When Theresa May became Prime Minister in the wake of the EU referendum on 23 June 2016, she was determined to push Brexit through as swiftly as possible. To do so, she planned to proceed without explicit parliamentary approval, arguing that the referendum had given her an undeniable mandate. Yet, by law, the referendum was […]

So, here’s the key question: Who actually made the decision for the UK to leave the EU? It wasn’t the referendum.

Those paying attention have seen this coming for years. Britain does not have enough skilled workers to meet Labour’s ambitious target of building 1.5 million homes over the next five years.

A vote for Brexit was a vote for Putin. Since the 2016 EU referendum, evidence has mounted that Russian interference helped secure the narrow ‘Leave’ victory. By weakening the EU and sowing division, Brexit played into Vladimir Putin’s hands while delivering no tangible benefits to Britain.

Brexiters claim the EU is run by unelected bureaucrats. It’s untrue. The EU is a democracy, run by elected politicians. By comparison, the UK seems more like a quasi-democracy, with unelected decision-makers and undemocratic practises that would be considered despotic by EU standards.

After 14 years of Conservative rule, many of us longed for real change – a fresh start, a true alternative to austerity, inequality, and broken promises. But now that Labour is in government, it doesn’t feel like Labour at all. It feels more Tory.

I support the European Union, believing it has been a force for good. However, it is far from perfect, and transparency issues continue to cast doubt on its leadership. I want the UK to rejoin the EU because I believe that to be in Britain’s – and Europe’s – best interests. But that doesn’t mean […]