Levelling up has been a total failure – here’s the evidence
@nytimesworld 1 year ago
For years, Britain’s governing Conservative Party has pledged to restrict immigration, and a vow to “take back control” of borders was a centerpiece of the Brexit campaign. Instead, immigration soared in 2022, according to statistics released on Thursday. https://nyti.ms/3qagNGm
@nytimesworld 1 year ago
Unhappy about Brexit and aghast at the economic chaos unleashed during Liz Truss’s brief leadership last year, traditional Conservative voters are deserting the party in key English heartlands. https://nyti.ms/3pRDGyf
A Swiss-style Brexit deal is unlikely unless things change dramatically within the Conservative Party
@axios.com 1 year ago
U.K. prime ministers have been falling fast since Brexit
@qz.com 1 year ago
Will the next UK prime minister please step up?
@WSJ 1 year ago
A brilliant campaigner, Boris Johnson remade the U.K.’s Conservative Party and drove home Brexit. But colleagues ultimately feared the scandals surrounding him would tarnish the party for voters. https://on.wsj.com/3NY3Q92
@TheNewEuropean 2 years ago
With his latest Panglossian take on Brexit Britain, David Frost is telling the Conservative Party what it wants to hear, writes @mattwithers https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/beware-david-frost-is-on-manoeuvres/
@guardian 2 years ago
A Conservative party divided is one more unintended consequence of Brexit | John Harris https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/nov/21/conservative-party-divided-unintended-consequence-brexit?CMP=twt_gu&utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium#Echobox=1637499329
@nytimesworld 2 years ago
Michael McManus, a career politico who turned to the theater in middle age, is as surprised as anyone by the success of his play about two dead U.K. politicians, Edward Heath and Margaret Thatcher, and the bitter Conservative Party feud that led to Brexit. https://nyti.ms/3ESZHzF
@nytimesworld 2 years ago
Michael McManus, a career politico who turned to the theater in middle age, is as surprised as anyone by the success of his play about two dead U.K. politicians, Edward Heath and Margaret Thatcher, and the bitter Conservative Party feud that led to Brexit. https://nyti.ms/3CNLAtL
@aljazeera.com 3 years ago
Brexit gives the Tories a free hand to dismantle workers’ rights
@aljazeera.com 3 years ago
Brexit gives the Tories a free hand to destroy UK workers’ rights
@guardian 3 years ago
This Brexit disaster has been brewing in the Conservative party for 30 years | John Harris https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/dec/13/brexit-disaster-conservative-party-margaret-thatcher-tory-right?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=twt_gu&utm_medium&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1607867075
@TheNewEuropean 3 years ago
"The prime minister and the Conservative Party have received £726,000 from individuals who back a no-deal Brexit, many involved in hedge funds" https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/brexit-news/conspiracy-theory-about-no-deal-brexit-and-conspiracy-theory-57882
@nytimesworld 3 years ago
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been trying to quell a rebellion among lawmakers from his Conservative Party as the British Parliament prepared to vote on Brexit legislation that the government acknowledges would violate international law https://nyti.ms/2ZBJxHS
@guardian 3 years ago
This Brexit bill finally buries the Conservative party of law and order | Martin Kettle https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/sep/09/brexit-bill-thatcher-cummings-breaking-the-law?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=twt_gu&utm_medium&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1599669490
@theguardian.com 3 years ago
This Brexit bill finally buries the Conservative party of law and order | Martin Kettle
@rt.com 3 years ago
Farage pledges to revive Brexit Party and ‘kill the Tories’ if BoJo caves to EU in crunch talks
@nytimesworld 3 years ago
“You had a Brexit that took no account of the wishes of people in Scotland or Northern Ireland,” said a former Irish ambassador to Britain. “But that exists in parallel with a Conservative Party that celebrates the United Kingdom.” https://nyti.ms/3gGJPDV
@TheNewEuropean 4 years ago
A Conservative MP has banned French and German wine from his constituency's Brexit celebration party https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/top-stories/tory-mp-andrew-rosindell-bans-french-and-german-wine-from-brexit-celebration-party-1-6484867
@forbes.com 4 years ago
The New Year Is Going To Be Excruciating For Europe
@nytimesworld 4 years ago
With Thursday's stunning election result, the Conservative Party is now composed of two wings: hard-line free marketeers and the newcomers, ex-Labourites who expect Brexit to lead to a revival of traditional industries https://nyti.ms/38yByhH
@forbes.com 4 years ago
Britain Backs Boris’ Brexit And Most Expensive Car Ever Sold Lands In Court Battle | Today’s Top Twelve Stories
@cjr.org 4 years ago
Boris Johnson and Brexit come out of cold storage
@channel4.com 4 years ago
Is the Conservative Party now the Brexit Party?
@cbsnews.com 4 years ago
Boris Johnson's election victory puts an end in sight for Brexit
@forbes.com 4 years ago
Europe Reacts To Historic U.K. Election: ‘Hurricane Boris, Brexit Triumphs’
@nytimesworld 4 years ago
Prime Minister Boris Johnson vows to “get Brexit done on time, by the 31st of January” after he won an overall majority for his Conservative Party in Parliament https://nyti.ms/2EcC6f9
@wsj.com 4 years ago
Boris Johnson Wins U.K. Election, Pledges to ‘Get Brexit Done’
@variety.com 4 years ago
Boris Johnson Re-Elected as British Prime Minister, With Brexit in the Balance
@reuters.com 4 years ago
Brexit beckons as UK's Johnson coasts to commanding win
@reuters.com 4 years ago
UK destined for Brexit as Johnson wins big
@reuters.com 4 years ago
UK destined for Brexit as election triumph looms for Johnson
@reuters.com 4 years ago
Britain Brexit bound as Johnson heads for big parliamentary majority
@aljazeera.com 4 years ago
Tory majority predicted by UK election exit poll
@reuters.com 4 years ago
Britain Brexit bound as Johnson set for big parliamentary majority
@qz.com 4 years ago
Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party is on track to triumph in the UK’s general election
@nytimesworld 4 years ago
Boris Johnson is not loved, but he seems likely to win. “This is a transactional election,” said Andrew Gimson, who wrote an early biography of Mr. Johnson. “People are voting for Boris to get Brexit done, not because they love the Conservative Party.” https://nyti.ms/2rBj0g7
@forbes.com 4 years ago
Brexit First, Environment Last In Conservative Election Promises
@dailydot.com 4 years ago
Twitter urged to suspend Tory Party Twitter account after it ‘misled’ the public
@reuters.com 4 years ago
UK PM Johnson: All Conservative election candidates pledge to back my Brexit deal
@TheNewEuropean 4 years ago
A former chair of the Conservative Party in a key marginal constituency has urged people to vote Labour to stop Boris Johnson gaining a majority for Brexit. https://buff.ly/2Kc9N3T
@abc.net.au 4 years ago
'Trump alliance must be stopped': Brexit Party boost for Boris slammed by Labour
@telegraph.co.uk 4 years ago
Monday evening news briefing: Nigel Farage performs election U-turn saying Brexit Party won't stand in Conservative-held seats
@reuters.com 4 years ago
Election gift for PM Johnson: Brexit Party stands down in Conservative seats
@aljazeera.com 4 years ago
Nigel Farage targets Brexit-voting Labour heartland
@nytimesworld 4 years ago
The Brexit Party leader said he planned to campaign aggressively against Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal with the European Union, which is a central plank of the prime minister’s election manifesto and that of his Conservative Party https://nyti.ms/32famjv