Who’s afraid of freedom of movement?
08/12/2023
It's a Brexit myth that the public rejects freedom of movement; yet polling now suggests that Leave voters increasingly miss that very freedom.
Tory MP Tobias Ellwood says both his party and Labour are being dishonest over the disaster of Brexit.
It’s not even about “we told you so”, it’s the Brexiters telling it themselves.
Keir Starmer facing pressure to offer new customs union policy with EU as Brexit regret rises
04/07/2023
A number of Labour MPs believe there is a palpable shift in public opinion on Brexit due to comparatively worse inflation figures in the UK to Europe and ongoing issues with the trade deal with Brussels.
He said many MPs privately agree that the UK should have a closer trading relationship with the EU but are too scared to say so.
Brexit was bound to fail and has - we must now return to the centre of Europe, Lord Heseltine says
18/06/2023
Lord Heseltine said it is time to stop ‘hiding from the damage’ caused by Brexit. / Lord Heseltine has called for Britain to “recreate our position at the centre of Europe” after the failure of Brexit.
Attorney general faces fury of Bar Council as revolt over internal market bill spreads.
MPs are increasingly looking to review point of trade deal in 2025 to push for better terms.
‘A storm is brewing,’ warn Conservative MPs who say their party is ‘giving up on Rishi’, who is seen as a manager rather than a leader.
Brexit is to blame for the Dover travel misery blighting Britons’ Easter holiday trips to the Continent, a senior Tory MP said on Monday.
‘Suicidal treachery’: Tory grandee’s stark warning to Boris Johnson allies over Brexit revolt
20/02/2023
Ex-Foreign Office minister says plotters will ‘push party into oblivion’.
‘The project is probably now unsalvageable’, says former PM’s old employer. / The Conservatives have made such a “hash” of Brexit that the project is probably “unsalvageable”, according to Boris Johnson’s favourite newspaper.
"Around half of the fiscal hole, and the political instability that comes with that, is down to Brexit," John Springford of the Centre for European Reform.
Britain has signed up to a European Union defence agreement despite having severed ties with the EU.
‘Unacceptable’ lack of progress on alternative to EU’s Galileo project after Brexit, says committee.
The economic fallout from leaving the EU is becoming all too apparent.
The Labour leader declares he will counter Boris Johnson's Brexit 'chaos and division' by negotiating the best deal for the British people.
Thanks to Brexit, sterling is becoming a risky bet for some investors.
Tobias Ellwood claims there is an ‘appetite’ in Britain to make ‘course corrections’ to the current Brexit model.
It comes as Brexit means fall in crops and fewer British products in supermarkets. / Leaving the EU has led to a decline in crops and fewer home-grown products on the shelves of Britain’s supermarkets, farming chiefs have warned, reports The Independent.
A senior Tory MP has called for the government to take the UK back into the single market as the nation struggles with the cost of living crisis.
Truss urged to step back from brink in explosive Brexit spat with Brussels over Northern Ireland
12/05/2022
Tearing up Northern Ireland protocol ‘will spark trade war, drive up inflation and damage UK influence’, warns senior Tory MP.
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.
Welsh Government minister slams Boris Johnson as ‘sick, pompous narcissist’ after he compares Brexit to Ukraine
20/03/2022
A Welsh Government minister who has family in Ukraine has slammed Boris Johnson as a “sick, pompous narcissist” after he compared the struggle of the people of Ukraine against invasion to the UK’s vote for Brexit.