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The Guardian view on the world and Brexit: rue Britannia | Editorial | Opinion
The case for Brexit rested largely upon two misapprehensions – or, to put it less kindly, lies. The first was the belief that engaging in a deep and broad partnership, with the necessary compromises and disadvantages that brings alongside all its benefits, was an act of treacherous self-sabotage. The second was a wholly unrealistic assessment …
Jo Johnson, brother of Boris Johnson, resigns from UK government
Johnson is the MP for Orpington and the universities minister in his brother’s government. “In recent weeks I’ve been torn between family loyalty and the national interest – it’s an unresolvable tension [and] time for others to take on my roles as MP & Minister,” Johnson tweeted. This is the second time Jo Johnson has …