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15:24 'Brexit betrayal' fury as fisherman rages at Labour over 'final nail in coffin'

An angry fisherman said the industry "is dead and forgotten" after Sir Keir Starmer is reportedly preparing to give Brussels a larger share of UK waters.

14:22 'Rachel Reeves ready to lower drawbridge to Europe's youth'

The EU is demanding a youth mobility scheme as the price of a closer relationship with the bloc

10:02 Rachel Reeves 'at odds with Yvette Cooper' as she plots EU 'reset'

Brussels is pushing for a youth mobility scheme as part of a 'reset' in relations between the EU and Britain.

17:44 EU-UK security deal will not be tied to fishing rights, both sides insist

European Commission ‘has not set preconditions’ before summit where partnership for €150bn defence procurement is expected to be forged

17:39 Brexiteer savages Keir Starmer as he warns of huge 'capitulation' to EU

Former Brexit Party MEP warns of "a capitulation of the highest order".

21/04 Top cancer experts ‘being put off UK by politicians’ messaging on immigration’

Exclusive: Leaked report says high visa costs also derailing clinical trials and research, denying NHS life-saving drugs

20/04 The Guardian view on City deregulation: a recipe for recklessness

Editorial: The Treasury seems to think relaxing financial rules will boost growth. There’s little evidence for this idea – and every reason to believe it could exacerbate risks

20/04 The Guardian view on a new deal for travel in Europe: bring back student exchanges | Editorial

Editorial: The EU is expected to push for special youth visas as next month’s summit. Sir Keir Starmer should say yes

20/04 ‘Children with cancer cannot wait’: the human cost of clinical trial delays after Brexit

Exclusive: Price of importing drugs for a Paris and Birmingham study has almost quadrupled to £175,000

20/04 NHS cancer patients denied life-saving drugs due to Brexit costs, report finds

Exclusive: Britons found to have ‘lost out’ while rest of Europe benefits from golden age of research and treatments

20/04 Brexit betrayal as Keir Starmer gives in to 'EU pressure' on UK fish

The Prime Minister is reportedly set to capitulate to the EU over fishing to strike a defence pact.

19/04 'Now is the time to ramp up post-Brexit protection of UK waters in EU talks'

Alistair Carmichael MP is the chair of the Commons' Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee

19/04 Fury erupts as monstrous EU vessels rake in thousands of UK fish despite Brexit

Keir Starmer has been warned not to give up Britain's post-Brexit fishing rights in a bid to strengthen ties with the EU.

19/04 UK food security warning as Labour Brexit betrayal puts supply at risk

'Starmer seems determined to use farming and fishing to curry favour with the EU'

19/04 Labour 'totally unwinding Brexit' as Priti Patel issues urgent migration warning

Shadow Foreign Secretary Priti Patel says Britain is in 'pain' as Labour pursues 'national demoralisation project'

19/04 Irish and British futures are codependent and entangled

Worldview: Running through contemporary debates is a battle between those who say reconciliation should come before constitutional change and those who argue for the reverse

18/04 British food and drink industry call on EU to ‘reset’ trade ties

Retailers and food producers offer to help efforts to reduce ‘unnecessary red tape’ costing industry billions of pounds

17/04 The Guardian view on a UK-US trade deal: MPs must get a vote on any agreement with Trump | Editorial

Editorial: Abolishing tariffs would be welcome, but not at the price of reducing high regulatory standards or a reset with the European Union

17/04 Fury as Keir Starmer's EU net zero surrender threatens Brexit freedoms

Prime Minister wants closer ties with the EU, even if it means rowing back on some of the benefits of leaving the bloc

17/04 Victory for Brexit Britain as Emmanuel Macron caves in over fishing row

French President was pushing to link negotiations over fishing arrangements to defence pact.

17/04 Northern Ireland retailers bearing ‘a lot of pain’ due to red tape, says NI Chamber

The UK prime minister Keir Starmer will next month host EU leaders at a landmark post-Brexit summit

16/04 The Guardian view on UK-China relations: a dilemma made sharper by Brexit | Editorial

Editorial: The Eurosceptic model of a globalised Britain detached from its local continent has aged very badly in the era of Trump’s trade wars

15/04 Brexit fishing row as Belgian trawlermen arrested in UK waters

Five Belgian vessels were made to sail up to 9 hours after arrests were made 'without any reason', it was alleged.

15/04 Nigel Farage unleashes Brexit fury with warning over UK 'creeping back' into EU

EXCLUSIVE: Nigel Farage - speaking to the Express after parking Reform's "tanks on the lawns of the Red Wall" - warned voters it is an "indication of where we might be going".

15/04 Keir Starmer will have EU bureaucrats popping champagne if he signs one deal

JD Vance is talking-up a trade deal with the UK but the EU wants Britain to sign-up to a deal overseen by the European Court of Justice

15/04 JD Vance takes vicious swipe at Zelensky as he blasts 'absurd' US criticism

JD Vance also suggested Britain was well-placed for a much sought-after transatlantic trade deal.

15/04 Workers in Republic pay twice as much tax as those in North but are still better off, says ESRI report

Trade between North and South has increased since Brexit

14/04 Brexiteer fury as Labour set to do ‘terrible deal’ that puts EU judges in charge

It's been claimed Labour is planning on giving major power back to unaccountable EU judges in order to get a deal with the bloc.

14/04 Lee Anderson makes huge intervention as Brexit loudmouth Steve Bray is cleared

Anti-Brexit activist Steve Bray was cleared of flouting police ban outside Parliament in court today.

14/04 Brexit-hating Steve Bray cleared of flouting police ban outside Parliament

The activst is known for playing music in protest at Brexit around Westminster.

13/04 After this, what more proof does Britain need that it cannot ‘cosy up’ to Trump? | William Keegan

With the US disengaging from its traditional relationship with Europe, we need to abandon our ‘red lines’ and rekindle ties with our neighbours

12/04 Donald Trump's tariffs are a problem but the US can still be our ally

A foreign policy expert explains how the UK can deal with Donald Trump and keep the special relationship alive

12/04 Brexit lessons ignored as EU hands £4.1bn to shady lobbying NGOs

EXCLUSIVE: Pieter Cleppe said the revelations struck at the heart of the democratic deficit which drove Britain out of the bloc in the first place.

11/04 EU chief mocks France for excluding UK from £130bn pact over Brexit row

EU access to the UK's waters for fishing has become a sticking point amid Keir Starmer's plans to strengeth relations with the EU.

10/04 New passport changes coming into force - everything you need to know

The change aims to contribute to passport applications, consular support overseas and processing British citizens at UK borders.

10/04 ‘Stop Brexit Man’ apologises for ‘intimidating’ Tory staffers with music

Steve Bray, who regularly protests by playing music outside parliament, is in court after allegedly flouting a police ban

10/04 Heartbroken EU nation hits out at bloc and says they miss UK

Since the UK left the European Union in 2020, a foreign minister said debates became "very unbalanced".

10/04 UK on verge of huge trade deal in major post-Brexit boost

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10/04 Rachel Reeves insists on closer post-Brexit EU trading amid Trump's trade war

Global events make improved UK-EU trade ties "imperative", warns Rachel Reeves.

10/04 Newton Emerson: UK has to pick a side between the US and the EU - and Northern Ireland is stuck in the middle

Rather than seeing a US trade deal as entrenching the sea border, some unionists hope Trump’s new world order might sweep the Windsor Framework away

09/04 FAI warns of Brexit impact shrinking Ireland’s talent pool

Government funding of €8m for club academies could be included in October’s budget

09/04 Kemi Badenoch urges Keir Starmer to use Brexit freedoms during Trump trade war

EXCLUSIVE: Tory leader accuses Prime Minister of 'sitting back' instead of trying to secure trade deals with other nations amid global turmoil following the US president's tariffs blitz

09/04 UK must improve trade relations with Europe amid US trade wars, warns Reeves

Chancellor rules out rejoining customs union but says Britain must bolster post-Brexit trade with partners

09/04 Kathy Sheridan: Don’t blame all Americans for Donald Trump

That liberal, decent, brave America many of us used to know, the one that is deeply flawed but still full of generosity is still there, clinging to the wreckage

09/04 'Keir Starmer inches from glory — but first he must sack Ed Miliband'

The Prime Minister must be bold, he must be prepared to depart from Labour orthodoxy if he's to net a truly significant win for Britain.

08/04 Minister refuses to rule out Brexit war with EU as Trump tariffs threaten treaty

The Tories have said the Government should threaten to use a clause of the Brexit treaty to suspend its operation if EU tariffs are foisted on Northern Ireland.

08/04 'Donald Trump fires warning shot to Keir Starmer — is he too cowardly to act?'

Donald Trump has put Sir Keir Starmer on notice in a way that a worrying amount of people don't realise.

08/04 Brexit saved UK from even worse Trump tariffs as stock market recovers

Polling finds even remainers believe Brexit meant the UK was spared the worst Trump tariffs

08/04 From Delhi to Dublin: ‘I ended up making really good friends, they are my safety net’

New to the Parish: Nishtha Khanna moved from India to Ireland in September 2020

08/04 Letters: Stress can cause us to see things that aren’t there – like Donald Trump’s growth vision

After paying respects to deceased ­relatives at the weekend I took a detour to the tiny little village of Ballinspittle in Co Cork.

07/04 David Lammy branded 'Remaniac' after refusing to admit key Brexit benefit

The UK faces lower US tariffs than the EU in what many have hailed as a Brexit win.

07/04 New smuggling route sparks alarm but 'Brexit means UK dodges bullet'

EXCLUSIVE: The expansion of the EU's open borders scheme - the Schengen Area - on January 1 has led to a new "route" through the Balkan region in recent months.

06/04 Labour minister forced to admit 'pretty big' Brexit win in Sky News grilling

Treasury minister says the UK had been "treated differently" to the EU when it comes to US tariffs as a result of Brexit.

05/04 Rachel Reeves must break her fiscal rules. Better now than later | Phillip Inman

There is already arguably too little flexibility in the chancellor’s budget plan. Trump’s tariffs chaos makes a rethink inevitable

05/04 Sir Keir Starmer faces critical decisions in response to US tariff impacts

With a single word, 'tariff,' President Trump has stirred a global pot, leaving countries scrambling to navigate the choppy waters of international trade.

05/04 Trump's tariffs leave UK construction firm in £350k limbo as US buyer withdraws

Richard Finch, co-owner of Plant Parts Ltd in Hadleigh, had 25 tonnes of goods loaded in a container and ready to go. But when US president Donald Trump imposed a host of tariffs across aluminium, steel and cars on April 2, he was left in the lurch.

04/04 Brexit's unexpected benefit - Trump's tariffs offer UK unique trade opportunity

Brexit's unexpected twist: Trump's tariffs hit the EU hard, but the UK gets a softer touch. Could this be the silver lining Remainers never saw coming?

04/04 EU sympathy for Ireland’s tariffs predicament likely to be in short supply

After the ‘open door’ days of Brexit diplomacy, now Ireland is just one of many competing voices vying to be heard as the EU plans countermeasures

04/04 Starmer wanted a second referendum but now he's acting like a Brexiteer - Farage

Donald Trump announced the implementation of "Liberation Day" tariffs on Wednesday, introducing a 10% baseline tariff on all imports.

04/04 Keir Starmer told embrace Brexit and turn UK into 'Singapore-on-Thames'

The idea of "Singapore-on-Thames" gained prominence for its model of a low tax, low regulation economy in the run up to Brexit.

04/04 Britain did better than Europe because of Brexit, Labour told

Ministers were yesterday urged to thank the previous government for 'getting Brexit done', after Donald Trump levied tariffs on UK goods at only half the level imposed on the EU.

04/04 Tariff reaction day brings news of strong tax revenues, a warning on jobs and talk of pivoting to new markets

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03/04 Trump tariffs threaten major Brexit row between UK and EU

Bloc could spark a major clash with London thanks to 2023 Windsor Framework and US president's levies

03/04 Trump tariffs explained: What will the different EU and UK rates mean for Northern Ireland

Unique position could create more uncertainty for North’s ‘slow-growing economy’

03/04 Nigel Farage lands stinging Brexit swipe to Tories after Donald Trump's tariffs

The Reform leader blamed the Conservatives for not seeing through Brexit.

03/04 Trump tariffs could undermine Brexit deal in Northern Ireland

US president imposes two-tier rate on island of Ireland, raising concerns over impact on 1998 peace pact

03/04 'Brexit Britain delivers yet another benefit we couldn't have had inside EU'

The next time a Remoaner asks what the benefit of Brexit is, this is what you say to them.

03/04 Brexit 'protects UK from trade war with Donald Trump' says Jacob Rees Mogg

Brexit is a "godsend" to the UK because it means we will avoid a trade war with the US despite Donald Trump's tariffs

03/04 Brexit Dividend: EU Hit With Double Trump Tariffs Than Independent UK

The freedom afforded to the UK by Brexit has been credited with helping the country avoid the worst of the Trump tariff actions. 

03/04 Remainers take note – Trump's 20% EU tariff means Brexit doesn't look so bad ...

UK got off relatively lightly from US president's new charges - proving the benefits of voting leave

02/04 Labour threatens trade war in response to Trump tariffs to 'defend UK interests'

The Trade Secretary has come out swinging this evening after Donald Trump announced major tariffs for the world economy.

02/04 UK must do two things to win trade war against US as Trump move set to backfire

EXCLUSIVE: The world has moved on since the Brexit vote upended relations with Europe and Britain needs to as well, according to an expert.

01/04 'Keir Starmer is negotiating UK fisheries as though he has begging bowl in hand'

Leigh Evans urged the UK to get tough on Europe when it renegotiates access to Britain's waters post-Brexit.

01/04 Trumpism is sinking democratic values. It’s Starmer’s job to steer the UK back to safety | Polly Toynbee

US tariffs hit this week just as other costs start to bite in Britain. To meet these challenges, Labour will finally have to change, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

01/04 What is the ETA? European travellers need €12 entry permit to visit the UK starting this week

Read our full guide to the UK's new Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA): who needs it, how long it's valid and how to apply. View on euronews

31/03 Travellers now need €12 ETA permit to enter the UK: How to apply

Read our full guide to the UK's new Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA): who needs it, how long it's valid and how to apply.

30/03 From April, you can only travel to the UK with a preliminary license

You can apply for a license with a smartphone or on the British government website, and you can take a few days.

30/03 Brexit row erupts as minister admits EU 'pushing very hard' with fishing demands

Labour has failed to rule out putting fishing access back on table in EU reset.

30/03 'I went on a Wetherspoon's pub crawl with its boss Tim Martin'

EXCLUSIVE: Express investigations editor Zak Garner-Purkis joined the Brexiteer businessman on a tour of some of his pubs in the West Midlands.

29/03 Abundance; The Care Economy; The Measure of Progress: ‘The old is dying and the new cannot be born’

Three ambitious new books - by Tim Jackson, Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson, and Diane Coyle - examine the failures of liberal democracy, and how we can chart a course to a better future

28/03 Remoaners descend on Nigel Farage's Reform rally in desperate protest

Protesters waving EU flags gathered outside the venue ahead of the Reform UK event.

28/03 EU civil war fears as Guy Verhofstadt calls for 'United States of Europe'

The Remoaner MEP warned that Europe must evolve to survive or "be on the menu of imperial empires or China, Russia and the US".

28/03 Export of endangered eels to Russia ends after UK government ban

British eel trader says move will destroy traditional elvering but campaigners welcome decision

28/03 Wetherspoons boss Tim Martin's 'regret over France and Vegas expansion'

EXCLUSIVE: The famous pub chain had identified properties in Lille, Calais and Dunkirk in an effort to bring the British boozer to France.

27/03 Access to EU investment is reason enough to face down the Brexiters | Letter

Letter: Brian Unwin highlights just how much long-term financing has been lost through leaving the EU. But Fawzi Ibrahim says sovereignty is priceless

25/03 Rachel Reeves is all about growth. So why won’t she admit that Brexit is its worst enemy? | Polly Toynbee

Our exit from the EU won’t be a focus of the spring statement, but it should be. Most now accept the need for closer ties, writes Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

24/03 Brexit row erupts as Labour told to 'stand up' to Macron over fishing

Tory frontbencher warns French President is prioritising "fishing rights over Europe's collective security".

23/03 ‘Fascinating and disturbing’: How our brains and genetics dictate our ideologies - and vice versa

Dr Leor Zmigrod has found differences in the brain structures and functions of people with different ideologies. Could this science be used by malicious agents?

23/03 ‘I’m not a plastic Paddy’: We have Irish Americans, so why not Irish Britons?

The Irish identity of people born in Britain, where six million have at least one Irish grandparent, can be complex and personal...

22/03 MPs to debate rejoining EU next week in Brexit betrayal

Call to reverse Brexit will be debated as campaigners push for re-entry into EU

22/03 Brexit a key factor in worst UK medicine shortages in four years, report says

Nuffield Trust says supply chains have shifted, with medicines for epilepsy and cystic fibrosis among those now scarce

21/03 'We Tories must be honest about the mistakes we made in power'

The Conservative Party must be honest with the British public in order to make amends and take back power.

21/03 Post-Brexit reliance on NHS staff from ‘red list’ countries is unethical, Streeting says

Exclusive: NHS England has dramatically increased recruitment of workers from states with critical medical staff shortages

20/03 Badenoch’s attack on net zero is ridiculous. But so were the right’s Brexit claims, and look where they left us | Zoe Williams

The run-up to 2016 shows ‘common sense’ isn’t enough. Even ignorant, reactionary arguments must be properly countered, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

20/03 Watchdog investigating whether Defra breaking laws on cleaning up English rivers

Office for Environmental Protection says targets for water quality likely to be missed, and clarifying rules may help

20/03 'Donald Trump has handed Keir Starmer key Commonwealth opportunity'

Donald Trump's economic policies are setting the world on edge, but they could be very good for Britain.

19/03 UK shut out of £125bn EU defence fund in victory for France

The Bloc is taking a ‘Buy European' approach to defence spending.

18/03 The best place to retire in Spain 2025

We have put together a list of the best places to retire in Spain in 2025, taking into account the cost of living, safety, pensions, healthcare and visas amongst other factors, and Spain turns out to be one of the best countries to retire to.

17/03 Keir Starmer urged to use Brexit freedoms to slash costs and chemicals in food

The UK is able to develop its own regulations of gene editing in the wake of its departure from the European Union.

16/03 Keir Starmer in trouble as Nigel Farage and Dominic Cummings hold secret meeting

Dominic Cummings and Nigel Farage were both influential in the successful Brexit campaign.

16/03 If you’re reading this column, Elon Musk has messed up | Stewart Lee

Social media is lurching to the right like a tapeworm scenting offal – and X’s algorithms make it hard to find opposing opinion

16/03 If even Germany is embracing higher spending, why on earth can’t Labour? | William Keegan

Russia has pushed Europe into a quasi-Keynesian approach to the defence budget. Only Britain insists on cutting help to the sick to pay for security

16/03 Inside the former Wetherspoon turned into UK's 'most anti-Brexit pub'

One punter says Wetherspoon boss Tim Martin is a 'big boy' and can surely take the joke

15/03 Brexit's unfinished business threatens Britain's biosecurity

The unity of the United Kingdom and the biosecurity of Great Britain is under threat because of Northern Ireland's Brexit stitch-up

15/03 David McWilliams: We witnessed in the White House the ‘Doonbegisation’ of Irish foreign policy

We know it’s a fantasy but let’s take it and move on, because the battles ahead will change our world in ways we have not yet contemplated

14/03 Richest farmers in England may lose sustainability funding in Defra review

Exclusive: Officials explore restricting incentive to allocate greater funds to farms with less money and more nature

13/03 UK food and drink exports to the EU down 34% since Brexit

Food and Drink Federation say businesses are struggling to deal with added ‘complexity and bureaucracy’

13/03 Rupert Lowe tears into Nigel Farage and issues stark Brexit warning

Mr Lowe wrote on Thursday: "Egos must be parked to resolve this. I am trying to do that by reaching out, again.

13/03 Watch Lee Anderson in 'scuffle' with anti-Brexit campaigner as cops step in

The Reform UK MP and Steve Bray squared up after Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday.

13/03 Ryan owns a tanning business. Yolanda is a Mel B impersonator. These are Britain’s main industries since Brexit

Patrick Freyne: Love Triangle UK’s contestants are earnest and well meaning – not, as so often on dating shows, monstrous, sexually prolific sociopaths

12/03 Furious farmers erupt at Starmer's Brexit betrayal after halting key lifeline

Farmers are furious with a government's decision to pause a post-Brexit payment scheme

12/03 ‘Revenge’: Kate embarrasses Donald Trump

Call it revenge, served icy cold, call it cunning, call it crafty, but Kate, The Princess of Wales has just managed to get one over Donald Trump.

11/03 Rupert Lowe lifts lid on 'real reason' he clashed with Reform bosses

EXCLUSIVE: In a fresh twist, ousted MP Rupert Lowe opens up about the true cause of his political isolation, suggesting a rift over controversial party policies is the reason.

11/03 Brexit betrayal laid bare as supertrawlers hammer UK waters for 7,380 hours

The majority of vessels in the UK's Marine Protected Areas were foreign-flagged, selling most of their catch overseas.

11/03 The debate: Should the State develop a terminal for liquefied natural gas?

Geopolitical upheaval, energy security and reliance on UK for supplies are forcing a rethink on the ban on LNG

10/03 Ryanair removes post-Brexit restriction on non-EU nationals buying shares

Investors from outside the European Union will still be barred from voting at shareholder meetings

10/03 Mark Carney declares economic war on America, vows Canada will never be 51st ...

Former Brexit-bashing Bank of England boss and Canadian PM-in-waiting Mark Carney has lit the fuse on a volcanic showdown with US President Donald Trump, goading him by saying he runs a country "we can no longer trust".

09/03 Confrontation with the USA: The British are back in Europe

Ten years after the Brexit, the kingdom takes on a leadership role in Europe. Prime Minister Starmer bravely presumes in the clinch with America.

09/03 Stalked: how a relentless campaign of online abuse came to derail one woman’s life

A new BBC podcast recounts the ordeal endured by Hannah Mossman Moore, whose phone was bombarded by fake accounts and her personal data weaponised against her

09/03 Alan Gilsenan: ‘I would have had a dreamy, artsy-fartsy notion that a united Ireland would be great’

In The Irish Question, his new documentary, the film-maker asks what reunification of the island would really mean

08/03 Starmer's Brexit reset could force UK to lift two major bans

Animal welfare experts and charities fear that Keir Starmer's Brexit reset could have a severe impact on high animal welfare standards in the UK.

08/03 'Brexit has boosted British tech but Labour threatens growth'

'Keir Starmer has crossed the street to pick a fight with Britain's businesses', says Shadow Secretary for Science, Innovation and Technology Alan Mak.

07/03 Britain’s biggest unions call for much closer UK-EU ties amid ‘volatile’ global economy

Exclusive: union umbrella body calls for new cooperation agreement ahead of Keir Starmer’s reset talks with Brussels

07/03 The Ukraine crisis has accelerated a reset of UK-EU relations – but will it last?

Trump’s abandonment of Ukraine has led even Farage to praise Starmer’s lead role in European diplomacy

07/03 Warm winds of co-operation blow through British-Irish relations

The two governments on message as joint initiatives on everything from wind energy, to security abound at convivial UK-Ireland summit

05/03 'Kemi Badenoch upstaged on key Brexit fishing question at PMQs — by the SNP'

It was left to Seamus Logan MP to ask a question that had the potentially to skewer Sir Keir Starmer.

05/03 Travellers now need €12 ETA permit to enter the UK: How to apply

Read our full guide to the UK's new Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA): who needs it, how long it's valid and how to apply.

03/03 Britain is back: did Ukraine crisis talks create a post-Brexit turning point?

Keir Starmer won praise for taking the UK ‘back to the heart of Europe’ at the weekend, but will it be a long-term move?

03/03 Reform UK unveils 10-point plan to rejuvenate Britain's barren high streets

Britain's once-bustling high streets are on the brink, with empty shops and rising crime casting long shadows over communities - Reform UK claims a 10-point plan will turn them around.

03/03 Nigel Farage hails Brexit as he says 'thank goodness we left EU'

Reform leader says Britain 'can stand tall on the world stage once again'

03/03 The Irish Independent’s View: Ireland’s defence can no longer be outsourced to neighbours as tolerance for neutral stance wanes

In the wake of Brexit, Ireland and the UK had to reset their relationship. Before Brexit, aside from the normal meetings around Northern Ireland, the taoiseach and prime minister of the day would meet regularly at EU summit meetings, allowing for one-to-one chats on matters of mutual interest. Although our respective views on the European Union varied dramatically, the neighbouring governments wer

02/03 In renouncing aid and Europe, Starmer is sucking up to Trump | William Keegan

Last week’s much-trumpeted Anglo-US meeting has not reduced concerns about Ukraine, Nato or tariffs – or boosted confidence in the UK government

28/02 'Keir Starmer's Donald Trump zinger won't be enough to save PM'

Sir Keir Starmer might have charmed The Donald, but his standing at home is another matter entirely.

27/02 Donald Trump confirms huge UK trade deal will happen 'very quickly'

US President says America will be making "some great trade agreements with the UK".

25/02 Is Blue Labour really the answer to Keir Starmer’s woes? | Letters

Letters: Jim Denham says Maurice Glasman’s views pander to Faragism, in response to an article by Julian Coman. Plus letters from Austen Lynch and Peter Brooker

24/02 Irish passport applications from UK hit post-Brexit peak

‘Harsh’ realities of travel and work restrictions are pushing British citizens to seek backdoor EU access, say lawyers

24/02 Starmer has the backing of Britons to stand up to Trumpism. At the White House, he should do so | Polly Toynbee

The PM will not and should not pick a fight with the president. But it is his duty to go there upholding British and European values, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

24/02 Gibraltar border chaos erupts as Spain stamps passports

The long queues sparked fears of another tit-for-tat exchange of tighter immigration controls.

23/02 Labour urged to scrap EU rules that are hiking prices for Britons

New report calls on UK to axe "outdated" import restrictions.

23/02 Aussie ex-PM tells Brits to rescue Starmer's UK from decline

Tony Abbott says 'no country on earth is more capable of standing on its own two feet' but the UK has been 'badly let down by its leadership'

22/02 ‘Exploited’ migrant farm workers in UK paid for picks, not hours

Call for investigation into unfair payment for labourers on seasonal visa scheme

22/02 Young Brits could be allowed to work in Majorca with major deal on the horizon

Young Brits could be allowed back into Europe for work in the coming years.

22/02 A British offering a monitoring towers on the southern border ... Washington to fully adhere to Resolution 1701

A British offering a monitoring towers on the southern border ... Washington to fully adhere to Resolution 1701

21/02 Daily Express asks if you agree with Sadiq Khan that Brexit was a 'mistake'

Sir Sadiq Khan says Brexit has had a negative impact on Britain and the European Union. Do you agree? Let us know by taking part in our poll.

21/02 Keir Starmer plots major Brexit U-turn over free movement

Anti-Brexit campaigners have voiced delight after it was revealed the government plans offering Brussels a huge concession.

21/02 The case for Northern Ireland retaining the union with Britain: a night at a unionist meeting

Unionists are ‘allowing republicans/nationalists to get inside our heads’ and control narrative on Irish unity being ‘inevitable’

19/02 Leftwing activists less likely to work with political rivals than other UK groups, study finds

Exclusive: Lack of understanding by ‘progressive activists’ of other voting blocs has led to rise of far right, authors argue

19/02 France could ban hated 90-day EU rule after Brits forced to sell their homes

Politicians in France are calling for the easing or scrapping of the 90-day rule for British second-home owners.

18/02 Sadiq Khan to make fresh anti-Brexit rant and take swipe at Donald Trump

The Labour Mayor of London is expected to make the comments in a meeting with EU diplomats.

18/02 Architects warn post-Brexit visa rules hindering recruitment

Firms want review of decision to remove architecture from shortage occupation list and raise salary threshold

18/02 Sadiq Khan renews backing for EU youth mobility scheme

London mayor to tell meeting Brexit was a mistake and that mobility scheme would benefit young people and economy

17/02 Keir Starmer told to use Brexit freedoms to shut down 'destructive' fishing

Prime Minister is being urged to make good on his pre-election promise for a total ban on bottom trawling in the UK's marine protected areas.

17/02 Irish figures show €6bn drop in trade with Great Britain

Value of imports and exports is now about €32bn, with chemical sector among those hit by Brexit red tape

17/02 Northern businesses setting up firms in the Republic to benefit from lower corporation taxes

Some British-based companies increasingly reluctant to trade with Northern Ireland because of the paperwork challenges

17/02 UK marketplace sellers face ‘second Brexit’ hit from Trump’s US import rules

End of ‘de minimis’ policy for Chinese goods also expected to hit bigger online fashion retailers such as Asos and Boohoo

16/02 Trump has left a void that the EU and Britain must fill together | William Keegan

America is in retreat from its underappreciated good works around the world. Europe needs to act – and Brexit only hinders this essential response

16/02 Seán Moncrieff: There’s a reason why Ireland hasn’t produced a Donald Trump or a Nigel Farage yet

The far right in Ireland is run by the charismatically challenged. If someone capable of stringing a sentence together emerges, that political calculus will change quickly

14/02 Donald Trump's right hand man makes Brexit jab at Brussels during EU speech

The American Vice President declared that Brexit has "won" as he addressed world leaders and officials on the opening day of the Munich Security Conference

13/02 Win for Brexit Britain as UK firm develops new airport tech in boost for holiday

Imagine a world where heavy rain and snow no longer disrupt your travel plans. A pioneering British firm has made a major breakthrough that could revolutionise airport operations and make frequent weather and strike chaos a thing of the past.

12/02 Why Labour’s stance on migrants will backfire | Letters

Letters: The government’s populist discourse copying Reform on migration will foster racism and xenophobia, says Simon Steyne, and Gareth Jones says the party must adopt new tactics if it is to see off challenges from the right

10/02 The Irish Times view on unity opinions: slow shifts are happening

The island seems set for a period of incremental change, dialogue and debate rather than dramatic constitutional change

10/02 New Labour minister said ‘people can identify as llamas’ as trans views exposed

The Prime Minister has appointed a replacement following the sacking of Andrew Gwynne at the weekend, but the new minister could cause headaches.

10/02 Majorities in North and South favour planning for Irish unity

More than a third of voters in South say it is extremely important to plan for a possible united Ireland

10/02 Support for planning is evident among those for and against Irish unity

Voters are able to distinguish between wanting something to happen and planning for it to

09/02 How Brexit killed Frexit

The UK’s messy, ill-thought out exit from the EU has effectively killed off leave campaigns in other member states

09/02 Poet and artist Jay Bernard: ‘I think our problem today is technical illiteracy’

The award-winning poet and artist on exploring attitudes around Brexit, using AI in their work, and swapping London for Paris

08/02 Nigel Farage has been a threat to every recent UK prime minister. But this is something new

Reform has surged in the polls, panicking both Labour and the Conservatives. It’s a trap, and the risks are high

08/02 Reform MP delivers brutal verdict on Boris Johnson joining

Rupert Lowe is not longing for the former PM to join the ranks of the insurgent party.

06/02 Fishing rights will not derail EU-UK security pact, says European Council president

With member states keen to link quotas to any deal, António Costa says defence and fisheries ‘are different things’

06/02 Nigel Farage begs supporters 'give me £20' as Reform builds election war chest

Nigel Farage has rallied his supporters with a plea for funds as his Reform UK party assembles a war chest to topple 'dictators' who axed May's local elections.

06/02 King Charles 'snubs BBC' despite huge offer as new show set to be released

Both King Charles and the BBC have been fighting hard in recent years to stay fit amidst a changing landscape at home and abroad

06/02 BBC accused of favouring 'pro-EU and anti-Brexit opinion' during Brexit coverage

The head of a media monitoring group is bringing a legal challenge against Ofcom's decision not to investigate his complaints about the BBC's Brexit coverage.

06/02 The UK’s last EU commissioner: ‘It was a particular moment in history’

Europe Letter: Julian King says ‘world has changed’ since original Brexit deals were made

06/02 ‘This is not Brexit’ – ministers say Ireland should hold nerve against Donald Trump’s ‘business bravado’

Government ministers have reacted dismissively to US president Donald Trump’s “business bravado” as they emphasise his second stint at the White House is “not Brexit”.

05/02 EU demands talks on defence as part of Starmer's Brexit 'reset'

Eurocrats tried to 'bully' Britain yesterday as Brussels insisted security and defence should be on the table alongside fishing rights in post-Brexit 'reset' talks.

05/02 'Keir Starmer wants you believe Brexit has failed — it's a huge lie'

All the signs point to Sir Keir Starmer dragging us ever closer to a bloc we voted to leave, but there's one thing you shouldn't swallow.

05/02 Labour panic on Reform threat as MPs demand tougher immigration action

Anxiety is deepening over the threat from Nigel Farage 's outfit, with polls suggesting the parties are now neck and neck.

05/02 'Donald Trump could ruin Starmer's EU dream and force stronger Commonwealth'

Prime Minister Keir Starmer could end up accidentally becoming a far more patriotic PM than we anticipated.

05/02 Starmer’s EU reset risks being dragged down by the old Brexit undertow | Rafael Behr

With Trump back in the White House, politicians on both sides of the Channel need to acknowledge the urgency of closer ties, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

05/02 Trump’s trade wars can push the UK closer to Europe

Five years on from Brexit Ireland is doing more trade with Britain than ever

04/02 Keir Starmer 'humiliated' as Nigel Farage spots mocking detail at EU dinner

Sir Keir Starmer jetted to Brussels on Tuesday to meet the 27 leaders of the EU.

04/02 The Guardian view on Labour’s Brexit hesitancy: Tories collapse and Farage fills the void | Editorial

Editorial: Sir Keir Starmer’s caution has yet to persuade voters, while discontent fuels a resurgent right that thrives by boosting anti-immigrant, climate-sceptic views

04/02 Keir Starmer provokes fury with brazen act of Brexit betrayal

The Prime Minister has signalled the next part of his masterplan to "reset" relations with the EU

04/02 Populist Nigel Farage heads for the first time the surveys in the United Kingdom with reform uk

Reform UK, the party led by populist Nigel Farage, heads for the first time the electoral polls in the United Kingdom with the 25% intention to vote, ahead of the ...

04/02 UK-EU relations ‘must move away from perception of winners and losers’

‘Reset’ summit between Keir Starmer and EU leaders to take place in May

04/02 Is Labour likely to betray Brexit voters - vote here

The Prime Minister has drawn criticism for his pursuit of closer ties with the EU.

04/02 Keir Starmer sets date for new EU meeting to tear up Brexit deal

The Prime Minister wants to 'reset' relations with Europe with new trade and defence deals

04/02 Farage sends huge warning to UK over 'Rejoiner' Starmer's one move with Brussels

Nigel Farage has revealed what most alarms him after Sir Keir Starmer was wined and dined in Brussels.

04/02 Nigel Farage destroys Keir Starmer’s EU summit with brutal three words

The Reform UK leader tore into the PM's appearance at yesterday's EU summit.

04/02 Keir Starmer continues EU love-in with latest Brexit betrayal today

The Prime Minister will continue cosying up to the EU by dining his Danish counterpart this evening after jetting to Brussels yesterday.

04/02 Keir Starmer continues EU love-in in latest Brexit betrayal today

The Prime Minister will continue cosying up to the EU by dining his Danish counterpart this evening after jetting to Brussels yesterday.

04/02 What's the Musk effect on Germany’s future coalition?

On 23 February, Germans are going to the polls in the country's snap general election. #RadioSchuman

03/02 Keir Starmer accused of 'kowtowing' to EU in Brexit betrayal

The Prime Minister held talks with EU leaders as he pursues closer ties with Brussels

03/02 Pity poor Leonie Mellinger, voice coach to Keir Starmer

We heard the fruits of her labours yesterday when Sir Keir gave a press conference at Nato. Poor Leonie. Can her professional reputation ever recover?

03/02 Starmer’s EU dinner date a big moment in tricky tightrope act

Domestically and on the world stage, the PM faces a series of challenges as he seeks to reset post-Brexit relations

03/02 Keir Starmer says he wants ‘ambitious security partnership’ with EU

PM says UK does not have to choose between Europe and US, before meeting EU leaders in Brussels

03/02 Five years of EU exit: Brexit's paradoxes

Although many British are dissatisfied with the effects of Brexit, the Ober-Brexiteer Nigel Farage is politically back on top.

03/02 Brexit is Britain's Trump card as global trade war rages

Britain is likely to benefit from Donald Trump's tariff blitz by being outside the European Union

03/02 'Keir Starmer must not take EU's side in Donald Trump tariff war'

Donald Trump is targeting countries and economic trading blocs with tariffs to get a better deal for the US.

03/02 Keir Starmer's new EU negotiator backed Remainer plot for second referendum

The Prime Minister is attending a meeting of EU leaders in Brussels today - the first time this has happened since Brexit.

03/02 UK could avoid the US tariffs the ‘atrocity’ EU is facing because Starmer has been ‘nice’, Trump suggests – UK politics live

Keir Starmer to attend European Council meeting in wake of US president’s tariff warfare threats

03/02 Meddling Macron to tell Keir Starmer that Brexit has failed at EU summit

The Labour leader will become the first UK Prime Minister to attend an EU summit dinner since Brexit in 2020 as he attempts to forge closer ties to the bloc.

03/02 Keir Starmer bids for EU 'reset' at Brussels summit TODAY

Keir Starmer will join an 'informal meeting' with the bloc's 27 leaders, and make his case for closer relations over dinner.

03/02 Richard Tice and Kay Burley in fiery Sky clash - 'you're not interested'

The Sky News host also accused Richard Tice of "talking rubbish". The Reform UK Deputy Leader also slammed economic doom-mongering over Brexit.

02/02 Keir Starmer to discuss European defence with all 27 EU leaders

Possible security pact overshadowed by need to settle EU-UK dispute over fishing rights

02/02 British Prime Minister wants to "restart" relationship with the EU but warns: "This does not imply a return" to the European bloc

Keir Strmer wants to "see a narrower relationship in defense and security, energy, trade and economy" between the United Kingdom and the European Union

02/02 Nigel Farage issues huge warning to Keir Starmer as PM meets EU leaders

Exclusive: Reform UK leader warns PM not to ruin chances of a trade deal with US by making fatal error.

02/02 Fishermen's fury at Brexit as '1,700 EU vessels still plunder Britain's ocean'

Five years on since Britain left the EU, fishermen tell how the Brexit deal did not pan out for them despite government promises

02/02 Headache for Starmer as party faces questions over £30k donation from EU group

The EU has sanctioned the Foundation for European Progressive Studies for making the donation in 2023, describing it as an "indirect funding of the UK Labour Party".

02/02 Brexiteer says there's at least 75 benefits from leaving EU and shares full list

Friday marked the fifth anniversary of Britain quitting the bloc - but the arguments over the benefits and drawbacks have not abated.

02/02 UK seeks smoother trade with EU but customs union is ‘red line’, Cooper says

Home secretary rules out return to full union with bloc as Keir Starmer prepares for talks in Brussels this week

02/02 EU insiders mock Starmer’s ‘vague’ Brexit reset and warn of worst-case scenario

Sir Keir Starmer has made much of his desire for a fresh start with Brussels - but it appears not everybody at the heart of the EU is as concerned with the issue.

02/02 Starmer should end UK’s ‘cycle of hesitation’ with EU, says Neil Kinnock

Former Labour leader says government should show greater willingness to work with bloc

02/02 Does Labour really think Trump is a better bet than the EU? | William Keegan

Rachel Reeves is all for growth; her party and the country needs it. But still we hear nothing about the most obvious solution…

02/02 Emmanuel Macron’s got a point: Why shouldn’t we charge tourists to see our treasures? Catherine Bennett

The Louvre’s proposed two-tier fees are a better way to fund museums than iffy corporate sponsorship deals

02/02 Brits urged to check pockets for super rare 50p coin worth over £40k

Your little 50p coin could be worth a whopping £42k.

01/02 Brexit Britain 'should be spared' Donald Trump's tariffs as EU 'next in line'

Donald Trump has slapped tariffs on China, Canada and Mexico, with the European Union tipped to be next in line.

01/02 Brexit betrayal warning as Keir Starmer set to make UK 'serf of the EU'

Brexiteers warn Sir Keir Starmer is in danger of plunging Britain into the 'worst of all words' - taking laws from Brussels and at risk of Trump's tariffs

01/02 Reform's Rupert Lowe, Farage Say Trump Shows Way to Victory in Britain

On the anniversary of Britain's EU exit, Nigel Farage's Reform Party hailed Trump's success as evidence they could also win in Britain.

01/02 'Keir Starmer will 'take the knee' to the EU he wishes we were in'

COMMENT: The Prime Minister 'will try and kill Brexit with a death by 1,000 cuts'.

01/02 Are you happy with Brexit five years on - vote here

The UK may have officially left the EU five years ago, but the impact of Brexit continues to be felt - so did Britain make the correct decision?

01/02 Boris Johnson claims Starmer plotting Brexit betrayal in savage takedown

The former occupant of No.10 took the opportunity to emphasise his ongoing belief in the wisdom of Britain's decision to quit the bloc in 2016.

01/02 Small UK businesses complain of being caught unawares by EU ‘red tape’

New safety regulations have led SMEs to stop sales to bloc and Northern Ireland while they work out how to comply

01/02 Britain's immigration crisis has spiralled out of control

Ending freedom of movement was supposed to herald a new era of high-skilled immigration to help the economy flourish. Instead, net migration soared.

01/02 Ireland and the EU need to forge a relationship with the Global South

Worldview: We need to forge a a rational, interest-based response to America First

31/01 Farage pledges 'we will not be rejoining' EU as he marks Brexit 5th anniversary

The Reform UK leader delivered his speech to 400 party members at the North West Essex rally, paying homage to the Brexit anniversary.

31/01 Brexit: Britain is looking for a new relationship with EU

Five years after the United Kingdom's exit from the European Union, British Prime Minister Kir Starmer today defended the need to develop a "more cooperative relationship" with the EU, three days before a meeting with European leaders. According to Downing Street, Starmer, who had voted in favor of staying in the EU in the 2016 referendum, had not predicted N ...

31/01 Five years of Brexit: Is the UK better?

Five years after the United Kingdom left the European Union, the polls suggest that public opinion reversed its position, with most people to consider it was a mistake. View on Euronews

31/01 Fury as Keir Starmer set to sell out Brexit on EU departure anniversary

The PM is set to concede on a central EU demand despite previously promising no EU youth mobility scheme.

31/01 Kemi Badenoch vows to 'honour the will of the British people' in Brexit pledge

EXCLUSIVE: The Tory leader says Keir Starmer wants closer ties with the EU that will put our Brexit freedoms in danger

31/01 Keir Starmer thinks Britain will be better off in the European Union

Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch says she will protect Brexit to 'honour the will of the British people'

31/01 Keir Starmer refuses to mark Brexit anniversary before Scholz meeting

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer will meet Germany Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday.

31/01 'Remoaners don't want you to realise the many benefits of Brexit'

All we seem to hear from certain quarters is whining, but there's plenty to be pleased about.

31/01 'Remainer-in-Chief Keir Starmer is terrified of Brexit making him accountable'

There's a reason that Sir Keir Starmer is so besotted with Brussels elites.

31/01 Brexit meltdown as bitter Remoaners make desperate EU plea on leave anniversary

Sir Ed Davey pushed for a new UK-EU customs union deal will unlock growth, while Green Party MP Ellie Chowns wants the UK to rejoin as soon as possible.

31/01 Brexiteers have been proven completely right - and one EU country proves it

COMMENT: Five years after leaving the European Union, Britain is faring better than most European countries

31/01 Top Brexiteers issue warning as UK marks fifth anniversary of EU exit

EXCLUSIVE: The Daily Express spoke to Leave-supporting MPs and peers five years on from Brexit.

31/01 Scotland knows Brexit is holding Britain back. Why won't Labour admit it? | John Swinney

Five years after we left the EU, people are still paying the price. We’re ready to work with Westminster to forge closer bonds with Europe, says Scotland’s first minister John Swinney

31/01 'Sadiq Khan proves his delusion over Brexit in anniversary post'

The Mayor of London has once again given the British people an insight into his weird world view.

31/01 Remainer Labour minister mocks 'Brexit benefits' and blames leave for chaos

Mary Creagh risked angering Sir Keir Starmer who has vowed not to rejoin the Single Market or Customs Union.

31/01 Brexiteer Steve Baker's four-word verdict on fifth anniversary of quitting bloc

Steve Baker believes the European Union and the UK have both been "running a policy of social democracy which we can't afford" which is "coming home to roost".

31/01 Delays to post-Brexit border checks may have let diseased chicken enter UK

Exclusive: Officials admitted in 2023 there were ‘no current border checks’, as salmonella and other illnesses surged

31/01 Tory bid to celebrate Brexit anniversary marred by spat between Badenoch and Patel over party’s migration record – UK politics live

Kemi Badenoch issues rebuke to Priti Patel after former home secretary defends rise in migration since Brexit

31/01 'Five years after Brexit Remoaners still aren't asking the right questions'

Brexit's 5th birthday has prompted Remainers to keep asking the same ridiculous question.

31/01 Five years of Brexit: Is the United Kingdom better off?

Five years after the United Kingdom exited the European Union, polls suggest public opinion has reversed on the issue, with a majority of people now believing it was a mistake. #EuropeNews

31/01 Nigel Farage's epic EU Parliament speech as Express rounds up key Brexit moments

Watch our video featuring the biggest moments from the fight for Brexit on the fifth anniversary.

31/01 Nigel Farage takes brutal swipe at Kemi Badenoch over leave vote - live updates

The Reform UK leader said the country needs a government that believes in quitting the bloc so its full potential can truly be unleashed.

31/01 'Our town voted for Brexit - what we really think five years on'

EXCLUSIVE: The Daily Express visited Clacton-on-Sea to ask residents what they think about Brexit now.

30/01 Major Brexit victory as EU economy stagnates while UK market hits record high

Britain's benchmark index touched a record high today as reports show the eurozone economy grounded to a firm halt at the end of last year.

30/01 Nigel Farage vows to make Brexit happen – and he knows exactly how to do it

EXCLUSIVE: The Reform UK leader says Britain needs a government that believes in being outside the European Union.