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Voices: ‘We are so polarised post-Brexit’: Readers on rebuilding Britain’s future in Europe

‘We are so polarised post-Brexit’: Readers on rebuilding Britain’s future in Europe As The Independent launches Europe: The Way Back, readers remain split over Brexit’s legacy and Britain’s future in Europe, but agree the country still needs to confront the issue - Bookmark - CommentsGo to comments Ten years on from the Brexit referendum, Britain’s relationship with the EU remains one of the country’s most divisive political issues. Readers responding to the launch of The Independent’s...

Labour may reconsider Brexit red lines, Britain’s top EU negotiator suggests

Labour may reconsider Brexit red lines, Britain’s top EU negotiator suggests Labour’s Brexit ‘red lines’ rule out rejoining of the customs union, single market or free movement of labour - Bookmark - CommentsGo to comments Labour will look again its Brexit “red lines” as the government seeks to create closer ties with the European Union, a minister has suggested. The minister tasked with leading the UK’s so-called reset negotiations with the EU said that the government may have to reconsider...

Brexit ‘sabotage’ has cost Britain up to £30bn every year, says David Miliband

Brexit ‘sabotage’ has cost Britain up to £30bn every year, says David Miliband Exclusive: ‘We are suffering a punishing Brexit tax every day,’ says former foreign secretary in withering assessment of decision to leave the bloc - Bookmark - CommentsGo to comments Brexit was an act of “sabotage” that has made Britain up to £30bn a year worse off, former foreign secretary David Miliband claims. He says the loss of income caused by leaving the EU is equivalent to imposing “a punishing tax every...

Majority of voters want Brexit to be reversed, says Britain’s leading pollster

Majority of voters want Brexit to be reversed, says Britain’s leading pollster There has been a ‘decisive and consistent shift away from Brexit’ since the referendum 10 years ago, says Sir John Curtice - Bookmark - CommentsGo to comments Voters see Brexit as a “big disappointment” and “not worth it” resulting in a rise in support for rejoining the EU, according to the UK’s leading pollster. The decision to leave the EU has “not withstood the test of time” and is blamed for making immigration...

Britain’s banks demand a seat at the Brexit negotiating table

Britain’s banks want to muscle in on Keir Starmer’s Brexit “reset” with the EU. After years of being stuck on the sidelines, the City of London’s biggest players are pushing for financial services to finally be given a seat at the negotiating table. “To date, financial services have not been included in the strategic UK‑EU reset,” UK Finance, a lobby group representing Britain’s lenders, said in a report out Monday.

How Britain, Europe and the West Were Changed by Brexit

When will the EU punch its weight in a perilous world? That’s the question countries eager to join should be asking | Simon Tisdall

Twin threats from east and west have clearly made the bloc more appealing – but its rule-bound institutions need urgent attentionGiant butter mountains, wine lakes and an apocryphal EU ban on bendy bananas formed the mythological backdrop to Britain’s 2016 Brexit referendum debacle. Yet while many Vote Leave claims were exaggerated, inaccurate or blatantly untrue, the EU’s capacity for laying itself open to ridicule is undiminished 10 years on. Take the strange case of the whingeing EU...

When will the EU punch its weight in a perilous world? That’s the question countries eager to join should be asking | Simon Tisdall

Twin threats from east and west have clearly made the bloc more appealing – but its rule-bound institutions need urgent attentionGiant butter mountains, wine lakes and an apocryphal EU ban on bendy bananas formed the mythological backdrop to Britain’s 2016 Brexit referendum debacle. Yet while many Vote Leave claims were exaggerated, inaccurate or blatantly untrue, the EU’s capacity for laying itself open to ridicule is undiminished 10 years on. Take the strange case of the whingeing EU...

'Majority of voters' want Brexit reversed, claims leading UK pollster

'Majority of voters' want Brexit reversed, claims leading UK pollster Sir John Curtice, a highly regarded pollster and academic, has said he believes a 'modest majority' of Britons would rejoin the EU - a statement supported by recent figures The majority of Britain's voters rate Brexit as a "big disappointment" and would have it reversed if a new referendum was held today, the UK's leading pollster has claimed. Sir John Curtice, a University of Oxford academic with decades of polling...

Republicans vs. the Fourteenth Amendment

Subscribe here: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTubeIn this episode of The David Frum Show, The Atlantic’s David Frum opens with his thoughts on the Brexit vote, which was cast 10 years ago this month. David explains why Brexit has not only been a failure but has led to years of political instability in the U.K. in the decade following the British vote to leave the European Union. Then, David is joined by Professor David W. Blight to discuss the blood-soaked aftermath of the Civil War and the...