Brexit

Tories in crisis—but Labour is paralysed

18 December 2018
Theresa May’s government hangs by a thread. But she won’t go unless she is pushed

Theresa May survives to lose another day

12 December 2018
Over a third of Tory MPs voted against May, emphasising that she cannot pass her Brexit deal through parliament.

May’s Brexit deal has her government on the ropes

11 December 2018
The Tories are on the ropes. Determined resistance could finish them off.

A ‘people’s vote’ is a bad alternative for Labour

04 December 2018
Jeremy Corbyn is inching towards backing a second referendum over Brexit

Crisis for Theresa May as vote on Brexit deal looms

04 December 2018
Nobody at the top of society knows what will happen in British politics in the next two weeks—including Theresa May. A crisis has struck at the heart of the government and the Tories.

May’s frantic fight in Brexit deal vote

27 November 2018
Theresa May and big business are desperately trying to whip MPs into backing the Tory Brexit deal.

Letters—Oxford Union has helped to legitimise far right bigotry

27 November 2018
The Oxford Union, a posh private debating club for Oxford University students, invited far right guru Steve Bannon to speak a fortnight ago.

Don't give in on the rights of migrants

25 November 2018
Leading Leave and Remain supporters have found an issue that unites them—drawing up new ways to control immigration.

As Brexit chaos continues - grab this chance to push the Tories out

20 November 2018
Theresa May survived the first blasts of the Brexit crisis storm. But she still seems headed for disaster.

The Troublemaker—Brexit chaos special

20 November 2018
When the plot hits your eye like a big pizza pie you’re a Tory

Labour’s confusion over Europe could save May

20 November 2018
The Labour Party is struggling to unite around a single line from which to attack the Tories

Explained—why there is a crisis over Brexit now

20 November 2018
Rows over a new Brexit bill have intensified divisions among the Tories and the bosses. None of them want a way forward that will benefit working class people

What does global capital want out of a Brexit deal?

20 November 2018
Brexit has become, as numerous commentators have pointed out, a historic crisis of the British state

What’s the deal with the Tories’ Brexit agreement?

16 November 2018
The Tory Brexit deal seeks to protect business and attack migrants.

As May clings on—call for protests and demand a general election

15 November 2018
This should be the moment for Labour and the trade unions to call for protests everywhere demanding May out, Tories out and a general election now

Cabinet accepts Theresa May’s Brexit deal but Tory chaos continues

14 November 2018
The Tory cabinet accepted Theresa May’s draft Brexit deal—after a five-hour meeting on Wednesday.

Use Brexit rows to get the Tories out

13 November 2018
Government ministers were summoned to an emergency cabinet meeting to discuss a Brexit deal. It was unclear whether it would be approved by the cabinet, and still more uncertain what will happen when it goes to parliament. May's crisis is far from over.