Brexit

'Angriest-ever' Farage quits UK parliament in protest, but will stand for re-election

Farage said he had triggered a parliamentary election to continue to represent the southern seaside area of Clacton "to stick two fingers up to the entire establishment."

Britain's Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage speaks during a post-budget press conference in London, Britain, November 26, 2025.
BRITISH PM Keir Starmer announces his resignation on Monday. With a seventh prime minister set to enter 10 Downing Street in less than a decade, something is obviously wrong in His Majesty’s realm.

Middle Israel: Starmer’s exit highlights instability in British politics - opinion

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer gives an update on the situation in the Middle East at Downing Street Briefing Room, in London, Britain, March 5, 2026.

Keir Starmer vows to fight on despite Labour’s heavy losses in local elections

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi looks at her watch during a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, March 19, 2026.

A golden age of diplomacy: A thing of the past? - comment


Vote of no confidence in Corbyn passed by Jewish Labour Movement

Corbyn, a veteran campaigner for Palestinian rights and a critic of the Israeli government, has long been accused of failing to tackle anti-semitism in the Labour Party.

The leader of Britain's opposition Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn, delivers a speech in Manchester, Britain, March 22, 2018.

Much ado about nothing

Paraphrasing Mark Twain, the news that the EU is cranking and moribund is premature. In historical perspective, this period we are living now will be remembered probably as “much ado about nothing.”

A protester in Brussels during the European Council, 1987

Europe unbalanced

EU politics now resembles a scramble of interlocking conflicts and fractured alliances with no winning coalition in sight.

The loss of London has come just at a time when the continent is caught in the maelstrom of centrifugal forces

Saving your UK pension from Brexit and Corbyn

Trying to match your income with your liabilities is a key principle of financial planning.

Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May and the leader of opposition Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn, attend an Armistice remembrance service at St Margaret’s Church in London on November 6, 2018

Saving your UK pension from Brexit and Corbyn

Trying to match your income with your liabilities is a key principle of financial planning.

NOT FOR much longer. A man protests against Brexit in London.

No-deal Brexit increasingly likely – EU officials

"We are prepared for this scenario," an EU official said describing the bloc's contingency preparations.

An anti-Brexit protester wears an EU flag outside the Houses of Parliament in London

Uri Geller: I'll use my powers to stop Brexit

Israeli mentalist tells Prime Minister Theresa May that he will "stop her telepathically."

Israeli psychic Uri Geller poses for photographers in Cologne

Anti-Brexit online petition crashes UK parliament site

The petition reached two million signatures on Saturday.

NOT FOR much longer. A man protests against Brexit in London.

Hundreds of thousands march in London to demand new Brexit referendum

While the country and its politicians are divided over Brexit, most agree it is the most important strategic decision the United Kingdom has faced since World War Two.

A London black cab taxi drives past Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament in late afternoon sunlight in London, Britain, November 10, 2016.

European Union leaders delay Brexit until May 22

Prime Minister Theresa May on Friday welcomed the European Union's decision to delay Brexit, saying that lawmakers in the British parliament now had clear choices about what to do next.

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May gives a news briefing after meeting with EU leaders in Brussels, Belgium May 22, 2019