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Brexit day finally arrives, and will Boris Johnson back HS2?
The UK has left the EU, three and a half years after the referendum result. What has been the mood leading up to departure day, will anything actuall…
6 years, 1 month ago
Chancellor Sajid Javid talks up the economy, and what’s next after Brexit Day
UK chancellor Sajid Javid has been in Davos with the world's rich and powerful this week, talking up the UK economy post-Brexit. Is there good news o…
6 years, 1 month ago
What the EU Brexit negotiations might bring, and how the Labour leadership race is hotting up
What line is Brussels likely to take in the next phase of talks now Prime Minister Boris Johnson has his mandate to act tough? Keir Starmer is ahead …
6 years, 1 month ago
Keir Starmer leads the Labour leadership race, Boris Johnson hits his first Brexit obstacle
The contest to succeed Jeremy Corbyn is well underway, with Keir Starmer and Rebecca Long Bailey in poll position. Can any of the other candidates ha…
6 years, 2 months ago
Interview special: James Blitz
After 28 years at the FT, Whitehall editor James Blitz looks back on his time as political editor and defence editor, and the stories he has covered …
6 years, 2 months ago
Interview special: Lionel Barber
After 14 years of editing the Financial Times, Lionel Barber discusses British politics over the last three decades - including the fall of Margaret …
6 years, 2 months ago
Another Queen’s Speech, another Brexit vote - plus Labour leadership latest
Parliament returned this week and Boris Johnson delivered on his election pledge of voting on Brexit legislation before Christmas. We discuss what li…
6 years, 2 months ago
Election 2019: Boris Johnson's crushing victory for the Tories
With a majority of 80, Boris Johnson has delivered the Conservative party’s best performance in three decades. With such a significant mandate, the U…
6 years, 2 months ago
Midweek update: the final campaign days
Boris Johnson endured some of the most difficult days of the campaign to date, as he struggled to deal with an NHS crisis in Leeds. Will it knock him…
6 years, 3 months ago
Election week four: Boris Johnson dodges the BBC, Labour’s minority government plans, more reports from the stump
The last full week of the UK’s election campaign was dominated by Boris Johnson’s failure to turn up to an interview with Andrew Neil, yet another an…
6 years, 3 months ago