Brexit
'I haven't voted since Blair': How politics failed one of the most Tory places in Britain
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'I haven't voted since Blair': How politics failed one of the most Tory places in Britain
Castle Point is the Tories' third safest Tory seat. It has the sixth highest rate of home ownership in the country. Can the election bring solutions to a deeply weird housing crisis?
Why is nobody talking about Brexit in the general election?
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Why is nobody talking about Brexit in the general election?
What a row over Tayto crisps tells us about general election and the politics of distraction
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What a row over Tayto crisps tells us about general election and the politics of distraction
Nigel Farage is like poison – why is he still allowed to set the political agenda?
Nigel Farage is like poison – why is he still allowed to set the political agenda?
Post-Brexit border checks to cost £4.7bn. Here's how that money could be better spent
Post-Brexit border checks to cost £4.7bn. Here's how that money could be better spent
Farmers are under pressure from Brexit, Covid and war – pushing UK to verge of full-blown food crisis
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Farmers are under pressure from Brexit, Covid and war – pushing UK to verge of full-blown food crisis
'Women have to step up': Gina Miller on Brexit, misogyny and Britain's 'broken' politics
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'Women have to step up': Gina Miller on Brexit, misogyny and Britain's 'broken' politics
In Northern Ireland's government, anything could happen
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In Northern Ireland's government, anything could happen
No, Brexit didn't help UK 'take back control' – it made immigration rise. Here's how
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No, Brexit didn't help UK 'take back control' – it made immigration rise. Here's how
I'm a Celeb: Nigel Farage helped break Britain. Don't let him rehab his image by chowing down on pig anus
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I'm a Celeb: Nigel Farage helped break Britain. Don't let him rehab his image by chowing down on pig anus
A damning list of Rishi Sunak’s broken promises and screeching U-turns, from net zero to EU law
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A damning list of Rishi Sunak’s broken promises and screeching U-turns, from net zero to EU law
Lords kills off 'hatchet job' Tory plan to rip up EU pollution laws to build more houses
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Lords kills off 'hatchet job' Tory plan to rip up EU pollution laws to build more houses
Nutrient neutrality: Why scrapping EU pollution rules to boost housebuilding has caused uproar
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Nutrient neutrality: Why scrapping EU pollution rules to boost housebuilding has caused uproar
As a Northern Ireland peace negotiator, I know just what the Illegal Migration Bill risks
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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
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Change is coming in Ireland. We need to pay attention
Immigration is a positive. It's time the UK accepted that fact.
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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
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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
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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
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Turnips: How Britain fell out of love with the much-maligned vegetable
Betting shops are taking over this town. But the locals are fighting back
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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
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'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
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Regrets, we have a few. But this Christmas we must focus on present need, not past mistakes
Joe Lycett: 'Imagine, if you will, that the country was asked to vote on whether or not to take a massive dump on itself'
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Joe Lycett: 'Imagine, if you will, that the country was asked to vote on whether or not to take a massive dump on itself'
Brexit, Partygate, lying? What is Boris Johnson's legacy as prime minister?
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