An Ipsos poll suggests that most people think Brexit is going worse than expected.
"We have lost thousands of frontline staff... because of Brexit and an immovable visa system" [1 min]
01/02/2023
"We have lost thousands of frontline staff... because of Brexit and an immovable visa system and immigration system from Westminster" / Dr D Macaskill says Brexit has led to “bleeding” staff numbers and greater pressures on healthcare.
‘I’m angry with myself’: James O’Brien caller blames himself and Boris Johnson for voting for Brexit [4 mins]
31/01/2023
On the third anniversary of Britain’s departure from the European Union, this caller says he blames himself and Boris Johnson for voting to leave. / A James O’Brien caller expressed his regret over voting to leave the EU back in 2016.
The UK is on course to be the world's worst-performing major economy this year, according to updated predictions from the International Monetary Fund - which puts at least part of the blame on higher taxes and interest rates.
Ken Clarke was one of the 114 MPs. He was the ONLY Tory MP to vote against triggering Brexit.
‘Is it possible to estimate the yearly extra cost to your business because of Brexit?’ ... ‘£155,000 per year’ [2 mins]
30/01/2023
Victoria Derbyshire: ‘Is it possible to estimate the yearly extra cost to your business because of Brexit?’ This chemical manufacturer: ‘£155,000 per year’
"When the British government negotiate an agreement... do you honour it?" / Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier says he would like to ask Michael Gove about why the UK has "not yet" implemented its Brexit agreements.
Promise of Brexit as ‘magic door for the sunlit uplands’ was an illusion, says Michel Barnier [5 mins]
29/01/2023
It has now been three years since the UK exited Europe, but Michel Barnier, the man who helped broker the divorce for Europe, and the author of a new book ‘My Secret Brexit Diary’ – says there are still lessons to be learned from the whole experience.
Keir Starmer may have solved Labour's Brexit conundrum | Andrew Marr | New Statesman [8 mins]
27/01/2023
Keir Starmer’s plans to bring the UK closer to the EU could solve Labour’s Brexit conundrum.
Brexit: What Have We Learned So Far? [1 hr]
03/02/2022
This lecture will explain how the Brexit deal the UK and the EU ended up with came to be. It will then investigate the new relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union, put in place by the Trade and Cooperation Agreement of December 2020.
What has Brexit taught us about membership of the EU? What have we learned about the UK as a country?
After Brexit, some anticipated a shift in European sentiment and believed other members would follow the UK's lead. But 6 years on, the bloc seems more cohesive than ever and optimism is high. So why is this? And how did the EU become stronger than ever?
EU Law expert Prof Micael Dougan gives his views on the likely future relationship between the EU and the UK and responds to audience questions.
What will Gibraltar look like post-Brexit? Newsnight visits British Overseas Territory left in limbo [12 mins]
24/01/2023
The British Overseas Territory was left out of the permanent post-Brexit deal which now governs the UK’s relations with the EU.
Brexit has ‘shut down’ UK farmers, the Yorkshire Shepherdess Amanda Owen tells.
Professor AC Grayling gives his thoughts on strategies to Rejoin the EU.
An organisation that carries out repairs and maintains paths across the Lake District National Park faces an uncertain future due to declining funding.
Russian Interference in Brexit [10 mins]
20/01/2023
The UK government has been asked by the European Court Of Human Rights (ECHR) to respond to ‘credible allegations’ of Russian interference in the Brexit referendum.
The BBC’s Analysis editor Ros Atkins looks at the controversy surrounding the government’s plan to scrap thousands of EU-era laws.
Speech on the Retained EU Law bill by Alyn Smith : "If you will do this damn silly thing, don't do it in this damn silly way." [3 mins]
18/01/2023
"If you will do this damn silly thing, don't do it in this damn silly way. This bill will come back to haunt this gov't, in the same way so many other mistakes, harrumphed to the rafters in this House, have."
In this new Federal Trust video, Professor A.C.Grayling discusses the path by which he believes Brexit can and should be reversed.
Brexit has made Brits 'suffer' and been 'catastrophic' for the UK economy, says ASDA chairman Stuart Rose [1 min]
17/01/2023
Brexit has been "catastrophic" for British businesses and the country has "suffered" as a result, the chairman of Asda has said.
Oystermen of the River Fal Estuary have been dredging in sailing boats for hundreds of years. / Exports to France where their catch of Native Oysters and Queen Scallops are popular have been hit hard by the implementation of EU health and safety rules since Brexit.
Inflation and the cost-of-living crisis – both of which are also linked to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine – have been made worse by the cost of Brexit, according to the Ex-Secretary of the Department for Exiting the EU.