Brexit referendum

United Kingdom

Has Brexit been a failure? A majority of Brits think so

A new opinion poll has found that most British voters see leaving the EU as a huge failure for the country, especially around broken promises on NHS funding.

31/12/2023

Lifestyle

Study finds higher cognitive ability linked to Brexit ‘Remain’ vote

The study found that higher cognitive ability is linked to a 'Remain' vote. "Depending on which side of the debate you fall, reading this may fill you with anger or joy."

24/11/2023

United Kingdom

EU citizens who moved from the UK speak of Brexit's impact on them

Many wanted to leave the United Kingdom after the referendum result. Now a new report hears from those who did, and the impact on their families.

08/09/2023

United Kingdom

Seven years on: what do young Brits think of Brexit vote?

Four Brits who were aged 14-19 when the Brexit referendum took place in 2016 speak to Euronews about how Brexit has changed their lives. They are now aged 21-26.

24/06/2023

United Kingdom

UK marks gloomy third year Brexit anniversary

Britain will be the only major economy to suffer a recession this year, according to IMF forecasts. Even sanction-slapped Russia is expected to grow.

31/01/2023

Europe News

Growing majority of Britons think Brexit was a mistake, new poll shows

A top pollster revealed that 57% of the UK's population think Brexit was not a good choice, as opposed to 43% who think it was.

02/11/2022

World News

'Outrage': Row after pro-Brexit group moves its website back into EU

Neale Richmond, European Affairs spokesperson for a coalition party, Fine Gael, described the move as an "outrage".

15/01/2021

United Kingdom

Spanish workers in Gibraltar cautiously optimistic after Schengen deal

Alfredo Valencia, a Spanish citizen who has worked in Gibraltar for 12 years is cautiously celebrating the preliminary post-Brexit border agreement that he hopes is "going to knock down the Gibraltar Gate".

05/01/2021

United Kingdom

'An act of cultural vandalism': Erasmus alumni on UK leaving scheme

The UK's Brexit transition period for leaving the EU has ended and with it the country's membership of the decades-old Erasmus programme. Here's what alumni of the scheme have to say about the UK leaving it.

01/01/2021

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Stranded truck drivers scuffle with police at UK's Dover Port

Some drivers who were stranded in Dover protested by blocking vehicles from leaving the port.

23/12/2020

United Kingdom

'He's absolutely stuck': UK PM skewered ahead of Brexit dinner date

UK PM Boris Johnson is set for crucial Brexit trade deal talks with EU chief Ursula von der Leyen over dinner in Brussels tonight.

09/12/2020

United Kingdom

How much does the UK depend on Europe for its Christmas treats?

A no deal Brexit could have severely affected some, but not all, of Britain's Christmas favourites in 2021.

07/12/2020

Europe News

EU-UK trust must be rebuilt to break Brexit deadlock, says Irish PM

London and Brussels still have unresolved differences. But for some, the key to getting a post-Brexit trade deal is rebuilding trust between the two.

23/11/2020

United Kingdom

Brexit uncertainty leaves EU citizens considering their UK futures

"In three and a half years of listening to countless stories, I have never come across so many academics, scientists, doctors and people of working age thinking of leaving,” Elena Remigi, a 52-year-old Italian living in Berkshire, told Euronews.

06/10/2020

United Kingdom

Brexit: UK MPs back government's contentious Internal Market Bill

The bill was approved by 340 votes to 256, a government majority of 84.

30/09/2020

United Kingdom

Amal Clooney quits as UK special envoy over 'lamentable' Brexit plan

Clooney, who is the country's special envoy on media freedom, said she was "dismayed" to learn that the government intends to pass legislation that would effectively override sections of the Brexit withdrawal agreement.

18/09/2020