Brexit
Sunak is taking a gamble on the Protocol
Westminster is back to the Brexit wars this week. Once again, a Conservative leader is trying to finalise a deal…
Boris Johnson fires a warning shot to Sunak
Rishi Sunak is once again facing an unhelpful intervention from one of his predecessors. As the Prime Minister attempts to…
It’s time for ‘reality-based’ politicians to start addressing Brexit
Praise be. A day or two ago, something potentially quite exciting took place in Ditchley Park in Oxfordshire. It was a two-day…
Liz Truss, Brexit and the petulant anger at reality
The time it takes to mount a political comeback gets shorter and shorter, doesn’t it? The last prime minister but…
Three years on, is Brexit worth celebrating?
Today, if you feel so inclined to celebrate it, is Brexit Day: the date on which, three years ago, Britain…
Is Sunak heading for trouble on the Protocol?
There has been excited chatter in recent days that a breakthrough on the Northern Ireland Protocol could be imminent. Last…
What everyone knows but no one says about Brexit
Theresa May’s premiership is now a memory. Boris Johnson’s time in office assumes the status of a rather brief, if…
Letters: Lockdown saved lives
Lockdown saved lives Sir: Rishi Sunak presents an alarming picture of what happened during lockdown (‘The lockdown files’, 27 August)…
Letters: In defence of Boris Johnson
Boris’s legacy Sir: It is grossly unfair to assert that Boris Johnson’s legacy was the lockdown (Leading article, 9 July).…
The Northern Ireland Protocol: the real fight is yet to come
Last night’s vote on the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill didn’t turn into an open revolt from Tory MPs – but…
What shape is the Treasury in now?
Don’t bring a bottle. Your chances of finding a party in full swing down those chilly corridors are close to…
The EU never understood Northern Ireland
At the heart of the crisis over the Protocol is its failure to deliver on its own stated aims. To…
Changing the Northern Ireland Protocol won't break the law
The UK is about to publish a bill that will override parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol. We are doing…
The Northern Ireland Protocol is a problem Boris created
If Boris Johnson was elected on a single slogan, it was ‘Get Brexit done’. He then claimed it was done…
The next Brexit battle is here
The government will today reveal its plans to unilaterally rewrite parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol. Depending on who you…
Sheila Hancock takes pride in her irascibility
This book begins with Sheila Hancock wondering why she is being offered a damehood. I must say I slightly wondered…
The problem with Macron’s vision for Europe
The Ukraine crisis has transformed international affairs, forcing countries the world over to rethink their alliances and interests. New patterns…
EU: normal disservice resumes
In the past few months, relations between the UK and the EU have been the best they have been since…
Brexit’s potential is beginning to be realised
The purpose of Brexit was to strengthen Britain’s ties with both the world beyond Europe and with Europe itself, but…
Miss Brexit? Another bust-up is looming
In the past few months, relations between the UK and the EU have been the best they have been since…
The Northern Ireland elections could break the Union
Belfast, Northern Ireland Phillip Brett was just nine years old the night a neighbour called to say his brother, Gavin,…
How Britain was misled over Europe for 60 years
Just as one is inclined to believe Carlyle’s point that the history of the world is but the biography of…
Boris’s Brexit-Ukraine comparison was a mistake
After years of post-Brexit rancour,the last few weeks have been a striking display of European (not just EU) unity. Britain…
A must-see for Westminster obsessives: Riverside Studios' Bloody Difficult Women reviewed
Bloody Difficult Women is a documentary drama by the popular journalist Tim Walker, which looks at the similarities between Gina…
Has the past decade blunted our sense of the duty of care?
Jay Elwes 2 April 2022 9:00 am
Modern British history can be divided into two parts: before Covid and after. That is the central pillar of this…