Brexit
‘Irresistible force of Scottish independence meets immovable object of BoJo majority’:...
13 Dec, 2019
While UK PM Boris Johnson has scored a major win, the other big story of the UK election is the “overwhelming triumph”...
United Ireland? UK election results ‘reflect dramatic & historic shift in...
13 Dec, 2019
Historic election results in Northern Ireland which saw pro-Irish nationalists overtake pro-British unionists for the first time indicates the demographics of the...
Jeremy Corbyn: ‘I will not lead Labour at next election’
Dec. 13, 2019
Jeremy Corbyn has said he will not lead Labour into the next election, following a "very disappointing night".
With one seat left to...
‘Brexitquake, not Youthquake’: Stunning UK vote proves those who ignore traditional...
12 Dec, 2019
Exit polls suggesting a decisive victory for Boris Johnson’s Conservatives are an indication that Britain witnessed a ‘Brexitquake’ and that Labour turned...
Brexit won but fewer than half of the voters backed Brexit...
The announcement of the election was greeted with concern about the level of turnout, for a ballot held just a fortnight before Christmas.
In the...
What will Boris Johnson’s majority mean for Brexit?
We will leave the EU in a few weeks. But it’s far from clear what kind of relationship with the bloc an emboldened PM...
UK election result: What the Tory win means for Brexit and...
Analysis: Result is likely to the clear way for an early general election in Ireland
By Cliff Taylor
Dec. 13, 2019
The Conservatives have secured a strong...
Brexit will not get done by 2021, EU chief negotiator admits...
By John Stone
Dec. 11, 2019
Brexit trade negotiations cannot be finished in the timeframe claimed by Boris Johnson, the EU’s chief negotiator has privately admitted –...
Labour to focus on Brexit-backing voters in final fortnight
New strategy of appealing to leavers in Midlands and north as poll predicts Tory majority
Nov. 28, 2019
Jeremy Corbyn has attempted to play down Labour’s...
The battle for the Workers
How Labour Lost the Working Class
For a hundred years Teesside was the steel capital of the world and a Labour heartland. Now, for the...