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Anthony Seldon
Ten years ago, Brexit sent me into a pit of rage. I now know we can never return to the EU

Sun 31 May 2026

Ten years ago, Brexit sent me into a pit of rage. I now know we can never return to the EU
Will the UK rejoin the EU?

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Will the UK rejoin the EU?
Rachel Sylvester
Keir Starmer embraces radicalism as he accepts his time in Downing Street is ending

Sun 24 May 2026

Keir Starmer embraces radicalism as he accepts his time in Downing Street is ending
Giles Whittell
Burnham’s ‘rut’: he would prefer not to talk about Brexit right now

Tue 19 May 2026

Burnham’s ‘rut’: he would prefer not to talk about Brexit right now
Hannah Schuller
Labour’s membership has changed since Corbyn

Sun 17 May 2026

Labour’s membership has changed since Corbyn
Steve Bloomfield
Saying we will rejoin the EU is easy but there is no ‘back to 2016’ button

Sun 17 May 2026

Saying we will rejoin the EU is easy but there is no ‘back to 2016’ button
Praful Nargund
Brexit has been a disaster – but there is a path to a new deal with Europe

Mon 11 May 2026

Brexit has been a disaster – but there is a path to a new deal with Europe
Sir Richard Lambert
Building a consensus around rejoining the EU is the government’s first task

Mon 11 May 2026

Building a consensus around rejoining the EU is the government’s first task
Rachel Sylvester
Keir Starmer: I want a decade in Downing Street to renew Britain

Sat 9 May 2026

Keir Starmer: I want a decade in Downing Street to renew Britain
Tom Baldwin
Starmer must be bold on rejoining the EU

Sun 3 May 2026

Starmer must be bold on rejoining the EU
Letters to the editor
Lords were doing their job of scrutiny on assisted dying

Sun 3 May 2026

Lords were doing their job of scrutiny on assisted dying
Neil Kinnock
The British people know Brexit has failed them. They also know how to fix it

Sun 26 Apr 2026

The British people know Brexit has failed them. They also know how to fix it
Neil Kinnock
The British people know Brexit has failed them. They also know how to fix it

Sun 26 Apr 2026

The British people know Brexit has failed them. They also know how to fix it
William Keegan
We must stop tiptoeing around the EU, we have to jump back in

Sun 26 Apr 2026

We must stop tiptoeing around the EU, we have to jump back in
Ben Zaranko
Rejoin EU to boost economy and revive premiership, Starmer urged

Sun 26 Apr 2026

Rejoin EU to boost economy and revive premiership, Starmer urged
Andrew Rawnsley
Thanks to Trump, the UK has edged closer to Europe, but the entente isn’t always cordiale

Sun 12 Apr 2026

Thanks to Trump, the UK has edged closer to Europe, but the entente isn’t always cordiale
Gary Cansell
Raise a toast! British marmalade survives a storm in a jam jar

Sun 5 Apr 2026

Raise a toast! British marmalade survives a storm in a jam jar
The Observer view
The Observer view: £4.3bn a week

Sun 22 Mar 2026

The Observer view: £4.3bn a week
Rachel Sylvester
Closer ties with EU become the ‘biggest prize’ for chancellor

Sun 15 Mar 2026

Closer ties with EU become the ‘biggest prize’ for chancellor
James Harding
A passport, a history, and the country that took us in

Fri 6 Mar 2026

A passport, a history, and the country that took us in
Olivia Acland
At the burial ground for the migrants who never made it to the Canaries

Fri 6 Mar 2026

At the burial ground for the migrants who never made it to the Canaries
Kim Willsher
Viktor Orbán has pinned his re-election hopes on maligning Ukraine

Wed 4 Mar 2026

Viktor Orbán has pinned his re-election hopes on maligning Ukraine
Isabel Coles
Our destinies are entwined, Rubio tells Europe after a year of turmoil

Sun 15 Feb 2026

Our destinies are entwined, Rubio tells Europe after a year of turmoil
Rachel Sylvester
Starmer hoping to get closer to the EU on defence

Sun 1 Feb 2026

Starmer hoping to get closer to the EU on defence
Rachel Sylvester
Prime minister urged to forge new links with EU

Sun 25 Jan 2026

Prime minister urged to forge new links with EU
Barney Macintyre
As Davos braces for Hurricane Donald, European leaders mull how to strike back

Tue 20 Jan 2026

As Davos braces for Hurricane Donald, European leaders mull how to strike back
Steve Bloomfield
Europe finally understands the US is no longer its ally

Sun 18 Jan 2026

Europe finally understands the US is no longer its ally
Giles Whittell
Starmer and Europe need each other more than ever

Mon 12 Jan 2026

Starmer and Europe need each other more than ever
John Kampfner
Time for Europe to find the courage to face new realities

Sun 11 Jan 2026

Time for Europe to find the courage to face new realities
Isabel Coles
Greenland’s worries over US ‘fantasies’ harden into alarm

Mon 5 Jan 2026

Greenland’s worries over US ‘fantasies’ harden into alarm
Kim Willsher
Everyone stands to gain from an entente cordiale with Brussels

Sun 4 Jan 2026

Everyone stands to gain from an entente cordiale with Brussels
Catherine Neilan
Ten years after Brexit, we’re talking about getting closer to Europe again

Sun 4 Jan 2026

Ten years after Brexit, we’re talking about getting closer to Europe again
Rachel Sylvester
Rejoin customs union to help fix ‘botched’ Brexit, says TUC boss

Sun 28 Dec 2025

Rejoin customs union to help fix ‘botched’ Brexit, says TUC boss
Helena Smith
Albania can help the EU survive, says prime minister Edi Rama

Thu 18 Dec 2025

Albania can help the EU survive, says prime minister Edi Rama
Andrew Rawnsley
Time to sound the alarm: the United States no longer behaves like a friend

Sun 14 Dec 2025

Time to sound the alarm: the United States no longer behaves like a friend
Kim Darroch
Trump thinks Europe doesn’t cut it. We will have to look after ourselves

Sun 14 Dec 2025

Trump thinks Europe doesn’t cut it. We will have to look after ourselves
Putin is laughing at Europe

Sun 7 Dec 2025

Putin is laughing at Europe
Tom Baldwin
Starmer needs to stop sweating the small stuff and be bold on Europe

Sun 7 Dec 2025

Starmer needs to stop sweating the small stuff and be bold on Europe
Kim Willsher
France falls in line to ask its young to face Russian threat

Sun 30 Nov 2025

France falls in line to ask its young to face Russian threat

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