Brexit

A damning list of Rishi Sunak’s broken promises and screeching U-turns, from net zero to EU law
Rishi Sunak

A damning list of Rishi Sunak’s broken promises and screeching U-turns, from net zero to EU law

It’s not just his big net zero U-turn. The prime minister hasn’t been shy to go back on his word

Lords kills off ‘hatchet job’ Tory plan to rip up EU pollution laws to build more houses
River pollution

Lords kills off ‘hatchet job’ Tory plan to rip up EU pollution laws to build more houses

Ministers’ plans to axe nutrient neutrality laws caused uproar last month – but they are on hold for now after House of Lords defeat

Nutrient neutrality: Why scrapping EU pollution rules to boost housebuilding has caused uproar
Environment

Nutrient neutrality: Why scrapping EU pollution rules to boost housebuilding has caused uproar

This week the government said it would ease EU-era rules preventing rivers from being polluted to build more houses. Here’s why it’s angered environmental campaigners

As a Northern Ireland peace negotiator, I know just what the Illegal Migration Bill risks
Dr Avila Kilmurray

As a Northern Ireland peace negotiator, I know just what the Illegal Migration Bill risks

Change is coming in Ireland. We need to pay attention
Paul McNamee

Change is coming in Ireland. We need to pay attention

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Immigration is a positive. It’s time the UK accepted that fact.
Daniel Sohege

Immigration is a positive. It’s time the UK accepted that fact.

Housing association scheme helped 1,000 residents start a business – but it’s winding down due to Brexit
Employment

Housing association scheme helped 1,000 residents start a business – but it’s winding down due to Brexit

Windsor framework: Why Rishi Sunak was able to secure the Brexit deal that others couldn’t
Brexit

Windsor framework: Why Rishi Sunak was able to secure the Brexit deal that others couldn’t

Turnips: How Britain fell out of love with the much-maligned vegetable
Brexit

Turnips: How Britain fell out of love with the much-maligned vegetable

A reader responds to Joe Lycett
Letters

A reader responds to Joe Lycett

Betting shops are taking over this town. But the locals are fighting back
Gambling

Betting shops are taking over this town. But the locals are fighting back

‘We’re all Tory MPs now’: Sleaford Mods take aim at Jeremy Clarkson, Piers Morgan and Nadine Dorries in new video
Music

‘We’re all Tory MPs now’: Sleaford Mods take aim at Jeremy Clarkson, Piers Morgan and Nadine Dorries in new video

Regrets, we have a few. But this Christmas we must focus on present need, not past mistakes
John Bird

Regrets, we have a few. But this Christmas we must focus on present need, not past mistakes

Brexit, Partygate, lying? What is Boris Johnson’s legacy as prime minister?
Boris Johnson

Brexit, Partygate, lying? What is Boris Johnson’s legacy as prime minister?

What are the real reasons for the cost-of-living crisis? (It’s not Ukraine)
Cost of Living Crisis

What are the real reasons for the cost-of-living crisis? (It’s not Ukraine)

We may have won World War II, but Ukraine proves its repercussions remain
politics

We may have won World War II, but Ukraine proves its repercussions remain

Soaring cost of construction materials could impact home building
Housing

Soaring cost of construction materials could impact home building

Most farmers have no confidence in post-Brexit agricultural policy
Farming

Most farmers have no confidence in post-Brexit agricultural policy

These reports by MPs offer very different perspectives on how Brexit is going
Brexit

These reports by MPs offer very different perspectives on how Brexit is going

30,000 pigs culled since September due to supply chain issues and worker shortages
Farming

30,000 pigs culled since September due to supply chain issues and worker shortages

Freeports will not save Christmas. Sorry
Business

Freeports will not save Christmas. Sorry

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Charities label post-Brexit scheme for sustainable farming a ‘huge disappointment’
Nature

Charities label post-Brexit scheme for sustainable farming a ‘huge disappointment’

Net zero could be the next target for the dark money power plays of the Brexit lobby
Peter Geoghegan

Net zero could be the next target for the dark money power plays of the Brexit lobby

Food shortages: Is Boris Johnson treating the UK like one big Tesco?
News

Food shortages: Is Boris Johnson treating the UK like one big Tesco?

We’re counting the cost of failing to prepare for a post-Brexit world
Opinion

We’re counting the cost of failing to prepare for a post-Brexit world