NPR

Immigration is a big issue ahead of the U.K. elections, too

LONDON — Britain's two major political parties have continued to focus their campaigning on taxation policy and the economy ahead of elections early next month, but for many British voters, ...
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Is Brexit really to blame for the Chancellor’s growth headache?

As the government prepares the public psyche for substantial tax hikes at next month’s Budget, the Chancellor has taken a Brexit-shaped risk. Keir Starmer’s government has largely opted for caution ...
The New York Times

Brexit’s Failures Could Foreshadow Trump’s. Just Not in the Way You Might Think.

Long regarded as two versions of the same populist phenomenon, they’re now clearly two different stories — each with its own cautionary tale. Credit...Photo illustration by Ricardo Tomás Supported by ...
The New York Times

How Brexit, a Startling Act of Economic Self-Harm, Foreshadowed Trump’s Tariffs

Britain’s decision to leave the European Union in 2016 was sold to voters as a magic bullet that would revitalize the country’s economy. Its impact is still reverberating. By Mark Landler Reporting ...
CNBC

Brits are starting to think again about Brexit as the economy slides into recession

The main opposition Labour party on Tuesday ruled out a return to the EU's single market or customs union if it wins the next general election. The OECD forecast on Tuesday that only Russia would ...
The Atlantic

Britons’ Growing Buyer’s Remorse for Brexit

The conventional wisdom after the two major populist revolts of 2016—the United Kingdom’s referendum vote to leave the European Union and the election of Donald Trump as U.S. president—was that few, ...
CNBC

Brexit Britain has 'significantly underperformed' other advanced economies, Goldman Sachs says

The U.K. economy is worse off today than before Brexit, according to new analysis from Goldman Sachs. Britain's decision to leave the European Union has hampered the economy to the tune of 5% versus ...
CNN

Britain weathered political turmoil in 2022. But Brexit remains the elephant in the room

The past year has been one of the most tumultuous in modern British politics. The country has gone through three prime ministers, mourned the death of its longest-serving monarch, and is currently in ...
BBC

Sir John Curtice: Why Labour's Brexit focus has shifted from Leavers to Remainers

"Brexit did deep damage." With those words at her Mais lecture on Tuesday, Chancellor Rachel Reeves made it clear that there has been an important shift within the Labour Party - one that government ...
The Conversation

Brexit didn’t trigger the mass exodus from the EU that was once feared – but nor did it leave Europeans wanting more from their union

The British vote to leave the European Union in 2016 sent a shockwave across the European continent. With a large member state turning its back on the union, it seemed eminently possible that others ...
NPR

5 years since Brexit, Britain and the EU announce fresh ties

LONDON — When Britain and the European Union held their first summit Monday since Brexit, analysts say it was less like a couple getting back together and more like exes realizing they've still got to ...