The Guardian Politics

I stand by what I said 10 years ago. We were right to leave the European Union | Larry Elliott

The Brexit vote showed that class still matters in British politics – and the changes needed are ones the EU would never have allowedRead more from the Brexit Vote: 10 Years On seriesOn the morning after the vote for Brexit, the Guardian’s newsroom was deathly quiet. There was disbelief that the public had voted the way it had, and the place was in mourning. With one exception the paper’s columnists had backed remain, and the shock of defeat was all the harder to bear because they had expected t

politics  Jun 23, 2026

BBC Politics

Peter Murrell jailed for more than five years for embezzling SNP funds

The former party chief executive had admitted embezzling more than £400,000 over a 12-year period.

politics  Jun 23, 2026

BBC Politics

The Global Story

How Brexit upended British politics

politics  Jun 23, 2026

BBC Politics

The Global Story

How Brexit upended British politics

politics  Jun 23, 2026

BBC Politics

What do Weston-super-Mare's residents make of Brexit a decade on?

North Somerset voted exactly in line with the nation in the 2016 vote to leave the European Union.

politics  Jun 23, 2026

BBC Politics

What do Weston-super-Mare's residents make of Brexit a decade on?

North Somerset voted exactly in line with the nation in the 2016 vote to leave the European Union.

politics  Jun 23, 2026

BBC Politics

Peter Murrell to be sentenced for embezzling SNP funds

The former party chief executive has admitted embezzling more than £400,000 over a 12-year period.

politics  Jun 23, 2026

The Guardian Politics

‘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 usRead more from the Brexit Vote: 10 Years On seriesAditya: 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 London, a

politics  Jun 23, 2026

The Guardian Politics

From bendy bananas to £350m for the NHS – how many Brexit promises actually came true?

Leaving the EU was supposed to solve Britain’s border issues, slash bureaucracy, revitalise the health service, even supercharge vacuum cleaners. How much control did we really take back?Ten long years have passed since that queasy morning of 24 June 2016, when Boris Johnson and Michael Gove addressed the cameras to hail the victory of the Vote Leave campaign, and a leap into the unknown for the UK.In the no-holds-barred battle of Brexit that spring, many alluring promises were made to tempt vot

politics  Jun 23, 2026

BBC Politics

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.

politics  Jun 23, 2026

The Guardian Politics

‘It all ends in Keirs’: what the papers say about Starmer’s resignation

Keir Starmer’s resignation as prime minister and Andy Burnham’s assumed ascension lead the UK front pages on Tuesday Keir Starmer’s resignation after less than two years in office leads every major paper on Tuesday, but across many front pages, images of the prime minister’s exit are relegated to second place, with the focus already turning to Andy Burnham the newly elected MP for Makerfield and leader-in-waiting.The Guardian leads with an image of Starmer delivering his resignation speech, acco

politics  Jun 23, 2026

The Guardian Politics

What do Keir Starmer and Anthony Albanese have in common? | Fiona Katauskas

More than Albo might want to admit See more of Fiona Katauskas’s cartoons here Continue reading...

politics  Jun 23, 2026

BBC Politics

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.

politics  Jun 22, 2026

BBC Politics

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.

politics  Jun 22, 2026

BBC Politics

Do people have faith in prime ministers?

The BBC's UK editor Ed Thomas, travelled via railway to see how far support for newly elected Andy Burnham extended beyond Makerfield.

politics  Jun 22, 2026

BBC Politics

Do people have faith in prime ministers?

The BBC's UK editor Ed Thomas, travelled via railway to see how far support for newly elected Andy Burnham extended beyond Makerfield.

politics  Jun 22, 2026

BBC Politics

Analysis: Everything points to Burnham becoming PM within weeks

If no leadership contest presents itself, Andy Burnham may not have to wait until September to enter Number 10.

politics  Jun 22, 2026

BBC Politics

Puberty blocker trial will help reduce harm, says Cass report author

Dr Hilary Cass says she is "absolutely convinced that more children will be harmed if we don't do the trial than if we do."

politics  Jun 22, 2026

BBC Politics

Puberty blocker trial will help reduce harm, says Cass report author

Dr Hilary Cass says she is "absolutely convinced that more children will be harmed if we don't do the trial than if we do."

politics  Jun 22, 2026

The Guardian Politics

Burnham prepares for power as an emotional Starmer bows out

New Makerfield MP could get keys to No 10 unopposed after UK prime minister’s resignation paves way for successorUK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer has finally bowed to intense pressure to stand down as British prime minister as he conceded that he was no longer the right man to lead the country, leaving Andy Burnham all but certain to succeed him.In an extraordinary day at Westminster, Starmer announced a timetable for his departure after months of growing discontent among Labour MPs

politics  Jun 22, 2026