Here comes the next phase of Brexit – and it will be bad for our diet, health and wealth
theguardian.com/food/2023/jul/13/next-phase-brexit-bad-for-diet-health-wealth
Ministers are staging another Brexit coup – and only the House of Lords can save us
theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/mar/09/ministers-brexit-house-of-lords-retained-eu-law-bill-parliament
Poll: Why Leave voters are feeling 'Bregret' about their Brexit vote: A SURVEY of Leave voters who have changed their minds about Brexit has revealed their ...
thenational.scot/news/23233206.poll-leave-voters-feeling-bregret-brexit-vote/
‘Worse than feared’: Brexit to blame for £33bn loss to UK economy, study shows: Exclusive: Economy 5.5 per cent smaller than if Leave referendum hadn’t happened ...
independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-cost-uk-gdp-economy-failure-b2246610.html
Starmer is leading a slow march towards a softer Brexit — he just won’t say it out loud
theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/nov/29/keir-starmer-softer-brexit-labour-leader-leave-voters-remainers
Culture workers to call for urgent action to repair Brexit damage: SCOTLAND’S culture and hospitality workers are set to call for urgent action to be taken to ...
thenational.scot/news/23784529.culture-workers-call-urgent-action-repair-brexit-damage/
Keir Starmer would target 'much better' Brexit deal if Labour win general election
itv.com/news/2023-09-18/keir-starmer-wants-much-better-brexit-deal-if-labour-win-general-election
Brexit caused small boats crisis in English Channel, report finds: Rishi Sunak should admit ‘main factor’ behind problem so he can fix it, says Durham University ...
independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-english-channel-migrants-small-boats-b2277505.html
SNP would 'undo Brexit as much as possible' in event of hung parliament
news.stv.tv/politics/snp-would-undo-as-much-of-brexit-as-possible-if-next-election-results-in-hung-parliament
Message is clear from the EU to Scotland: We want you back!: SCOTLAND has a very special place in my heart. Ever since my first trip to Edinburgh as a student ...
thenational.scot/news/23007541.message-clear-eu-scotland-want-back/
Rees-Mogg move to axe 2,400 laws is ‘anti-democratic’, say legal experts: Laws that could disappear include ban on animal testing, workers’ rights and ...
theguardian.com/law/2022/oct/24/post-brexit-proposals-mean-2400-laws-could-disappear-lawyers-warn
Brexit is the monster under the bed Liz Truss is desperately trying to ignore: The likely winner of the leadership contest insists Brexit was the right path to ...
theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/aug/31/brexit-monster-under-bed-liz-truss-ignore
John Whelan: Border control delays casts doubt on Britain's commitment to Brexit
irishexaminer.com/business/economy/arid-41238250.html
David Frost has ‘grave reservations’ about Penny Mordaunt as Tory leader: Former Brexit minister and other Liz Truss allies hit out at Mordaunt after she came ...
theguardian.com/politics/2022/jul/14/david-frost-grave-reservations-penny-mordaunt-tory-leader
Lib Dems split on the Rejoin question: Ahead of this weekend’s conference Sir Ed Davey was keen to put such talk to bed, claiming that rejoining the EU was ‘off ...
spectator.co.uk/article/lib-dems-split-on-the-rejoin-question/
Independence activists show off Brexit failures in Edinburgh protest: ACTIVISTS in Edinburgh have kicked off the third anniversary Brexit events with action ...
thenational.scot/news/23276338.independence-activists-show-off-brexit-failures-edinburgh-protest/
My bittersweet holiday offered no break from Brexit woes: A trip to Portugal, Britain’s oldest ally, was a painful reminder of the benefits of EU membership
theguardian.com/business/2023/sep/03/my-bittersweet-holiday-offered-no-break-from-brexit-woes
Why more immigration could be the key to making Brexit work: In our series looking at life after Brexit, Sunder Katwala reminds us that immigration was at the ...
independent.co.uk/voices/immigration-brexit-attitudes-nhs-migrants-b2239916.html
Disaster response charity recruited after Brexit lorry queue chaos: THE UK government has drafted in a disaster response charity to help stuck lorry drivers in ...
thenational.scot/news/23228935.disaster-response-charity-recruited-brexit-lorry-queue-chaos/
SNP blast UK Government over impact of Brexit on NHS staffing: THE impact of Brexit has added to the staffing crisis in the NHS, according to the findings of a ...
thenational.scot/news/23201212.snp-blast-uk-government-impact-brexit-nhs-staffing/
Penny Mordaunt's false Brexit claim about Turkey: Tory leadership candidate repeats false claim that UK couldn't have used veto to stop Turkey joining EU.
bbc.com/news/62185058
UK home insurance rates rocket post-Brexit compared to EU countries: THE price of UK home insurance has rocketed while rates in neighbouring EU countries have ...
thenational.scot/news/23705814.uk-home-insurance-rates-rocket-post-brexit-compared-eu-countries/
Two years after Brexit 'got done', poll shows many Britons want new referendum: According to a poll carried out by the Savanta data research group ...
rfi.fr/en/europe/20230102-two-years-after-brexit-got-done-poll-shows-many-britons-want-new-referendum
Six years ago today, I voted Leave – would I do the same again?: Brexit, 6 years on: People like me understated how difficult life would be outside the EU ...
independent.co.uk/voices/brexit-anniversary-six-years-vote-leave-b2106902.html
Quick Glance: Six years later, the biggest legacy of Brexit is the lies that will outlive Boris Johnson.
- Johnson isn't the only one who lies.
- When pressed last week to name the benefits of Brexit, Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng ignored the economy entirely, instead suggesting that it enabled Britain respond quickly to the situation in Ukraine.) But we need someone to tell the truth about Brexit.
- It's soothing to tell ourselves that Johnson is the source of the lies and that getting rid of him is the remedy.
- The only way to restore political integrity is to tell the truth about Brexit.
Keir Starmer rules out freedom of movement and joining the single market 'forever'
thenational.scot/news/20280571.keir-starmer-rules-freedom-movement-joining-single-market-forever/
More voters regretting Brexit and would accept EU trade ties, poll shows: More voters are beginning to regret the current form of Brexit and would be willing to ...
scotsman.com/news/politics/more-voters-regretting-brexit-and-would-accept-eu-trade-ties-poll-shows-3940761
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John Ferry: Let's have some honest realism about rejoining the EU: As painful as it is for some to admit, there is currently no realistic route back to ...
pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/opinion/columnists/5868847/uk-rejoin-eu-honest-realism-john-ferry-opinion/
Keir Starmer urged to follow Nigel Farage and call Brexit 'failure': KEIR Starmer has been challenged to say Brexit was a “disaster” after Nigel Farage made the ...
thenational.scot/news/23525104.keir-starmer-urged-follow-nigel-farage-call-brexit-failure/
Brexit is collapsing and Britain is drifting back to Europe: Keir Starmer's tedious, hardline rhetoric on Brexit actually reveals our path back to Europe
inews.co.uk/opinion/brexit-collapsing-britain-drifting-europe-2376482
Brexit has made our lives worse - it's time for a public inquiry: We cannot allow future referendum campaigns to be swayed by lies and misinformation
inews.co.uk/opinion/brexit-lives-worse-public-inquiry-2297110
Why more immigrants have come to the UK since Brexit: Few romances span four countries, two decades, a Greggs bakery and John Lewis. But months after an EU ...
thetimes.co.uk/article/why-more-immigrants-have-come-to-the-uk-since-brexit-3g3ngxs0l
Paid articlePaid 'Not the stellar force it used to be': How the pro-Brexit Tory MPs of the ERG lost their mojo
inews.co.uk/news/politics/how-the-pro-brexit-tory-mps-of-the-erg-lost-their-mojo-its-not-the-stellar-force-it-used-to-be-2261625
The travel chaos that burst from Brexit is about to get worse: Brexit is never done. It probably never will be
inews.co.uk/opinion/the-travel-chaos-that-burst-from-brexit-is-about-to-get-worse-2261176
Brexit mistakes made by all sides, says Irish prime minister – who concedes protocol ‘too strict’
independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-protocol-mistakes-ireland-varadkar-b2254730.html
Quick Glance: Leo Varadkar teases compromise on Brexit Northern Ireland accord
- The return of the Irish Prime Minister claims that the Brexit arrangement was too restrictive.
- Leo Varadkar was instrumental in forging the Northern Ireland accord.
- Leo Varadkar, who took over as Taoiseach for the second time last month, said he understood why the Northern Ireland protocol made unionists feel less British.
- "Again, I look forward to travelling to Northern Ireland early in the new year, meeting with all the parties, and reaching out to all parties and all communities in an effort"
Scotland must seize on its clear path back to our EU membership: THERE was a timely reminder of reality on Thursday when Martin Lewis, a respected personal ...
thenational.scot/politics/19988134.scotland-must-seize-clear-path-back-eu-membership/
Keir Starmer speech: What has Labour leader said about the Brexit redress?: Starmer has now made clear that the Labour party neither seeks to nor intends to ...
standard.co.uk/news/politics/labour-leader-keir-starmer-speech-brexit-redress-b1010274.html
Blaming everything on Brexit ignores our economic reality: Reversing Brexit won't fix this economic mess – but reforming taxes will
inews.co.uk/opinion/blaming-brexit-ignores-economic-reality-2119536
This speech started Brexit — could it have been different?: David Cameron never intended to give the Bloomberg speech — the moment ten years ago when he ...
thetimes.co.uk/article/this-speech-started-brexit-could-it-have-been-different-n78qzrf9g
Paid articlePaid Brexit has made the argument about EU membership simpler: Brexit has helped make the argument about EU membership simpler.
thenational.scot/politics/23239322.brexit-made-argument-eu-membership-simpler/
Brexit will join Suez and Iraq in the great pantheon of catastrophic British errors
inews.co.uk/opinion/brexit-join-suez-iraq-great-pantheon-catastrophic-british-errors-2119697
Brexit regrets? Britain has a few: A creeping sense of Bregret is taking hold in Britain. A majority of Brits now say that the vote for Britain leaving the EU ...
spectator.co.uk/article/bregrets-britain-has-a-few/
Banking reforms may not cause the next crash, but they’re unlikely to boost growth either
standard.co.uk/comment/city-banking-reforms-red-tape-jeremy-hunt-brexit-rules-b1046188.html
What does Keir Starmer actually think about immigration?: One of the hardest things to get as Leader of the Opposition is a hearing. Who cares what you have to ...
standard.co.uk/comment/keir-starmer-cbi-immigration-brexit-hospitality-low-pay-b1041824.html
Dining across the divide: ‘I found to my enormous surprise that we both admire Mick Lynch’
theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/jan/05/dining-across-the-divide-i-found-to-my-enormous-surprise-that-we-both-admire-mick-lynch
Keir Starmer slated for claiming there is 'no case for re-joining the EU': FIGURES across the SNP have reacted to Keir Starmer doubling down on his claims that ...
thenational.scot/news/20052251.keir-starmer-slated-claiming-no-case-re-joining-eu/
Brexit day of shame for Britain can be one of pride for Scots: WHY bother getting active on January 31 – the third anniversary of Brexit – just to mark three ...
thenational.scot/politics/23192220.brexit-day-shame-britain-can-one-pride-scots/
Britain will be closer to the EU in future, come what may: In the first in our series looking at life after Brexit, our chief political commentator John Rentoul ...
independent.co.uk/voices/britain-eu-relationship-politics-beyond-brexit-b2239239.html
'I can see Britain being a member of the EU again': How Brexit is returning to UK politics
inews.co.uk/news/politics/i-can-see-britain-being-a-member-of-the-eu-again-how-brexit-is-returning-to-uk-politics-2030809
Wishaw business forced to stop all trade with EU due to Brexit: A SCOTTISH firm has revealed how it was forced to abandon all trade ...
thenational.scot/news/23161092.wishaw-business-forced-stop-trade-eu-due-brexit/
The Swiss-style Brexit delusion: Rotation is the clearest sign of intellectual muddle. When Britain left the EU, some leave supporters thought they could ...
spectator.co.uk/article/the-swiss-style-brexit-delusion/
The first real test for Sunak: Rees-Mogg and the Brexit bill: AS the Tories struggled towards the latest least-worst option, the good news was that Boris Johnson ...
heraldscotland.com/opinion/23074062.first-real-test-sunak-rees-mogg-brexit-bill/
Paid articlePaid Brexit 'has disrupted devolution and reduced Scotland's powers': BREXIT has disrupted devolution in the UK and seen a reduction in the extent of devolved powers ...
thenational.scot/news/23143195.brexit-has-disrupted-devolution-reduced-scotlands-powers/
Labour will ‘make Brexit work’, says party leader Starmer
euractiv.com/section/politics/short_news/labour-will-make-brexit-work-says-party-leader-starmer/
Quick Glance: Keir Starmer accuses Liz Truss of losing control of the British economy.
- The head of Britain's opposition Labour Party, Keir Starmer, used his party conference speech on Tuesday in Liverpool to discuss how his party would try to tackle the economic situation.
- Mr. Starmer claimed in his 50-minute speech that Labour would address the challenge of rising living costs, establish a new state-owned clean energy firm, and increase homeownership.
- "We are the party of the center-ground," he declared.
- Since Labour's former leader, the veteran socialist Jeremy Corbyn, was defeated in a landslide in 2019, Mr. Starmer has focused on convincing people that his party has been reformed.
The problem Liz Truss faces over Brexit is that it isn’t ageing very well: Being in the EU is the more popular option in polls now, writes John Curtice ...
independent.co.uk/voices/brexit-uk-truss-eu-polls-b2162047.html
The Brief – Johnson runs out of road: Six years ago today, Britons woke up to a political earthquake, a referendum th
euractiv.com/section/politics/opinion/the-brief-johnson-runs-out-of-road/
Keir Starmer 'to rule out freedom of movement' with Europe: LABOUR have been branded “just as bad as the Tories on Brexit” after it was reported Keir Starmer is ...
thenational.scot/news/20222165.keir-starmer-to-rule-freedom-movement-europe/
Brexit: from the garden of England to the edge of Europe: Instead of being a rebellion of the downtrodden and dispossessed, it was in many ways an optimistic ...
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/f/brexit-from-the-garden-of-england-to-the-edge-of-europe
What is at stake at the EU summit – not only for Ukraine: Ukraine’s EU candidate status is pivotal for a united Europe and strengthened pan-European leadership ...
euractiv.com/section/enlargement/opinion/what-is-at-stake-at-the-eu-summit-not-only-for-ukraine/
EU membership vs lost trade: Forget extra NHS cash, Brexit costs Britain £173m every week, or £1m per hour
cityam.com/eu-membership-vs-lost-exports-and-trade-forget-extra-nhs-cash-brexit-costs-britain-173m-per-week/
Sale of Channel 4 'revenge' for 'biased coverage of Brexit' says Tory MP: THE government’s sale of Channel 4 could be “revenge” for the station’s “biased ...
heraldscotland.com/politics/20045807.sale-channel-4-revenge-biased-coverage-brexit-says-tory-mp/
Brexit minister says ‘British Renaissance has begun’ as nation hit by petrol and food shortages
independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/lord-frost-brexit-b1931586.html
► VIDEO: Thousands in Poland demonstrate in support of EU membership: Thousands of people in Warsaw, Poland have rallied in support of European Union membership ...
irishtimes.com/news/world/europe/thousands-in-poland-demonstrate-in-support-of-eu-membership-1.4697093
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