Archive - The Lead

'I remember going to the shop and someone refusing to serve me' - life for EU nationals since Brexit vote

This summer is ten years since the EU referendum, 5.8million people have settled status in the UK. How have they found living here since Brexit?

Jul 18 • Kevin Gopal and The Lead

The Lead Untangles: Why is the UK seeing so many wildfires?

The UK is increasingly at risk of experiencing wildfires, with last year seeing the most blazes on record. But are we prepared?

Jul 16 • The Lead, Ella Glover, and The Lead Editors

Nigel Farage wants to be protected — and persecuted

Drilling into what the Reform leader has said and done since the shocking death of Ann Widdecombe

Jul 14 • Zoe Grunewald and The Lead

The Lead Untangles: Rent controls

With Andy Burnham almost certain to become the next Prime Minister, campaigners are demanding rent controls

Jul 9 • The Lead and Kevin Gopal

Nigel Farage is toast

He may win the battle, but Farage has already lost the myth

Jul 7 • Zoe Grunewald and The Lead

Coastal towns swung Brexit, now they may again hold the balance for Reform

A decade on from the UK's vote to leave the EU, we explore how the political landscape has evolved in Dover, a town that's shaping the national…

Jul 4 • Fred Garratt-Stanley and The Lead

The Lead in Conversation: "Disinformation is one of the most crucial issues we face"

Perhaps one of the biggest indicators of whether a town would Vote Leave was its proximity to the sea. Fred Garratt-Stanley went to Dover to see how it…

Jul 3 • The Lead, Ella Glover, and Fred Garratt-Stanley

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The Lead Untangles: The false claims about Andy Burnham’s business interests

With Andy Burnham front and centre, old rumours about his wife’s ties to a public contract are being rehashed online.

Jul 2 • Ella Glover and The Lead

June 2026

Andy Burnham starts in the right place: power

The Labour-leader-in-waiting has correctly identified the source of Britain's stagnation. But will he be able to fix it?

Jun 30 • The Lead and Zoe Grunewald

From Leave to Reform: The decade that destroyed British politics

Brexit was meant to settle Britain's deepest political divide. Instead, it paved the way for Nigel Farage's return

Jun 27 • Zoe Grunewald and The Lead

Andy Burnham votes for net zero – but will climate action survive?

The would-be Prime Minister has drillers to the Left of him, and drillers to the Right.

Jun 25 • The Lead and Adam Barnett

Brexit has claimed a sixth prime minister

Sir Keir Starmer's resignation came nearly a decade to the day of the EU Referendum. The result still haunts the top job in UK politics.

Jun 23 • Zoe Grunewald and The Lead

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