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Conservative Home23 Jun 2026

The ‘mastermind’ of Brexit looks back – 10 years later

Having gone through 6 prime ministers and 3 general elections, it would be foolish to deny that Brexit has had a lasting impact on Britain. Whether such an impact has been positive or negative is for the public to decide, but Lord Elliott most definitely believes that it has been a positive experience. The post The ‘mastermind’ of Brexit looks back – 10 years later appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Express Politics23 Jun 2026

It was the Express wot won it – ten years on, this is how the Brexit campaign began

From complicated, burdensome red tape to unnecessary and costly laws, Brussels had hijacked thousands of decisions from Parliament - an Express journalist took notice.

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Express Politics23 Jun 2026

Nigel Farage - I'd pull UK out of ECHR immediately as PM to stop critical national threat

The Reform UK leader has doubled down on the promise on the 10 year anniversary of the Brexit referendum.

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Conservative Home23 Jun 2026

Kevin Hollinrake: A strong team and North Sea oil and gas pitch show the flame of Conservatism is still very much alight

It is worth remembering that whilst the Makerfield by-election became a story about one man's job, the by-election in Aberdeen South was about thousands of jobs. Not just in Aberdeen, but in every corner of the United Kingdom. The post Kevin Hollinrake: A strong team and North Sea oil and gas pitch show the flame of Conservatism is still very much alight appeared first on Conservative Home.

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The Guardian Politics23 Jun 2026

‘I feel entirely vindicated’: three Guardian columnists debate Brexit and its legacy | Aditya Chakrabortty, Polly Toynbee and Simon Jenkins

Ten years on, our writers met to reflect on whether leaving the EU has made the UK richer or more racist – and how the union is doing without us Read more from the Brexit Vote: 10 Years On series Aditya: I have three distinct memories of that entire period: the sense of anger, the sense of the confusion in Westminster and then, afterwards, this quick curdling into a really base form of racism. I remember reporting around south Wales and the north-east of England and then coming back into Londo

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The Guardian Politics23 Jun 2026

From the NHS to new homes, Starmer’s successes and setbacks – in charts

The PM said in May that ‘stories beat spreadsheets’, but what does the data tell us about his time in office? Keir Starmer is to step down as prime minister after just two years in office. Despite promising an end to Conservative sleaze and scandal, much political bandwidth towards the end of his time in No 10 was taken up by the fallout surrounding his appointment as US ambassador of Peter Mandelson, who had a close relationship with the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Continue reading

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The Guardian Politics23 Jun 2026

‘Canaries in the coalmine of populism’: an oral history of the Brexit campaign, told by those with a front row seat

How five months in 2016 that encompassed Boris Johnson siding with Vote Leave, Jo Cox’s murder and David Cameron’s resignation shaped the UK’s future David Cameron, having promised in 2013 that a future Conservative government would offer a referendum on Britain’s membership of the EU, announces the date of the vote: 23 June 2016. The next day, Boris Johnson, then the mayor of London, says he will campaign for leave. Continue reading...

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The Guardian Politics23 Jun 2026

Three in five gen Z Britons would like new vote to rejoin EU, poll finds

Exclusive: Data reveals 60% of 18 to 28-year-olds would vote to rejoin bloc if given the opportunity A generation of young Britons who were locked out of the 2016 EU referendum because of their age now believe that Brexit has failed, with a majority demanding a fresh vote to rejoin the EU, exclusive polling shows. Gen Z Britons show deep dissatisfaction with the UK’s departure from the EU, according to new polling of 18- to 28-year-olds conducted by the thinktank More in Common and shared with t

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BBC Politics23 Jun 2026

Labour MPs mull leadership challenge to prevent Burnham 'coronation'

Two senior party figures are considering bids in order to ensure the next leader's policy ideas are tested in a race.

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BBC Politics22 Jun 2026

Chris Mason: Questions multiply for the man tipped to replace Starmer

Andy Burnham will have to set out his stall to show how he will deliver on his promises, the BBC's political editor writes.

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BBC Politics22 Jun 2026

Chris Mason: Questions multiply for the man tipped to replace Starmer

Andy Burnham will have to set out his stall to show how he will deliver on his promises, the BBC's political editor writes.

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BBC Politics22 Jun 2026

Chris Mason: Questions multiply for the man tipped to replace Starmer

Andy Burnham will have to set out his stall to show how he will deliver on his promises, the BBC's political editor writes.

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