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  • Saturday, 19 January, 2019
    InterviewUK companies33:18
    Listen: May's Brexit deal dies, but the prime minister survives

    Brexit was finally put to a meaningful vote in the House of Commons this week and MPs gave a resounding no to Theresa May's deal

  • Friday, 18 January, 2019
    Newsletter
    Opinion today: Wildfires — too hot for one company?

    PG&E may have only been partly responsible but is now facing damages exceeding $30bn

  • Thursday, 17 January, 2019
    Brexit4:50
    Why Theresa May and MPs will move towards softer Brexit

    Sebastian Payne talks to MPs across the Brexit spectrum and argues May will move to softer position

  • Wednesday, 16 January, 2019
    Instant InsightUK politics & policy
    Conservatives may now be heading for a major split

    Brexit is about to become softer and this could be the final straw for many Tory MPs

  • Wednesday, 16 January, 2019
    UK politics & policy
    Hague says Brexit crisis could yet lead to an election

    Former Conservative leader says media are underestimating chances of a poll

  • Friday, 11 January, 2019
    Foreign & Commonwealth Office UK
    Boris Johnson calls for UK’s aid department to be closed

    Former UK foreign secretary says present system is leading to ‘inevitable waste’

  • Friday, 11 January, 2019
    FT Magazine
    Where should Britain go post-Brexit?

    Eight foreign secretaries respond

  • Monday, 24 December, 2018
    Brexit
    Year in a word: Vassalage

    Britain’s bright future out of the bloc is being tarnished by the will of Brussels

  • Saturday, 22 December, 2018
    InterviewUK companies32:53
    Listen: 2018 in review special part one

    We look back on a traumatic year in British politics for Brexit and the Conservative and Labour parties. Will the UK leave the EU in March? Does Theresa May's deal have any hope of surviving?

  • Promoted Content
  • Friday, 21 December, 2018
    Newsletter
    Opinion today: Britain — Europe’s Canada?

    Often mentioned as model by Brexiters is Canada, which has a free trade deal with EU

  • Friday, 14 December, 2018
    Newsletter
    Opinion today: May’s last path for saving Brexit

    The British prime minister should soften elements of her Brexit deal and reach out to opposition MPs

  • Wednesday, 12 December, 2018
    Instant InsightTheresa May
    Theresa May leadership challenge is a high-risk strategy

    Even if the rebels prevail, the Brexit fundamentals remain the same

  • Saturday, 8 December, 2018
    InterviewUK companies30:35
    Listen: Brexit finally arrives in the Commons, legal advice is given

    MPs began debating Theresa May’s Brexit deal in the Commons this week and there was little sign of a breakthrough for the prime minister.

  • Friday, 7 December, 2018
    Newsletter
    Opinion today: May has lost control of Brexit

    UK MPs have exercised sovereignty and now have the chance to stop a disorderly Brexit

  • Friday, 7 December, 2018
    Brexit
    Leave campaign plans quietly for second referendum

    Lynton Crosby aide working behind the scenes with Eurosceptics on strategy for new vote

  • Tuesday, 4 December, 2018
    Instant InsightBrexit
    May is in office but not clearly in power

    Commons has taken control of Brexit and prime minister can no longer ignore MPs

  • Monday, 3 December, 2018
    Newsletter
    Opinion today: Tech’s challenge for the auto industry

    A new technology-based ecosystem risks doing to GM what Apple’s iPhone did to Nokia

  • Saturday, 1 December, 2018
    InterviewUK companies34:12
    Listen: Labour edges towards a second referendum and can 'Norway Plus' fly?

    John McDonnell tipped the Labour party towards supporting a second Brexit referendum this week. Does this make it any more likely to happen?

  • Friday, 30 November, 2018
    Newsletter
    Opinion today: Choosing between Trump and Xi

    Britain and the rest of Europe will have to make painful choices

  • Saturday, 24 November, 2018
    UK politics & policy33:49
    Listen: Theresa May struggles to sell her deal and what happens next

    The UK prime minister has survived a failed coup, but her Brexit deal is going nowhere. Can she sell it to the nation above the heads of MPs?

  • Friday, 23 November, 2018
    Instant InsightUnited Kingdom Independence Party
    Ukip’s transformation into a far-right party is complete

    The hiring of Tommy Robinson is proof that it is focused on cultural issues, not Brexit

  • Wednesday, 21 November, 2018
    Brexit
    Opinion today: Should business accept May’s Brexit deal?

    Endorsing staves off the prospect of a messy no-deal exit, or will it create more uncertainty?

  • Sunday, 18 November, 2018
    Instant InsightConservative Party UK
    In praise of Theresa May

    The British prime minister has been criticised as weak and a sellout, but there is no better alternative

  • Saturday, 17 November, 2018
    InterviewUK companies37:14
    Listen: May's deal lands, Raab resigns and chaos ensues

    Theresa May finally struck a Brexit deal this week, but it did not please much of her Conservative party with two Cabinet ministers resigning. Will Mrs May survive?

  • Thursday, 15 November, 2018
    Newsletter
    Opinion today: Scandal of Goldman’s secret agent

    Rather than spread professionalism, bankers have scrambled for deals they should have avoided

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