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. nyti.ms
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. nyti.ms
Don’t blame the political chaos in the U.K. on its parliamentary system. The real culprit is the Conservative Party’s divisions over Brexit, writes Vernon Bogdanor. on.wsj.com
As the Conservative leadership race narrows down to the final five, we look for clues to how the next prime minister might approach Brexit, writes @sunaerdemtheneweuropean.co.uk
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. on.wsj.com
With his latest Panglossian take on Brexit Britain, David Frost is telling the Conservative Party what it wants to hear, writes @mattwitherstheneweuropean.co.uk
The surviving Conservative Remainers have had little choice but to back some sort of Brexit, but their complete silence on the issue is shaming buff.ly
The surviving Conservative Remainers have had little choice but to back some sort of Brexit, but their complete silence on the issue is shaming. theneweuropean.co.uk
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. nyti.ms
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. nyti.ms
Conservative rebels have failed in their bid to prevent ministers from signing trade agreements with countries implicated in genocide following Brexit buff.ly
"The prime minister and the Conservative Party have received £726,000 from individuals who back a no-deal Brexit, many involved in hedge funds" theneweuropean.co.uk
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 nyti.ms