Brexit

Talks about the future EU-UK trade relations began in Brussels last week. Although the two sides share the goal of a zero-tariff, zero-quota free-trade deal similar to Canada’s, there are big…

The UK Government has announced its post-Brexit “points-based immigration system”. The new system will keep the UK open to highly skilled workers from anywhere in the world, but will close the door…

On the night ofJanuary 31, theUnited Kingdom officially left theEuropean Union. After almost 50 years of EU membership and three years of bitter division over the vote to leave, the moment of formal…

Brexit day is finally here. At 23:00 GMT on Friday 31 January the UK, including Northern Ireland, will legally end their 47-year marriage with the EU nearly 4 years after the referendum. Britain’s…

In less than two weeks Britain will go to the polls in the most consequential election in years. The election is intended to break the deadlock and finalise Britain’s often-delayed departure from the…

A fixture of British politics for four decades, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn was born in Wiltshire in 1949. His father David, an electrical engineer and mother Naomi, a maths teacher, were…

Scarlett Moffatt flanked by two Himba women Things here have become very tribal of late. The term has probably never been so fashionable. I just consulted the views of the…

The next UK general election is only a month away, and all major parties across the country have kick-started their campaigns. In these extraordinary times, we have already witnessed extraordinary…

It seems with each passing week, a new bombshell is dropped which only prolongs the Brexit saga, much to the delight of Remainers and Brexiters (at least those who dislike the deal that Johnson and…

Boris Johnson has agreed the terms of a Brexit deal, paving the way for a historic vote in the UK Parliament on Saturday that could finally see the UK leave the European Union. Negotiators in…