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A body representing the aerospace industry says it is "disappointed" that the government has not taken an "ambitious approach".
This tweet outlines the UK's involvement in, and extensive influence on, the evolution and direction of the European Union (and its precursors).
British envoys may be deploying a combination of indignation and stubbornness.
Former senior officials also worry Britain may be sidelined if Joe Biden becomes president.
Research into similar exercises in other countries has shown they lead to an exodus of talent and a loss of influence with key partners.
When the bell tolls at eleven o’clock tonight, ringing out Britain’s membership of the EU, an entire phase of British history will come to a close. For nearly half a century – from 1973 to 2020 – perhaps the single most important fact about British history was its membership of the European Union (or ‘Community’, until 1993).
Brexiters are often accused of living in the past. That is manifest in the now recurring Brexiter response to concerns about Brexit: ‘but we did perfectly well before’.
Belief that Britain is force for good in world is down 10 points from April 2019 in UK.
A recurrent claim of the Leave campaign during the 2016 EU referendum was that it would be easy for the United Kingdom, once it had decided to leave the EU, to agree with the larger countries of the Union, notably Germany and France ... But the misconception was illuminating for its misjudgement of the European Union and the solidarity between its members.
Ivan Rogers, former UK ambassador to the EU, says prime minister will think ‘history was going his way’ if Donald Trump is re-elected
Ex-ambassador says Democrat White House would prioritise France and Germany.
PM urged to recognise pursuit of no-deal Brexit would be regarded as serious error by US.
The results of the U.S. election will pose existential questions in London.
The former prime minister warned that “complacency” and “nostalgia” are the routes to a national decline and that the UK’s global influence has relied upon history, fortified by membership of the EU and close ties to the US.
"Our hefty international influence rested on our history and reputation, buttressed by our membership of the European Union and our close alliance with the United States. Suddenly, we are no longer an irreplaceable bridge between Europe and America. We are now less relevant to them both."
Lady Sugg hands in resignation after overseas aid cut by a third.
As much as I consider the UK to be my adoptive home, I will move back to Europe for my upcoming PhD research project.
Chatham House director general says UK must not seek to be rival to EU on foreign policy
Biden likely to look towards EU - not the UK - as its key partner in a number of strategic areas.
The UK will have to “fight its way to the table” as US-president elect Joe Biden seeks to rebuild American relations around the world, according to a study.
In what follows, a group of leading social scientists explore these themes, explaining what has happened in the past, the situation the UK finds itself in now, and the issues that might confront us going forward. The collection is intended as a guide to the big questions confronting the country in the years to come.