The Latest Breaking News from Brexit

With less than a week to go before the UK's general election, the opposition Labour Party appears on course for a resounding victory. But unlike with the last election in 2019, one word has been almost absent from the campaign trail: Brexit. Why has there been so little discussion of…

Letters: Politicians are refusing to acknowledge the link between Brexit and falling living standards, says Robin Prior, while Chris Webster says voters must accept responsibility for their choices

In the second part of Sir Keir Starmer’s exclusive interview with The Independent, he reveals what motivates him politically

The Tories’ cuts were an obvious economic blunder, but their disastrous consequences are still piling up – and there is little hope Labour will reverse the damage

The Independent looks at the people who are staying loyal to the Conservatives as they continue to slip in the polls

Shadow business secretary says trying to rejoin single market or customs union would cause ‘more difficulties’

With differing views on striking junior doctors and Brexit, could a lunch and ‘proper conversation’ lead to common ground?

In Hull East, less than half of the electorate went to the ballot box in 2019 – and, here and elsewhere, the party fears being caught out by political apathy

Britain goes to the polls next week in a general election that looks set to end 14 years of Conservative rule marked by economic turbulence, Brexit, political scandal and upheaval.

British Chambers of Commerce director general calls on politicians to improve ties with EU and strike better deal

Those who voted leave still feel ignored and marginalised. The pressure will be on for Labour to boost growth and narrow regional divides, says the Guardian’s economics editor Larry Elliott