Johnson Warns Brexit Delay Will Benefit Labour
The frontrunner to succeed Theresa May warns Conservatives against delaying Brexit.
United Kingdom
Brexit Is Tearing Britain’s Conservative Party Apart
Brexiteers vote for Nigel Farage. Moderates defect to the Liberal Democrats.
Local Elections Highlight Political Fragmentation in United Kingdom
The Liberal Democrats’ strong performance was about more than Brexit.
Brexit Fanatics Don’t Argue in Good Faith
Rather than listen to Brexit skeptics, hardliners accuse them of hiding their true motives.
Brexit Is Restructuring British Politics
Brexit is pulling the Conservatives to the right, leaving room in the center for an anti-Brexit party.
Britain Is Still Making Brexit Impossible
Lawmakers vote down the withdrawal agreement a second time.
Britain’s New Centrist Party Needs Electoral Reform
There is room in the middle of British politics. The problem is the first-past-the-post system.
Jeremy Corbyn Is Not the British Bernie Sanders
The Labour Party leader is far, far to the left of the senator from Vermont.
Seven Lawmakers Resign from Britain’s Labour Party
Parliamentarians accuse Jeremy Corbyn of tolerating antisemitism and form their own party.
Britain Is Making Brexit Impossible
At the eleventh hour, Britain has rejected a key component of Brexit. How is the EU supposed to deal with this?
After May’s Deal Defeated, Brexit at Impasse
There is no majority in Parliament for any of the alternatives.
The Sources of Populist Rage — And What To Do About It
Reactionary populism is less a coherent policy platform than a cry for attention.
Northern Irish, Scots Would Rather Stay in EU Than UK
Majorities would rather secede from the UK than crash out of the EU without a deal.
A Futile Leadership Challenge from Brexiteers in Denial
The EU is not going to give another prime minister a better deal.
Theresa May Survives Leadership Challenge from Brexiteers
The prime minister survives a confidence vote but promises to stand down before the next election.