Brexit hostilities resume, and a new immigration system unveiled
The UK and the EU presented somewhat different approaches to the Brexit trade talks this week, with Brussels and London disputing what kind of deal can be struck. Are the parties too far apart or is t...
22 Feb 202027min
Sajid Javid quits, Rishi Sunak rises, and the all-new cabinet
Boris Johnson’s first major cabinet reshuffle did not go to plan this week, as Sajid Javid abruptly quit as chancellor over a row about his advisers. We look at the tension between No 10 and No 11 Dow...
15 Feb 202031min
The next opening salvo of Brexit, a crisis for the SNP
The UK and the EU unveiled their mandates for the trade talks this week, setting out the dividing lines for striking a deal this year. Are the sides irreconcilably split, or is there a path towards an...
8 Feb 202029min
Brexit day finally arrives, and will Boris Johnson back HS2?
The UK has left the EU, three and a half years after the referendum result. What has been the mood leading up to departure day, will anything actually change and how will Boris Johnson define Britain'...
1 Feb 202028min
Chancellor Sajid Javid talks up the economy, and what’s next after Brexit Day
UK chancellor Sajid Javid has been in Davos with the world's rich and powerful this week, talking up the UK economy post-Brexit. Is there good news on the economy, and is there more to him than a very...
25 Jan 202023min
What the EU Brexit negotiations might bring, and how the Labour leadership race is hotting up
What line is Brussels likely to take in the next phase of talks now Prime Minister Boris Johnson has his mandate to act tough? Keir Starmer is ahead in the competition to replace Labour’s Jeremy Corby...
18 Jan 202020min
Keir Starmer leads the Labour leadership race, Boris Johnson hits his first Brexit obstacle
The contest to succeed Jeremy Corbyn is well underway, with Keir Starmer and Rebecca Long Bailey in poll position. Can any of the other candidates halt their momentum? Who will make it on the ballot p...
11 Jan 202034min
Interview special: James Blitz
After 28 years at the FT, Whitehall editor James Blitz looks back on his time as political editor and defence editor, and the stories he has covered - including Tony Blair’s election victory, the Iraq...
4 Jan 202031min
