Brexit

Primary schools in England record steep fall in demand

Covid disruption and Brexit could be behind fall in applications for reception class places, say councils

Richard Adams Education editor

16, Apr, 2021 @4:36 PM

Long locks for men? Keep your hair on! | Brief letters

Brief letters: Tomasz Schafernaker | Uber judgment | Brexit consequences | Notes & queries | Letters chances

Letters

16, Apr, 2021 @3:26 PM

EU and UK hold ‘productive’ talks on Northern Ireland crisis

Brexit minister David Frost says momentum has been established in efforts to ease tensions

Lisa O'Carroll Brexit correspondent

16, Apr, 2021 @12:48 PM

Westminster neglected the union for decades. No wonder it’s crumbling | Martin Kettle

If he refuses a referendum that Scots have voted for, there would be no lawful way to leave the UK. The implications are huge, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

Martin Kettle

14, Apr, 2021 @5:00 PM

Brexit isn’t the cause of the Belfast riots – but it is harming political reconciliation | Matthew O'Toole

Young people who weren’t even born when the Good Friday peace deal was signed are being drawn in to old rivalries, says South Belfast MLA Matthew O’Toole

Matthew O’Toole

14, Apr, 2021 @10:34 AM

Animals farmed: heat stress, happy cows and foie gras bans

Welcome to our monthly roundup of the biggest issues in farming and food production, with must-read reports from around the web

Tom Levitt

14, Apr, 2021 @10:06 AM

UK trade recovering but picture is clouded by Covid and Brexit | Larry Elliott

Government figures showing a bounceback in February rightly come with a health warning

Larry Elliott

13, Apr, 2021 @1:19 PM

Losing all hope that the union can survive Boris Johnson | Letters

Letters: Readers reflect on the deepening divisions between the four nations

Letters

12, Apr, 2021 @4:46 PM

Boris Johnson was not honest about the Irish border. What is he going to do about it? | Simon Jenkins

The prime minister’s bluster is meeting head-on with the complex reality of Northern Irish politics, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

Simon Jenkins

12, Apr, 2021 @1:11 PM

UK and EU edge closer to deal on Brexit checks in Northern Ireland

Efforts are focused on removing ‘rolling deadlines’ from border control implementations, sources say

Lisa O'Carroll Brexit correspondent

12, Apr, 2021 @1:11 PM

The Guardian of view of Boris Johnson’s folly: a plan to divide and misrule | Editorial

Editorial: History is littered with past mistakes of splitting peoples into nationalists and unionists. The prime minister seems wont to repeat them

Editorial

11, Apr, 2021 @4:31 PM

As the grip of Covid eases, the UK looks set for a classic short-lived boom | Larry Elliott

Heavy borrowing by businesses could easily end in higher inflation and a ballooning trade deficit