Brexit

@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

@guardian 1 year ago

Will no party admit that Britain blundered on Brexit? | William Keegan https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/apr/30/on-brexit-will-no-one-in-the-major-parties-admit-that-britain-has-blundered?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=twt_gu&utm_medium&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1682834738

@nytimesworld 1 year ago

The Democratic Unionist Party has no legal power to hold up the trade deal, which would simplify post-Brexit trad rules. But a rejection could sabotage efforts to restart Northern Ireland’s government. https://nyti.ms/3Y7bFOJ

@guardian 1 year ago

Revealed: secret cross-party summit held to confront failings of Brexit https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/feb/11/revealed-secret-cross-party-summit-held-to-confront-failings-of-brexit?CMP=twt_gu&utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium#Echobox=1676136693

@guardian 1 year ago

Sunak must stand up to ‘Brexit purity cult’ in Tory party, says Starmer https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/jan/13/keir-starmer-labour-sunak-tory-brexit-purity-cult-northern-ireland-protocol?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=twt_gu&utm_medium&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1673598195

@guardian 1 year ago

Boris Johnson given £1m donation by former Brexit party backer https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/jan/12/boris-johnson-given-1m-donation-by-former-brexit-party-backer?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=twt_gu&utm_medium&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1673560049

@guardian 1 year ago

'Country first, party second': Starmer outlines pledges from new energy company to Brexit – video https://www.theguardian.com/politics/video/2022/sep/27/country-first-party-second-starmer-outlines-pledges-from-new-energy-company-to-brexit-video?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=twt_gu&utm_medium&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1664299407

@guardian 1 year ago

Boris Johnson leadership signalled Tory move to party of the populist right brexit https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/jul/10/tories-have-been-lurching-further-right-for-years-boris-johnson-was-just-the-latest?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=twt_gu&utm_medium&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1657434310

@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

Pinter never created a comedy as dark as the Brexit party https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/feb/06/pinter-never-created-a-comedy-as-dark-as-the-brexit-party?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=twt_gu&utm_medium&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1644131077

@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

@guardian 2 years ago

Nigel Farage’s Brexit party saved Labour seats in 2019 election, analysis finds https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/nov/03/nigel-farages-brexit-party-saved-labour-seats-in-2019-election-analysis-finds?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=twt_gu&utm_medium&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1635923731

@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

@guardian 2 years ago

GB News eyes Farage’s old Brexit party friends in wake of Andrew Neil exit https://www.theguardian.com/media/2021/sep/14/farage-factor-gb-news-eyes-brexit-party-associates?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=twt_gu&utm_medium&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1631646382

@nytimesworld 2 years ago

The former House of Commons Speaker John Bercow, who gained international fame refereeing the UK’s political drama over Brexit, said he had quit the governing Conservatives to join the opposition Labour Party. https://nyti.ms/3xvAHda

@nytimesworld 2 years ago

@guardian 3 years ago

Until Labour remainers properly accept Brexit, the party will be stuck in limbo | Larry Elliott https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/may/05/labour-remainers-brexit-uk-eu-leavers?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=twt_gu&utm_medium&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1620231781