Brexit's 5th Anniversary: A Tumultuous Tory Tale

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What's brewing in British politics five years after Brexit? The Conservatives are in hot water over rising immigration, with Priti Patel defending the numbers and Kemi Badenoch quick to rebuke her. Meanwhile, Labour's Keir Starmer is off to Brussels for an informal summit with EU leaders, aiming for closer ties amidst tricky diplomacy with the US and EU. With defence as a potential common ground, fishing, free movement, and trade barriers remain contentious issues between the two.

On the home front, Starmer's tightrope act is a lonely one, as Germany's federal elections and France's populist surge add to the EU's woes.

Will Starmer's Brussels dinner pave the way for a UK-EU reset? Stay tuned for the plot twists in this ongoing Brexit saga.

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