Brexit

UK Reform party leader Nigel Farage defeats main opponent Count Binface to return to parliament

Farage, one of Britain's leading Brexit campaigners, in a highly unusual move, did not turn up at the vote count in the southern English seaside resort of Clacton.

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Britain's Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage visits The Ship, on the day of voting in the Clacton by-election, triggered by his own resignation, in Kirby Le Soken, Essex, Britain, August 13, 2026.
Britain's Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage speaks during a post-budget press conference in London, Britain, November 26, 2025.

'Angriest-ever' Farage quits UK parliament in protest, but will stand for re-election

Farage said he had triggered a parliamentary election to continue to represent the southern seaside area of Clacton "to stick two fingers up to the entire establishment."

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BRITISH PM Keir Starmer announces his resignation on Monday. With a seventh prime minister set to enter 10 Downing Street in less than a decade, something is obviously wrong in His Majesty’s realm.

Middle Israel: Starmer’s exit highlights instability in British politics - opinion

Britain faces renewed political instability as PM exits amid criticism over leadership and direction. The turmoil is linked to Brexit, elite disconnect and support for Nigel Farage and Reform UK.

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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer gives an update on the situation in the Middle East at Downing Street Briefing Room, in London, Britain, March 5, 2026.

Keir Starmer vows to fight on despite Labour’s heavy losses in local elections

Keir Starmer pledges to fight on despite Labour’s losses in local elections, but doubts over his leadership grow.

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EU to grant May a Brexit delay, with conditions

May had requested the EU defer Friday's exit until June 30 but in Brussels a "flextension" until the end of the year or until March 2020 was being discussed, EU diplomats said.

APRIL 10, 2019ByREUTERS
British Prime Minister Theresa May reacts after tellers announced the results of the vote Brexit deal in Parliament in London, Britain, March 12, 2019

Vote of no confidence in Corbyn passed by Jewish Labour Movement

Corbyn, a veteran campaigner for Palestinian rights and a critic of the Israeli government, has long been accused of failing to tackle anti-semitism in the Labour Party.

APRIL 7, 2019ByREUTERS
The leader of Britain's opposition Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn, delivers a speech in Manchester, Britain, March 22, 2018.

Much ado about nothing

Paraphrasing Mark Twain, the news that the EU is cranking and moribund is premature. In historical perspective, this period we are living now will be remembered probably as “much ado about nothing.”

APRIL 6, 2019ByALFRED TOVIAS
A protester in Brussels during the European Council, 1987

Europe unbalanced

EU politics now resembles a scramble of interlocking conflicts and fractured alliances with no winning coalition in sight.

APRIL 6, 2019ByAMICHAI MAGEN
The loss of London has come just at a time when the continent is caught in the maelstrom of centrifugal forces

Saving your UK pension from Brexit and Corbyn

Trying to match your income with your liabilities is a key principle of financial planning.

MARCH 31, 2019ByANDREW ALBUM
Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May and the leader of opposition Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn, attend an Armistice remembrance service at St Margaret’s Church in London on November 6, 2018

Saving your UK pension from Brexit and Corbyn

Trying to match your income with your liabilities is a key principle of financial planning.

MARCH 28, 2019ByANDREW ALBUM
NOT FOR much longer. A man protests against Brexit in London.

No-deal Brexit increasingly likely – EU officials

"We are prepared for this scenario," an EU official said describing the bloc's contingency preparations.

MARCH 25, 2019ByREUTERS
An anti-Brexit protester wears an EU flag outside the Houses of Parliament in London

Uri Geller: I'll use my powers to stop Brexit

Israeli mentalist tells Prime Minister Theresa May that he will "stop her telepathically."

MARCH 25, 2019ByAMY SPIRO
Israeli psychic Uri Geller poses for photographers in Cologne

Anti-Brexit online petition crashes UK parliament site

The petition reached two million signatures on Saturday.

MARCH 24, 2019ByHAGAY HACOHEN
NOT FOR much longer. A man protests against Brexit in London.

Hundreds of thousands march in London to demand new Brexit referendum

While the country and its politicians are divided over Brexit, most agree it is the most important strategic decision the United Kingdom has faced since World War Two.

MARCH 23, 2019ByREUTERS
A London black cab taxi drives past Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament in late afternoon sunlight in London, Britain, November 10, 2016.