About: William Hague

Will David Cameron revert to the old normal if Remain wins?

A remain vote would give David Cameron unprecedented power to lead EU reform. But Denis MacShane asks if he will be quite such a Europhile once the dust has settled on the referendum and his job is secure.

UK cabinet reshuffle promotes high profile Eurosceptics

British Foreign Secretary William Hague announced his surprise resignation yesterday (14 July) ahead of a closely-fought national election next May as part of Prime Minister David Cameron's biggest ever reshuffle of top government jobs.

Cameron faces eurosceptic backlash over new Brussels ambassador

An influential committee in the British Parliament will this week complain about the appointment of Ivan Rogers as Britain's permanent representative to the European Union in Brussels after its attempts to ‘vet’ him were rebuffed.

Britain and Europe going through gradual disengagement

British Prime Minister David Cameron recently affirmed that he would fight to keep his country in the EU in any future referendum, but his policies towards the ‘community acquis’ shows otherwise, writes Sir Julian Priestley.

How the UK’s new Tory-led government sees its EU policy

Although the British Conservative Party is openly critical of some aspects of the European Union, it has nevertheless made Europe free, stable and prosperous and its member states must now focus on issues such as climate change, poverty and energy security, writes William Hague, the UK's new foreign secretary, in a commentary for Europe's World.