All news on the topic: Brexit

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Convicted kidnapper turned anti-migrant firebrand Danny Tommo emerges as Tommy Robinson’s heir
Most of the hundreds of men clad in sinister balaclavas and black outfits on the Dover anti-migrant protest were anonymous, but one well-built man stood out from the mob.
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Britain and France deploy 45-officer surge team to tackle migrant boat launches near Calais
A special police unit equipped with drones and trained in the use of riot and crowd-control tactics is being set up to tackle the rise of mega-dinghies being used to transport migrants across the Channel.
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Kemi Badenoch ousts Priti Patel as she launches major Tory reshuffle
Kemi Badenoch has removed Dame Priti Patel as shadow foreign secretary as she starts a major reshuffle of her top team.
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Burnham’s council housebuilding plans face Brexit-driven construction worker shortage
Andy Burnham’s ambitions to build tens of thousands of new council houses is under threat because of a labour shortage caused by Brexit, industry leaders have warned.
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Andy Burnham says Britain "must be bolder" in push for closer ties with European Union
Andy Burnham has said Britain "must be bolder to get closer to the European Union" as universities raise concerns over European student fees.
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Foreign nationals claiming Universal Credit hit record 1.3 million as welfare costs soar
Foreign nationals receiving Universal Credit reached a new record of nearly 1.3 million in May 2026, according to fresh data.
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Reform vows to ban foreign nationals from claiming benefits in £21bn welfare overhaul
Reform has vowed to ban all foreign nationals from claiming benefits in a new plan to slash the ballooning £50billion welfare bill.
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Dementia-hit British man, 74, given 10 days to leave Sweden after post-Brexit case
A 74-year-old British man who has been living in Sweden for 25 years who needs round-the-clock care for dementia has been given 10 days to leave the country after he lost a post-Brexit migration court case.
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78-year-old British widow faces deportation from Sweden after Brexit application rejected
A 78-year-old British widow who has lived in Sweden for 21 years is fighting deportation from the country after authorities told her a post-Brexit application to stay had been submitted too late.
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EU border system confuses identical twins in latest Entry-Exit System failure
The European Union’s new digital border system was meant to bring travel into the 21st century. Unfortunately, it gets confused by identical twins.
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Nigel Farage reportedly sought £1m a year before receiving £5m gift from crypto billionaire
Nigel Farage told senior figures in Reform UK he would need “a million a year” to cover lost earnings if he stood for parliament in the 2024 general election, sources have told the Guardian, raising further questions about why he was given £5m by a crypto billionaire.
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Farage under fire after ditching Commons defence debate for Brexit anniversary lunch
With a smug grin plastered across his face, here’s Nigel Farage after enjoying a Brexit anniversary celebration at a posh French eatery.
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Andy Burnham faces immigration, economy and defence crises as PM race ends
Andy Burnham is set to become the next Prime Minister within weeks – and will immediately be confronted with a daunting intray of problems facing the country.
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Majority say Brexit failed as 42% report financial decline
Majority of respondents view Brexit negatively, with 59% describing it as a failure compared with 17% who consider it a success.
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Support for EU surges as 97% of Leave areas now favour rejoining
Just 11 of 632 constituencies in England, Scotland and Wales would vote to stay out of the EU if a second referendum were to take place, new polling has found.
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Nick Clegg predicts UK could rejoin EU by 2036 as Brexit debate reignites
The UK will have rejoined – or be on the path to rejoining – the European Union by 2036, former Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said on the tenth anniversary of the referendum.
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Markets on edge as Starmer quits and leadership race sparks fresh UK economic uncertainty
Investors and business leaders are again navigating the kind of uncertainty that has dominated British politics since the Brexit vote a decade ago, after Prime Minister Keir Starmer resigned on Monday and threw open a leadership contest that will centre on any successor’s ‌plans for the economy.
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“Stop Brexit Man” drowns out Starmer speech with EU anthem sparking backlash
Brexit-hating Steve Bray has claimed he was doing Sir Keir Starmer a favour by drowning out his resignation speech.
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Britain could rethink EU exit as Brexit’s populist legacy continues to haunt politics
A British reentry into the European Union would deal a significant geopolitical setback to populist nationalism globally, as reported by the German financial daily Handelsblatt on Monday, the day before the 10th anniversary of the Brexit referendum.
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Brexit bitterness fades, but Britain’s EU reset is trapped by old divides
Ten years on from Britain’s shock vote to leave the European Union, much of the rancour and vitriol between London and Brussels has gone.
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Brexit betrayed Britain’s fishermen as Starmer locks EU boats in UK waters until 2038
George Shipley doesn’t mince his words. The 34-year-old acting skipper stands on the quayside at Brixham harbour, the smell of salt and diesel thick in the early morning air, white plastic boxes stacked behind him and the Devon hills rising beyond the trawlers, and says what every fisherman here is thinking.
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Lib Dems urge Burnham to end Labour’s EU “torpor and timidity”
The Lib Dems will urge Andy Burnham to end Labour’s "torpor and timidity" towards the EU as they call for the UK to rejoin the single market, in a notable strengthening of their own position.
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Wes Streeting urges Starmer to name exit date after Makerfield by-election
Wes Streeting has urged Sir Keir Starmer to set the date of his departure from Downing Street on Friday morning in the wake of the Makerfield by-election result.
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Stoke’s Brexit promise fades as Hanley waits for levelling up that never came
It’s a bleak, cold weekday afternoon in Hanley, one of the six towns that make up Stoke-on-Trent in the Midlands.
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Boston voters say Brexit failed on migration but still reject EU return
Trudging through “Brexit capital” Boston, Judith Currah says she has a celebration planned for Leave’s tenth anniversary later this month.