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


Trip to UK shows how much COVID-19 has changed London

It was as if COVID-19, Brexit and the invasion of Ukraine had caused a huge sink-hole through which many things were beginning to disappear

 The Thames and Windsor Castle in the background, with far fewer tourists.

Boris Johnson vows to solve Northern Ireland’s kosher food shortages

Bureaucratic complications related to Brexit have caused shortages of kosher food for Jews in Northern Ireland.

Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson

French-Jewish far-right commentator Zemmour courts voters in London

Likely French presidential candidate Eric Zemmour on Friday praised Britain for leaving the European Union but dodged multiple questions about whether he would advocate for 'Frexit.'

French right-wing commentator Eric Zemmour arrives before making a speech at an event at the ILEC conference centre, London, Britain, November 19, 2021.

Britain needs more battery factories for electric cars

Meanwhile, the EU is powering ahead to catch up with China and transform its car industry

A WORKER in a protective suit operates a machine inside the Envision battery manufacturing plant at Nissan’s Sunderland factory, earlier this month.

Boris Johnson says N. Ireland Jews facing ‘exodus’ over kosher food access

There are between 50 to 100 Jews in Belfast’s Jewish community, the only one in Northern Ireland.

Ultra-Orthodox Jews stand in a street in the predominantly Jewish neighborhood of Stamford Hill in the UK; illustrative.

Brexit creating problems and financial risks for UK olim

Perhaps more serious is that the protection offered by a UK government-backed compensation scheme for investors who place funds with offshore insurance companies ended on December 31, 2020.

New olim are seen having arrived in Israel

EU trade deals with UK and Israel: Which is best? - opinion

The new UK-EU deal is not dissimilar to the Israel-EU free trade agreement (FTA).

Calculating taxes

UK parliament approves Brexit trade deal with EU, both look to future

Britain and the European Union signed the deal on Wednesday and the British parliament will finalize its implementation, ending over four years of negotiation.

Participants hold a British Union flag and an EU flag during a pro-EU referendum event at Parliament Square in London, Britain June 19, 2016.

Pound off two-and-a-half-year peak after Brexit deal

The pound hovered below a 2-1/2-year high on Friday after Britain and the European Union struck a narrow Brexit trade deal.

US dollars and euros banknotes are seen in this illustration photo

Brexit trade deal sealed: EU and UK clinch narrow accord

The United Kingdom is set for a much more distant relationship with its biggest trade partner than almost anyone expected at the time of the 2016 referendum.

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson seen in public for the first time since his self-isolation ended, leaves Downing Street during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in London, Britain, November 26, 2020.