Mark Leftly

Mark Leftly is a freelance journalist and former deputy political editor of The Independent on Sunday

Recent Articles

George Osborne on Theresa May, a Soft Brexit and Trump Visit

The former Chancellor of the Exchequer-turned-newspaper editor on why delivering Brexit is "a lot trickier than has been claimed"

By Mark Leftly

In Britain, a Softer Brexit Is Beginning to Seem Inevitable

While some say it might not even happen at all

By Mark Leftly / London

London Fire Is Theresa May's 'Hurricane Katrina' Moment

"Theresa May has failed to judge and failed to feel the scale of this disaster"

By Mark Leftly / London

How Long Can Theresa May Hold On as Prime Minister?

The last time a British Prime Minister was humiliated in a vote they called themselves, they resigned the following day: That was David Cameron on June 24 last year.Theresa May didn’t lose the general election...

By Mark Leftly and Dan Stewart

The 6 Big Takeaways from the U.K. Election

A political collapse for the record books

By Mark Leftly

Hung Parliament Confirmed in U.K. Election

It's an extraordinary failure for May and her Conservative Party

By Dan Stewart and Mark Leftly

How Labour's Jeremy Corbyn Can Win by Losing the U.K. Election

Corbyn's fervent supporters will say he has done enough to merit a second chance

By Mark Leftly / London

Theresa May Offers a Limp Rebuke After Trump's Tirade at London Mayor

"She should not stay silent when somebody tries to give an undeserved victory to terrorists"

By Mark Leftly / London

Theresa May Wants to Regulate Cyberspace After the London Attack. Will the World Follow?

National security now dominates the General Election campaign

By Mark Leftly / Westminster

How Theresa May Blew a Huge Lead in the U.K. Election

The decision to call a general election must have made sense at the time.Prime Minister Theresa May was well aware she had heavily outscored her chief opponent, the Labour Party’s Jeremy Corbyn, on personal ratings...

By Mark Leftly / London

British Lawmakers Rage at the U.S. Over Leaks

Members of parliament tell TIME they know the alliance has to remain strong, in spite of leaks

By Mark Leftly / London

Even Theresa May's Own Lawmakers Had No Idea About the UK's Snap Election

In the two hours before May's bombshell announcement, Conservative Party MPs were as clueless as anyone else as to what was coming

By Mark Leftly / London

42 Questions About Brexit That Need Answering

Here are just some of the hundreds of unanswered questions about what Brexit will mean to Britain

By Mark Leftly , Geoffrey Smith , Tara John and Kate Samuelson

London Attack Highlights Parliament's Security

The attack highlighted the area's security flaws

By Mark Leftly / London

Palestinian Envoy to U.S. Ready for Trump's 'Ultimate' Deal

The new chief Palestinian envoy to the United States says authorities in the West Bank stand ready to be the “ultimate partners” in a peace deal between Israelis and Palestinians.Speaking to media in Ramallah minutes...

By Mark Leftly / Ramallah

How Brits Are Planning to Resist Donald Trump's State Visit

Here's what the Brits might have in store for The Donald

By Mark Leftly / London

Trump and May Meeting Enrages Some in the U.K.

The U.K. government’s eagerness to seal a lucrative post-Brexit trade deal with the U.S. may obscure an unpleasant truth for President Donald Trump: many people in the nation of his mother’s birth despise him and...

By Mark Leftly / London

Q&A: Tim Farron, the Liberal Democrat Leader Leading the Charge Against Brexit

"Among the things that Trump and Brexit have in common are that neither of them were inevitable, and neither of them need to be the case forever."

By Mark Leftly / London

British Worry About Trump's Offer of a Trade Deal

“British interests shouldn’t involve collaborating with Trump’s questionable administration”

By Mark Leftly / London

'Trousergate' Affair Exposes Rifts at Top Levels of UK Govt

‘Trousergate’ has dominated British politics for weeks

By Mark Leftly / London
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