Brexit

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

Whether the shift in diplomatic tone and practice was inevitable or whether we’ve reached a tipping point, only time will tell. But what’s clear is that the world will never be the same.

|BySHIFRA JACOBS
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.
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage speaks as demonstrators hold flags outside the Iranian embassy during a rally in support of nationwide protests in Iran, in London, Britain, January 12, 2026.

UK's Reform party plans to stop an immigration 'invasion,' promising to create ICE-style agency

With Reform ahead in opinion polls ahead of an election due no later than August 2029, the party led by Brexit veteran Nigel Farage is ramping up policy announcements.

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Mayor of London Sadiq Khan speaks at the London Tech Week in London, Britain, June 12, 2023.

Brexit was 'biggest act of self harm,' reversing it is 'ultimate goal,' London Mayor Khan says

Khan has declared that he wants Britain to eventually rejoin the EU, calling for a return to the single market and the customs union.

|ByESTHER DAVIS
ILLUSTRATION - MENA collage - from top left clockwise Bar-On, Bichara, Otaibi, El-Haite.

'We must coexist': MENA2050 build peace in the Middle East through shared vision

Middle East Affairs: How MENA2050 is building regional peace through grassroots collaborations.

|ByOHAD MERLIN

UK PM Johnson suspends Parliament

AUGUST 29, 2019ByRACHEL WOLF
MEMBERS OF THE MEDIA are seen outside the Houses of the Parliament in London yesterday.

UK opposition parties unite to stop no-deal Brexit

Tactics include changing law to delay divorce • Johnson: We’re leaving Oct. 31, agreement or not

AUGUST 28, 2019ByANDREW MACASKILL, GABRIELA BACZYNSKA
BRITAIN’S OPPOSITION Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn leaves his home in London yesterday.

Brexit party MEPs appeared on show supporting Holocaust denial

The Brexit party, led by Nigel Farage, scored a major electoral success in May winning the largest share of votes at the election for the European Parliament.

AUGUST 19, 2019ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
BREXIT PROTESTERS march in the UK

Sic transit Britannia

Boris Johnson’s arrival on Downing Street opens a new chapter in the Brexit saga but solves none of the fundamental issues threatening the UK.

JULY 25, 2019ByPINCHAS LANDAU
BRITAIN’S PRIME MINISTER Boris Johnson is welcomed in 10 Downing Street by staff on Wednesday.

Johnson promises to deliver on Brexit with deadline

New Prime Minister Boris Johnson was making his first speech since becoming prime minister.

JULY 24, 2019ByREUTERS
Former British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, who is running to succeed Theresa May as Prime Minister, leaves his home in London, Britain, June 5, 2019

MP who quit Labour over antisemitism appointed trade envoy to Israel

Austin resigned from Labour in February after 35 years as a member of the party and 14 years as an MP.

JULY 22, 2019ByEYTAN HALON
The Houses of Parliament can be seen during sunrise on the day of the Summer Solstice, seen from atop the London Eye, in London, Britain June 21, 2019

Descendants of German Jews challenge Berlin over citizenship rejection

Over 100 of such applicants established a group that aims to persuade the German government to change the law.

JULY 12, 2019ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Children evacuated from Germany on the Kindertransport in 1938/1939 are given candies in Southampton, England

Amid Brexit, Britain reexamines its stance on involvement in the Mideast

“In Jerusalem, the center of three great faiths, we are historically connected and will be for many years perhaps centuries to come.”

JULY 4, 2019ByHANNAH GAL
Anti-Brexit supporters protest outside the Houses of Parliament in London, Britain, April 1, 2019

Here And There: Whither democracy?

It is difficult not to question the democracy of a state that gives its voters the right to make a decision and then allows the Parliament to attempt to overturn that decision.

JUNE 12, 2019ByBRENDA KATTEN
‘ISRAEL’S ELECTORAL system results in a situation whereby the “tail wags the dog.”’

Trump says Boris Johnson would be 'very good' as next UK prime minister

Trump also praised foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt's pledge to increase British defense spending.

JUNE 1, 2019ByREUTERS
Britain's Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Boris Johnson arrives at 10 Downing Street in London, Britain, July 3, 2018.