Commentary Seven years ago, on June 23, 2016, the British people voted to leave the European Union. That departure didn’t happen until early 2020, and even now, Britain isn’t completely out. That hints at the fundamental problem: Although a majority of British voters chose to leave the EU, a majority of British politicians—and an even…

The Covid-19 Inquiry, the UK’s probe into the handling of the pandemic has officially begun its public hearings and has heard from its lead lawyer that the “potentially massive impact” of lockdowns was not considered. On Tuesday, the first full hearings started into the inquiry, which will be split into six areas, looking first into…

The UK’s trade deals with Australia and New Zealand came into force at midnight on Wednesday, removing tariffs on all UK goods exports Down Under. The Trade (Australia and New Zealand) Act concluded the negotiations over the UK first trade deals after the country left the European Union in 2020. Under the deals’ terms tariffs…

Sinn Fein has become the largest party in local government in Northern Ireland for the first time after making large gains in the council elections. Of the 462 seats across 11 councils, Sinn Fein won 144 seats, an increase of 39 from the last council election in 2019. It overtook the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP),…

The UK government has ditched its promise to complete a post-Brexit “bonfire” of remaining EU laws by the end of the year. Under the government’s draft Retained EU Law Bill, almost all EU laws copied into the UK statute book following Brexit would be automatically revoked at the end of 2023, unless a statutory instrument…

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has told the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) to do the “right thing” and restore the power-sharing executive and assembly at Stormont. Sunak made the comments on Wednesday night during a speech at Queen’s University in Belfast to mark the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Good Friday Agreement. The…

The British government has set out plans for how post-Brexit border checks will work, which have been repeatedly delayed since the UK officially withdrew from the bloc more than two years ago. Britain left the EU’s single market in January 2021, but the government has delayed full implementation of border controls on multiple occasions because…

The backlog at the Port of Dover has been cleared after coaches were stuck in queues for hours at the weekend ahead of Easter. Labour and some Conservative MPs blamed Brexit for the weekend of chaos, while Home Secretary Suella Braverman said the scene won’t become a regular occurrence. A critical incident was declared on…

Britain will join a vast free trade area of 11 countries spanning the Indo-Pacific region, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced. The UK accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) was formally confirmed in a call between Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch and her counterparts from the group in the early hours…

By David Matthews From New York Daily News Good help is proving especially hard to find at the real-life Downton Abbey. Highclere Castle, where the popular period drama was filmed, has stopped hosting weddings as it has been unable to hire enough workers because of Brexit. The Victorian castle — located in Hampshire in Southern…