Archive: Brexit

All the nonsense Hannan, Redwood And Mogg have spoken about the customs union this week
As the customs debate rages on, leading Brexiters fill the airwaves with disinformation. But are they lying, or just ignorant?
Opinion Former Articles
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Brexit - a challenge and an opportunity
Brexit has shaken our political landscape and provides many challenges to the food and farming industry, but it also provides a unique opportunity.
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Infrastructure spending key post-Brexit
Major increases in infrastructure spending will be needed across the UK in the aftermath of Brexit, the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan and the chairman of the National Infrastructure Commission Lord Adonis have urged.
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Brexit triggers project skills fear
Uncertainty over the status of EU workers in the UK following the Brexit vote is likely to lead to delays in major infrastructure projects
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Brexit vote unsettles transport sector
Government is urged to reaffirm its commitment to deliver major infrastructure schemes following Britain’s shock decision to leave the European Union
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No.10's threat of a no-confidence vote on the customs union is constitutional nonsense
The threat to potential Tory rebels is clear: vote for a customs union and you're voting to topple the government.
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What's actually going on with the BBC and Brexit bias?
There is no plot inside the BBC to push for Brexit, but something just as pernicious is happening.
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Windrush scandal shows what happens when anti-immigrant hysteria takes over
This is not an error in the system. It is the system operating as it is meant to.
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Brexit nightmares: The red tape reality of rules-of-origin
HMRC shows few signs of being prepared for the horrendous bureaucratic demands to come.
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Look to Hungary if you want to know what you're fighting against
Anti-semitic authoritarianism is in full control in Hungary. There is nothing to stop it winning here too.
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Week in Review: The new age of conspiracy theory
It's not paranoia if the world really is going mad.
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Another Brexit fingertrap for the govt
The traps have been laid in Brussels and on the front benches - now the Brexit select committee sets a new requirement for David Davis
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May should leave with honour, rather than serve the Rees-Moggites
History will judge the prime minister kindly if she falls on her sword rather than become a hostage to her party's militant tendency.
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Disaster road: The Brexit Irish border plan and why it won't work
David Davis is going to throw everything at this and he's going to fail anyway.
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Women: The unmentioned victims of Brexit
From textiles to social work, Brexit will have a disproportionate impact on women.
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Amid all the nonsense, Labour starts the right fight on Brexit
Keir Starmer aims for where the ball is going to be, not where it is right now.
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From the horse's mouth: Freight leaders issue warning about hard Brexit
Freight workers warn of prospect of permanent gridlock unless UK government quickly gets a grip on Brexit.
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Week in Review: Fish and passports mean more days lost to madness
After a while you start to tune out, just so you can preserve a few brain cells
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Grayling's fantasy Brexit plan would make trade deals impossible
The transport minister's bizarre notion of eradicating British borders would throw the country's future into greater chaos.
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This is what the EU immigration app will look like
Early reports are that the government has created a sensible system for transferring EU migrants to 'settled status' - but huge dangers remain.
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Iraq 15 years on: The birthplace of post-truth
The lies that were told in the lead up to the invasion paved the way for Trump and Brexit.
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Those post-Brexit tariff cuts will only reduce costs by 1.2%
The one positive about Brexit adds up to small change.
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Brexit transition: The can is kicked further down the road
Today bought some more time, but the pressure continues to ratchet up. Ireland is the chaos waiting to happen.
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This is why we're taking David Davis to court for a Brexit referendum lock
Our legal case will force the government to stick to its 2011 promise to let the people decide on a transfer of power to Brussels
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Intellectual property: Total lack of govt interest leaves firms isolated and adrift
A Brexit-shaped hole in patent law has left one of the most innovative parts of the economy without direction or leadership.
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Scottish Labour: Party torn down the middle on single market
Richard Leonard's first conference as Scottish Labour leader goes off well, but deep internal divisions remain, especially over Brexit
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Week in Review: Back to the Cold War
It feels like a return to the past, but the latest Russian scandal reflects a more dangerous present.
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We've started a Brexit protest party to disrupt the local elections
Don't worry, it's not another late night centrist party. We're here for one reason only - to stop Brexit.
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Discarded by Brussels & Westminster: Brits in Europe left stranded in Brexit talks
Brits in Europe were promised nothing about their lives would change post-Brexit, but both the EU and the UK have let them down.