Britons have a change of heart on immigration
Fears about EU migrants 'flooding the country' played a big role in the campaign to persuade Britons to vote for Brexit, but there are signs...
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FT Brexit Unspun
A podcast that looks beyond the slogans and grandstanding to examine what Brexit will mean for Britain’s trade, economy, public institutions and private sector. Brexit Unspun is produced by...
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Britain and EU fall out over Galileo
A bitter row has broken out between Brussels and the British government over Europe’s Galileo satellite navigation system. FT industry edito...
Are UK citizens' rights at risk?
Many in Britain have been unaware of the extent to which European law has benefited their rights and that, without an overarching EU constit...
How realistic are Britain's Commonwealth trade ambitions?
The network of mostly former British colonies accounts for a relatively small share of British exports compared to the EU but this means the...
What we can learn from the Skripal affair?
Theresa May was backed by over 20 countries and Nato when she accused Russia of using a military grade nerve agent to poison the ex-spy Serg...
Will British fishermen be 'sold down the river' again?
A big appeal of Brexit for fishing communities around the UK was the promise that Britain would take back control of the seas around its coa...
Giving a voice to generation Brexit
Young people were under-represented in the Brexit referendum because only 40 per cent turned out to vote, but those who did vote opted overw...
Brexit talks: What progress on the Irish border question?
Northern Ireland is proving to be the single biggest risk to Brexit talks as negotiators struggle to reconcile competing demands for the UK...
Brexit case study: British Sugar
In this episode, we look at what Britain’s decision to leave the EU means for a food manufacturer and exporter that is also closely involved...
Brexit negotiations: May's silence on the City
Theresa May promised to put financial services at the heart of a trade deal with the EU, but her government has postponed a position paper o...
Where are the talks heading this year?
Siona Jenkins catches up with the progress of the exit talks and discusses the likely next steps in the trade negotiations with the FT's Geo...
Tourism and travel
The fall in sterling since the Brexit referendum has given a big boost to the UK tourism industry. But can a sector so dependent on transpor...
Medical research and the NHS
Siona Jenkins and guests how collaboration between health researchers and specialists will be affected by Brexit, as well as whether recipro...
What prospects for UK exporters?
Sarah Gordon, FT business editor, Allie Renison, head of EU and trade policy at the Institute of Directors, and Peter Campbell, FT motor ind...
A green and pleasant land?
The EU's Common Agricultural Policy has been held responsible for destroying much of Britain's natural landscape and wildlife. Is now the ti...
What's on the menu for Britons outside the EU?
How much food does the UK import from Europe and how dependent are UK farmers on European subsidies? Will the price of food in supermarkets...
Will a squeeze on labour push up wages?
Siona Jenkins discusses the future of employment, growing workforce gaps and what will happen to wages with the FT's Sarah O’Connor and Hele...
Who will have the right to remain?
Brexit has thrown the life plans of vast numbers of people into disarray and has caused headaches to employers worried that they may not be...
Uncertain times for UK business
Uncertainty about the outcome of the exit negotiations has hit some companies hard, while others are examining options for relocating out of...
How democratic is the Brexit Bill?
Siona Jenkins examines questions of the legitimacy of the Brexit process and the impact on our democracy of the bill currently going through...