The leaked documents have been published on a site with the URL “sneaky strawhead” in an apparent knock at Johnson’s tousled hairstyle.
The UK government’s plan to walk away from parts of the Northern Ireland Brexit deal is destroying the repaired relationship with the EU, political leaders and diplomats have said.
Boris Johnson will destroy any international leadership capital Britain has built up since the Russian invasion of Ukraine if he overrides the post-Brexit trade arrangements in Northern Ireland, European diplomats have said.
Cummings, Brexit and Russia: Part 1
05/04/2022
The development of Brexit from a fringe movement into a dominant political project coincided chronologically not only with a long period of patient and sustained campaigning and lobbying, and with a lucky sequence of favourable shifts of circumstance and forces, but also with the internal development of one key external force, the politics and ideology of the Putin regime.
Ukraine war: Prime minister's speech comparing Brexit to resistance to Russia did 'not go down well' in Europe [2 mins]
31/03/2022
Tobias Ellwood, a former defence minister, says he has not withdrawn his letter of no-confidence in the prime minister because of the speech he gave comparing Brexit with Ukraine's struggle against the Russians.
Cross-party group says government failed to investigate reported attempts to meddle in UK elections.
oris Johnson on Monday faced fresh calls to withdraw remarks which compared the UK’s vote for Brexit with Ukraine’s battle for freedom against Russia.
Only in ‘Brexit La La land’ is Johnson leading opposition to Putin, ex-Finnish prime minister says
21/03/2022
Alexander Stubb says claim is ‘utter rubbish’ and dismisses ‘Global Britain’ idea.
‘Only in Brexit la la land Boris Johnson is seen as Putin’s leading opposition’ says Finnish prime minister
22/03/2022
Alexander Stubb, a former prime minister of Finland, has ridiculed the idea that Boris Johnson is one of Vladimir Putin’s fiercest opponents.
As Boris Johnson prepares to schmooze Saudi Arabia, Sam Bright reports on the UK’s growing trade relationships with despotic regimes.
Flashback: To when Farage and the Brexit Party voted against plans to tackle Russian propaganda in European parliament
15/03/2022
Reminders of how Brexit Party MEPs voted in crackdowns on Russian propaganda have been making the rounds on social media as the war in Ukraine intensifies.
eter Jukes tracks Putin’s long war against democracy and the West – and the Russian President’s allies in Britain’s pro-Brexit establishment.
Many people blame the EU for triggering the conflict in Ukraine. However, the EU’s failure to predict Russia’s actions does not make it responsible for them. Since the fighting began, the EU has done a lot to help Ukraine and constrain Russia’s behaviour.
‘Global Britain’ can only become a reality if Johnson rebuilds his links with European partners.
A former Conservative leader asked how the UK could “reproach” Russia, China and Iran for their conduct when it was prepared to break international laws.
Seduced by money, and then isolated by Brexit, the UK has foregone its chance to lead in the response to the Ukraine crisis.
John Sweeney delves into the ties between Boris Johnson and several Russian oligarchs.
Despite Johnson’s denial over input from oligarchs, donations from those with Russian business links or dual nationality boost the Conservatives.
The UK has imposed sanctions on banks, companies and individuals linked to Russia since the invasion of Ukraine. / The government has been under pressure to do more to tackle the flow of Russian money into the UK.
As the Russian leader tries to diminish Europe, he finds ideologues such as Boris Johnson are doing the job for him.
“Well this is fascinating resurfaced video. Putin was insistent that May completed on Brexit. He seems to really care about it. He, of all people, citing the “democracy” imperative to remove public power to reevaluate it, is bemusing.”
Putin’s fingerprints are all over Brexit
07/03/2022
Brexit has Putin’s fingerprints all over it. We’ve increasingly been suspicious of this for some time, but the evidence is mounting.
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03/03/2022
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While looking for Brexit opportunities: Jacob Rees-Mogg profits directly from Chinese pharma and Russian gas investments
21/02/2022
The government’s new minister for Brexit opportunities, Jacob Rees-Mogg, is directly profiting from significant investments in a pharmaceutical company in China as well as a Russian gas company, according to reports.