Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has criticised her predecessors for mishandling Brexit, saying leaving the EU without a growth plan was a "mistake". In her first major speech of 2025, Badenoch will attack the Labour's government but also her own party for repeatedly pledging to lower immigration as numbers "kept going up" and for promising net zero carbon emissions by 2050 without a clear plan.

Donald Tusk, Poland’s prime minister, said he was dreaming of a “Breturn” after talks with Sir Keir Starmer over closer ties between the UK and European Union. “I am aware this is a dream: that instead of a Brexit, we will have a Breturn,” Mr Tusk told a news conference following the pair’s meeting in Warsaw on Friday afternoon.

It has been five years since Brexit “got done” – and voters and politicians alike are still counting the cost. Britons voted to leave the European Union by 52 per cent to 48 per cent in 2016, in a rare referendum that triggered the resignation of ...

Appearing at a press conference in Warsaw alongside Starmer, Polish prime minister Donald Tusk said there should be “no political hurdles” to a UK-EU deal on security and defence and called for the “maximum rapprochement” between the two sides.

In her first speech of the year, the Conservative leader said she wanted to be honest with the British public to win back their trust - including admitting her party's mistakes.

The last week has seen Farage and Reform top a national poll and hold another packed rally as their political momentum continues to gather steam. But the embarrassing row with Elon Musk and issues around Tommy Robinson exposed a number of serious problems for Reform behind the scenes,

Kemi Badenoch is set to concede it was a mistake for the Tories to pursue Brexit “without a plan for growth” under Boris Johnson, as she vows not to waste her party’s time in opposition. The Conservative leader’s admission in a major speech on ...

Resolution Foundation has found that London is bucking the trend of other major cities in the UK, with the median age of residents increasing in the past decade

The UK’s trade in goods is set to grow by an average of just 0.7% a year in the decade from 2023, well behind the global average of 2.9%, according to a report published Monday by Boston Consulting Group.

Adam, Chris, Alex and Faisal discuss the political week. Today, Adam, Chris, Alex and Faisal discuss the government's plan for new inquiries into grooming gangs, how much we should read into some positive economic news this week and why politicians are talking about Brexit again.

Then-Bank of England Governor Mark Carney advocated lowering interest rates to near zero to counter the economic shock of Brexit before relenting to maintain consensus among policymakers, according to newly released transcripts.

It has been five years since Brexit “got done” – and voters and politicians alike are still counting the cost. Britons voted to leave the European Union by 52 per cent to 48 per cent in 2016 ...