Brexit helped destroy Labour’s “red wall” in England’s North. Now, it’s coming for the Conservatives’ “blue wall” in the South.
Tag: Great Britain Withdrawal from EU (Brexit)
The U.K. Is Balking at the Northern Ireland Protocol. So, What Is That?
Britain has said that the Northern Ireland protocol could create so many problems that it might have to be scrapped. What exactly is it? And why all the fuss?
The U.K. Is Balking at the Northern Ireland Protocol. So, What Is That?
Britain has said that the Northern Ireland protocol could create so many problems that it might have to be scrapped. What exactly is it? And why all the fuss?
For U.K. Bands, Touring Europe Is Now a Highway to Brexit Hell
It’s not just that musicians need visas. Band merchandise is now a complicated export, and most tour vans are only allowed to make three stops.
With Italian Soccer Victory, ‘Brexit Completed’
It was inevitable that political score settling would be layered onto the Euro 2020 championship, and European fans and leaders took more than a little glee in denying England a chance for vindication.
Nissan Plans U.K. Battery Factory, a Lift for Post-Brexit Automaking
The Japanese carmaker will also make a new electric vehicle in England as part of a £1 billion investment, partly supported by the government.
Britain and the E.U. Defer Action on Northern Ireland
The “sausage wars” are in abeyance for three months, but the symbolically potent trade dispute remains unresolved.
They Voted for Brexit, but Not the Giant Truck Park That Came With It
Yet even that floodlit eyesore near a formerly idyllic village in southeast England has not altered local views on the split with the E.U.
John Bercow, Central Figure in Brexit Drama as U.K. Speaker, Switches to Labour
Mr. Bercow was a lawmaker with the governing Conservatives before being elected speaker, a role in which he irked the governments of both Theresa May and Boris Johnson.