Category: EU referendum and Brexit

Tory members turn to David Davis in battle to succeed Theresa May

Brexit chief is ahead in a party survey but the search is on for a surprise candidateDavid Davis is the preferred choice among Tory members to replace Theresa May as leader, but the race is wide open, according to the most...

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Nick Clegg says threat of wealthy Brexit elite and populism damages UK

Politician says brew of rightwing EU bashers playing on voter insecurity and cuts fanning populist ideas is pushing Britain to marginsA Brexit elite of hedge-fund managers, footloose multi-billionaires, rightwing politicians and...

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From rust belt to mill towns: a tale of two voter revolts | Thomas Frank

On the eve of Britain’s election, Thomas Frank, who anticipated the rise of Trump among white working-class voters in the US, visited the industrial heartlands of northern England to compare two momentous contestsThe Red...

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Brexit vote ‘burst the dam’ of loyalty for lifelong Labour voters, says Green

Damian Green, the work and pensions secretary, is upbeat about Tory chances in Labour’s heartlands in northern EnglandGeneral election 2017 – live updatesLast year’s Brexit vote “burst the dam” and...

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Paddy Ashdown ‘horrified’ by parallels between UK and 1930s Germany

Former Lib Dem leader tells Hay festival he fears for his country and criticises Theresa May for refusing to take part in live debatePaddy Ashdown has said he sees horrifying parallels between 1930s Germany and what is happening...

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