Brexit
Opinion
An uncertain outcome
Fellows of the Centre on Constitutional Change respond to the rejection of the Withdrawal Agreement by the House of Commons and the impending no-confidence vote in the government.
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The sleepwalkers of 2019 meet their unknown destiny
The deal (Withdrawal Agreement) ‘would be an uncomfortable outcome for the European Union: providing quota-fee, tariff-free access to the EU market without any accompanying fina
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The Scottish Continuity Bill Reference
Last week’s decision by the Supreme Court in the UK Withdrawal from the European Union (Legal Continuity) (Scotland)
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Brexit legislation in the Supreme Court: A Tale of Two Withdrawal Acts?
The Supreme Court's ruling on the Scottish Continuity Bill gave both sides something but acknowledged that the vast bulk of the Bill was within Holyrood's competence at the time it was passed
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Brexit, Borders and Backstops
The path to Brexit has once again been blocked, seemingly on the issue of the Irish border and the implications for the peace process launched by the Good Friday Agreement (GFA).
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Beyond the backstop: understanding Unionist sentiment in the Brexit debate
Conservative MPs who offer their Unionism as the basis of their rejection of the Withdrawal Agreement have a very particular understanding of both the Union and Conservatism, says Jack Sheldo
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Brexit and the Irish backstop: Where are we now?
Theresa May's public recognition of the realities of the Norther Irish border in her Commons speech withdrawing the Meaningful Vote was, says Jonathan Evershed, much too little and far too la
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The Withdrawal Agreement and Devolution
Disagreements between the UK, Welsh and Scottish Governments are about more than inter-party rivalry, says Nicola McEwen, they reflect a very real disagreement about how policy can be made -
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The Brexit Agreement. Hunting the Snark.
What has been presented as an endgame is really just the beginning of the process and what is being described as the 'transition' or 'implementation' period, says Michael Keating, is really the
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One Endgame or Many?
With the politics of the process changing almost by the minute, Richard Parry assesses the ‘stable text’ of the Brexit agreement.
The final phase of negotiating a