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The Labour government plans to make Brexit a key dividing line in the next general election, aiming to win back voters lost to Reform UK. Ministers intend to portray Nigel Farage as an "ideological ...

The “grand opening” banner was still draped limply across the window of Flappy Joe’s fast food chicken shop in Jaywick on Monday, two days after Nigel Farage cut the ribbon. The Reform UK leader and ...

Industry groups warn that aligning agriculture standards overnight could cost British businesses up to £810m a year British food sector representatives have urged the government to introduce a ...

The UK government must not rush into a veterinary agreement with Brussels or it risks imposing punitive costs on British farmers and food producers, the farming and food industry has warned. Sir Keir ...

18:28, Wed, Jan 21, 2026 Updated: 07:41, Thu, Jan 22, 2026 Labour's push to row back on Brexit was plunged into fresh chaos today as a minister insisted Britain would be "crazy" not to look at a ...

Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) SIR Keir Starmer has sparked fears of a full-blown Brexit betrayal after declaring Britain should “get ...

06:00, Wed, Jan 21, 2026 Updated: 09:47, Wed, Jan 21, 2026 Britain is in danger of blowing the “biggest free trade deal since Brexit” and squandering the chance to make the most of new trading ...

A volatile geopolitical context has spurred the European Union and United Kingdom to deepen their collaboration on areas including defence and trade after a fraught decade. With the 10th anniversary ...

Sir Keir Starmer has vowed to use a summit with the EU this summer to further unwind Brexit, arguing that Britain must move closer to the single market, even at the expense of accepting Brussels’ ...

Sir Nick Clegg has torn into Nigel Farage over Brexit, calling the Reform UK leader "the author of this lost decade". The former deputy prime minister, who campaigned to remain the European Union ...

LONDON — British businesses that have plowed millions into border control facilities are demanding compensation from the U.K. government over its Brexit “reset” deal with the European Union. Since the ...