Natalie Elphicke defection: Keir Starmer risks feeding the perception that politics is ‘all just a bit of a game’
@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
@TheNewEuropean 1 year ago
The Conservative MP claims Brexit helped thwart Putin's Ukraine invasion. He is wrong https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/no-jacob-rees-mogg-brexit-did-not-stop-putins-ukraine-invasion-from-succeeding/
@TheNewEuropean 1 year ago
Port officials say the disruption at Dover is largely caused by Brexit, but Conservative MPs know better, writes @mattwithers https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/dont-mention-the-b-word-on-dover-delays/
@qz.com 1 year ago
Rishi Sunak's anti-immigration plan pushes boundaries of international law
@variety.com 1 year ago
‘Girl’ Review: Luminous Visuals Buoy a Heartsore Portrait of Immigrant Unrest
A Swiss-style Brexit deal is unlikely unless things change dramatically within the Conservative Party
@WSJ 1 year ago
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. https://on.wsj.com/3zkWwzH
As UK politics descends into chaos, might Australia finally have reached a point of stability?
@axios.com 1 year ago
U.K. prime ministers have been falling fast since Brexit
@vox.com 1 year ago
New prime minister, same old battles over Brexit
@qz.com 1 year ago
Will the next UK prime minister please step up?
@TheNewEuropean 1 year ago
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 @sunaerdem https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/what-the-next-prime-minister-really-thinks-of-brexit/
@politico.eu 1 year ago
Brexit will outlive Boris Johnson
Boris Johnson's messy political legacy of lies, scandals and delivering Brexit to his base
@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
@guardian 1 year ago
Double defeat points to unwinding of Conservative Brexit coalition https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/jun/25/double-defeat-points-to-unwinding-of-conservative-brexit-coalition?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=twt_gu&utm_medium&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1656183806
@rt.com 2 years ago
Liz Truss's militant rhetoric is another sign that post-Brexit Britain is dangerously delusional
@TheNewEuropean 2 years ago
A Conservative MP has hailed the "local opportunities" crushing Brexit bureaucracy has brought to her constituency https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/brexit-red-tape-a-red-letter-day-for-tory-mp/
@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/
@theguardian.com 2 years ago
‘He’s clueless’: faith in Boris Johnson wavers in Tory stronghold Margate
@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
@thedailybeast.com 2 years ago
Boris Johnson Has F*cked Up COVID and Brexit. So How the Hell Is He Still Winning?
@theguardian.com 2 years ago
Sir David Amess obituary
@TheNewEuropean 2 years ago
The surviving Conservative Remainers have had little choice but to back some sort of Brexit, but their complete silence on the issue is shaming https://buff.ly/3a0f2jQ
@TheNewEuropean 2 years ago
The surviving Conservative Remainers have had little choice but to back some sort of Brexit, but their complete silence on the issue is shaming. https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/steve-richards-tory-remainers-brexit/
@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
@qz.com 3 years ago
James Sassoon, the golden era dealmaker
@TheNewEuropean 3 years ago
Conservative rebels have failed in their bid to prevent ministers from signing trade agreements with countries implicated in genocide following Brexit https://buff.ly/2PlS53i
@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
Brexit trade deal wins support of Conservative ERG MPs https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/dec/29/brexit-trade-deal-wins-support-of-conservative-erg-mps?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=twt_gu&utm_medium&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1609265329
@theguardian.com 3 years ago
Boris Johnson rejects calls to try to extend Brexit talks into 2021
@guardian 3 years ago
Conservative MPs threaten rebellion on Brexit deal https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/dec/20/conservative-mps-threaten-rebellion-on-brexit-deal?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=twt_gu&utm_medium&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1608454880
@theguardian.com 3 years ago
Conservative MPs threaten rebellion on Brexit deal
@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
@guardian 3 years ago
Is Brexit the end of the game for the Conservative rule-breakers? | Andy Beckett https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/dec/11/brexit-conservative-rule-breaking-eu?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=twt_gu&utm_medium&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1607670264
@TheNewEuropean 3 years ago
Former Tory minister and Boris Johnson critic Alistair Burty presents a pro-European, Conservative vision for post-Brexit Britain https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/brexit-news/how-global-britain-can-be-pro-european-too-6447070
@theguardian.com 3 years ago
UK and Canada to trade on EU terms after Brexit transition
@theguardian.com 3 years ago
Internal market bill passed by Commons despite Tory concerns
@foxnews.com 3 years ago
UK lawmaker hits Biden for ‘lectures’ on Brexit after trade deal warning
@theguardian.com 3 years ago
How did your MP vote on the Brexit internal market bill?
@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
@theguardian.com 3 years ago
Minister says he would resign over Brexit bill if law is broken ‘in way I find unacceptable’
@theguardian.com 3 years ago
The Guardian view on the rule of law: rogue state Britain? | Editorial