<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title><![CDATA[Political - Newslocker]]></title><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/political/</link><atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/political/rss/" /><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" /><description><![CDATA[Find your latest Political news with just one click. 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You asked, we answered]]></title><description><![CDATA[The FT&rsquo;s Europe editor Ben Hall and Peter Foster, the FT&rsquo;s World trade editor, replied to reader questions in an Ask an Expert Q&amp;A]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/political/ten-years-on-whats-next-for-brexit-you-asked-we-answered/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 14:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/political/ten-years-on-whats-next-for-brexit-you-asked-we-answered/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live reader Q&amp;A - Ten years on, what&rsquo;s next for Brexit?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Take part in a live Ask an Expert Q&amp;A with the FT&rsquo;s Europe editor Ben Hall and Peter Foster, the FT&rsquo;s World trade editor, now]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/political/live-reader-qampa-ten-years-on-whatrsquos-next-for-brexit/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 14:01:00 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