Most UK citizens believe their country is faring worse than it was as an EU member, a Savanta survey shows More than two thirds of Britons want a vote on rejoining the EU, according to a new poll published by The Independent on Sunday. More than half of respondents described the decision to leave the … Read more
At last, tentative glimpses of realism are emerging from Rishi Sunak’s new UK government on one of the country’s biggest economic challenges: its threadbare Brexit deal. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has said he favours removing the “vast majority” of trade barriers with the EU. After uproar from hardline Brexiters, Sunak denied reports that Britain might seek … Read more
Oh the horror. A senior government figure mentions a “Swiss-style” arrangement as he muses privately about how to make Brexit work better for business. Cue denunciations from Tory hardliners and instant disavowal by the prime minister. Rishi Sunak had little choice. He may be an original Leaver, one who can utter the phrase “exploit the … Read more
This article is an on-site version of our Inside Politics newsletter. Sign up here to get the newsletter sent straight to your inbox every weekday. Good morning from Edinburgh. The prime minister has made a firm statement ruling out any “Swiss-style” deal with the EU as long as he remains in office. That shouldn’t surprise … Read more
After a period of dormancy, the debate over the shape of the UK’s post-Brexit trading arrangements has been suddenly reawakened after senior government figures in Rishi Sunak’s administration mooted that they were looking for a closer relationship with the EU. Downing Street swiftly denied reports that the government anticipated a “Swiss-style” relationship developing over the … Read more
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has acknowledged that Brexit has thrown up trade barriers between Britain and its biggest trading partner, but claimed it will be possible to remove “the vast majority” of them over time. The Office for Budget Responsibility, the independent fiscal watchdog, on Thursday said the latest evidence showed that Brexit had had “a … Read more
Support for leaving the EU has fallen to an all-time low even among those who voted for it, a YouGov survey found The majority of British people now believe that leaving the European Union was the wrong decision, a poll by analytics firm YouGov has revealed. According to the surveyone in five of those who … Read more
Several months before Britain’s 2016 referendum on leaving the European Union, around the time that Boris Johnson came out in support of Brexit in a dramatic turn, a much lesser-known politician also declared his support. Rishi Sunak, who Tuesday became prime minister, broke ranks with then-Prime Minister DavidCameron, hailed Brexit as a “once-in-a-generation opportunity for … Read more
Rishi Sunak, a committed Brexiteer, will face turbulence as most of Britain’s economic headwinds are of Westminster’s own making Rishi Sunak, a committed Brexiteer, will face turbulence as most of Britain’s economic headwinds are of Westminster’s own making Rishi Sunak has claimed several records this week — Britain’s first Asian Prime Minister, the youngest in … Read more
When British Prime Minister Liz Truss resigned Thursday after only 44 days in office, she spoke almost wistfully about how the collapse of her economic plans meant she would never achieve her goal of creating a “low-tax, high-growth economy that would take advantage of the freedoms of Brexit.” Her nostalgia for Britain’s exit from the … Read more