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A vote for Brexit was a vote for Putin
22/02/2023
After the EU referendum, suspicions grew about the role of Russia in clinching the narrow ‘win’ for Brexit.
Downing Street has briefed the media that the British government is planning legislation purporting to give the UK the power to renege on the legally-binding Northern Ireland Brexit protocol.
PM wants to keep dispute going until next general election, says former Northern Ireland secretary
Brexit Opportunities Abound – Part 2
17/02/2022
Continuing the letter to Jacob Rees-Mogg, reminding him – he seems to need reminding – of the many new opportunities created by Brexit.
Six years post-Brexit, Britain remains haunted by the EU in a neurosis that is not reciprocated in Brussels or other capitals.
Vladimir Putin may have publicly voiced his concern about the challenges ahead for the United Kingdom and the European Union during their divorce, yet Brexit is a real opportunity for Russia. Indeed, the Russian president will exploit the situation in three ways in the short term.
Ukip leader cites former KGB officer Vladimir Putin as the statesman he most admires.
Ministers are portraying themselves as victims of a deal they created for Northern Ireland. A classic blame-shifting strategy.
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.
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.
The need to work together on Putin, China and extreme weather mean even the Leaver in No 10 now wants closer ties with Europe.
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.
John Sweeney delves into the ties between Boris Johnson and several Russian oligarchs.
As the Russian leader tries to diminish Europe, he finds ideologues such as Boris Johnson are doing the job for him.
A small group of rightwing MPs are jangling Tory nerves and using questions about living costs to undermine climate action.
The Conservative MP claims Brexit helped thwart Putin's Ukraine invasion. He is wrong.
NZ must help build new global grouping
25/07/2020
When great powers fail, New Zealand and other small states must organise to protect their interests, Robert G. Patman writes.
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.
Seduced by money, and then isolated by Brexit, the UK has foregone its chance to lead in the response to the Ukraine crisis.
Vladimir Putin has said the UK should not hold a second referendum on Brexit, insisting Theresa May must “fulfil the will of the people”.
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.
eter Jukes tracks Putin’s long war against democracy and the West – and the Russian President’s allies in Britain’s pro-Brexit establishment.
Remainiacs Ep. 123: RISE OF THE TROLLITICIANS plus comedian Kieran Hodgson on the lessons of 1975
05/07/2019
Brexit Party Ltd’s antics in Strasbourg grow more obnoxious ... Should Vladimir Putin’s pronouncement that “liberalism is dead” worry us? ... And character comedian KIERAN HODGSON joins us to explain how his show ‘75’ – about the first EU referendum, and returning to London and Edinburgh soon – tells us much about the 2016 one.
Russia report: Boris Johnson rules out inquiry into Brexit vote as report reveals UK failed to protect EU referendum
21/07/2020
Long-awaited intelligence committee report says threat from Moscow was ‘badly underestimated’.
‘Global Britain’ can only become a reality if Johnson rebuilds his links with European partners.