Brexit

Too many books about the countryside are over-written and nostalgic. But Rebecca Smith’s brilliant new memoir gets it just right

The overwhelming majority of Brits think a close relationship with the EU is important. Why does the government seem to disagree?

Was it part of a deal with Sunak?

Some Europhobes seem to think Europe’s economic problems vindicate Brexit. They’re wrong – again

Labour has put economic growth at the heart of their electoral campaign, but they will not succeed until they resolve the damage Brexit continues to inflict

The latest scandals and gossip from Westminster and Fleet Street

Chris Patten and Larry Summers are right to say Brexit’s failure has wrecked the UK economy

Seven years on, populist politicians are running out of targets for their Brexit blame game

By 2030 its economy will be bigger than Britain’s. Why are we being left behind?

Two thirds of the Brexiters’ Bible’s readers admit that leaving the EU has gone pear-shaped – but not for the same reasons as the rest of us...

Our economy needs young, energetic workers from abroad. The government’s inability to accept this fact is poisoning our politics

His admission that “Brexit has failed” shows once again that for Nigel Farage and the populist right, shifting the blame is second nature

The Wetherspoon owner still believes we were right to leave the EU – but even he admits things have not gone to plan

After the disaster of Jeremy Corbyn, Labour has one goal – winning the next election and finally getting rid of the incompetent Tory government

The people who’ve polluted our national waterways are now asking for more money. Who are they kidding?

The recent National Conservatism conference highlighted the threat of the far-right and the polarisation within the Tory Party itself

Economic hardship and war have not pushed Europe’s nations apart, but closer together

The government has no plan to save a vanishing sector

Everything in the country seems broken. What would be the cost of putting it right, and how would we do it?

Russia seems too tired and depleted to be able to resist tyrannical leaders

They don't like to be called out for their Brexit lies - which is why it needs to happen more often

The latest scandals and gossip from Westminster and Fleet Street

The Conservative MP claims Brexit helped thwart Putin's Ukraine invasion. He is wrong

The coming week will offer two possible paths ahead for the Conservative Party. Both are bad, but one is downright sinister

It’s being blamed for Sunak’s common-sense decision to retain most EU laws

The financier and former Tory donor says leaving the EU was a plan by the rich to make themselves richer and the poor poorer

Have a president AND a monarch. The president would be head of state, and the monarch’s role would be entirely non-political and ceremonial

A thorough audit of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement would foster a better relationship in the post-Brexit world we now navigate

Democratic renewal could bring closer links between the UK and EU

A failure to invest in training will ensure Britain misses out on another booming sector

ITV’s Youth Tracker found 86% of 18-25-year-olds in favour

As food shopping gets more expensive across Europe, new checks will make things even worse here