• August 4 2025
  InterviewPhotography

  Photographer Merlin Daleman chronicles Britain’s ‘act of defiance’

  He talks about his new book, Mutiny, an often bleak record of Brexit-voting towns and regions

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• August 1 2025
  UK foreign policy

  David Cameron’s ex-chief of staff to advise UK foreign secretary David Lammy

  Ed Llewellyn will become political director at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

  
• July 28 2025
  News in-depthUK trade

  Share of goods in UK exports falls to record low

  The trend in values for the two main segments of the economy has diverged in the past two years

  
• July 21 2025
  UK defence

  EU will make UK pay to join €150bn defence fund

  Boost to British businesses from contracts won through Safe project will require London to make financial contribution, diplomats say

  
• July 16 2025
  Agriculture

  Brussels pushes schools to serve ‘made in Europe’ fruit and vegetables

  Change reflects EU effort to favour domestic industries, from defence to agriculture

  
• July 14 2025
  UK foreign policy

  German school trips to UK made easier under new deal

  Keir Starmer and Friedrich Merz to also unveil ‘milestone’ treaty as part of effort to strengthen ties between two nations

  
• July 12 2025
  Europe Express

  Britain and France’s special responsibility for Europe Premium content

  Emmanuel Macron’s state visit to the UK was a chance to celebrate a ‘reconvergence’ of interests

  
• July 9 2025
  Chris Giles

  Don’t believe the myth: Britain’s services have been hit hard by Brexit

  Export growth has been strong but not lived up to its potential

  
• July 9 2025
  Trump tariffs

  Trump deal to leave EU facing higher tariffs than UK

  Brussels is not expecting same access to US market as British steel, cars and other products

  
• July 8 2025
  French politics

  Macron urges Britain and France to move on from Brexit and work ‘side by side’

  French president says two countries have ‘special responsibility’ for security of Europe

  
• July 2 2025
  EU trade

  EU blocks Britain’s attempts to join pan-European trading bloc

  The PEM convention would reduce exporters’ post-Brexit difficulties with supply chains

  
• July 1 2025
  News in-depthEU trade

  Switzerland stirs Brexit ghosts in push for EU access

  Referendum looms on single market deal that includes concessions on money, migration and judicial power

  
• June 26 2025
  Trump tariffs

  Merz ‘delusional’ over US sparing German cars in EU trade deal

  Brussels has warned German chancellor not to expect UK-style carve-out for car sector in EU deal with Donald Trump

  
• June 26 2025
  News in-depthUK trade

  UK to focus new trade strategy on boosting services exports

  Trade minister Douglas Alexander says policy will also involve strengthening anti-dumping defences amid Trump’s tariff war

  
• June 12 2025
  Gibraltar

  Goods for Gibraltar must pass through Spain under post-Brexit deal

  The Rock will also raise sales tax to avoid unfair competition

  
• June 6 2025
  Flicker of hope for young Brits wanting to work in EU

  UK government is working on deal with EU enabling young people to live and work freely in mainland Europe again

  
• June 5 2025
  Media

  ‘Remainer’ paper New European rebrands to push beyond Brexit roots

  Title formed after 2016 UK vote is relaunching as The New World to reflect coverage of global politics and culture

  
• June 4 2025
  UK public policy

  UK doing physical checks on just 5% of imported animals, watchdog says

  National Audit Office calls for ministers to take ‘urgent’ action to combat biosecurity threat

  
• May 29 2025
  UK trade

  BoE governor urges UK government to seek closer trade ties with EU

  Andrew Bailey makes case for minimising negative effects of Brexit

  
• May 26 2025
  Martin Wolf

  The UK’s trade performance remains dire

  Deals struck recently with the US, EU and India will not make a significant difference to Britain’s parlous position

  
• May 24 2025
  The Weekend Essay

  Britain and Europe are moving beyond Brexit. Now for the real trade-offs

  This week’s ‘reset’ deal is a welcome return to pragmatism. But both sides must go further in facing up to the new world order

  
• May 23 2025
  Political Fix podcast32 min listen

  Is Labour’s post-Brexit reset a victory or a betrayal?

  Plus: Starmer’s Chagos deal

  
• May 22 2025
  UK seeks to sell ‘Ozymandian’ Brexit checkpoint after EU deal

  Site in Kent was built to carry out food checks that will no longer be needed

  
• May 21 2025
  Janan Ganesh

  Britain will be negotiating with Europe forever

  Like a poorer Switzerland, the UK will never find a happy balance of independence and access

  
• May 20 2025
  UK will not rejoin EU customs union, Starmer says

  Prime minister says move would ‘undo’ benefits from recent trade deals with India and US