Brexit
Opinion
Reality confounds us yet again on Europe
The most dramatic night at Westminster since the Labour government’s defeat on a confidence motion in 1979 is writing itself as a sequel to James Graham’s 2012 play This House about events f
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What are the Irish government’s Brexit priorities? A united Ireland is not one of them
Following the UK vote in favour of Leave, the Irish government moved swiftly to identify its priorities for the Brexit negotiation period.
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Beyond the Backstop
Brexit is in trouble but not because of the Irish backstop, argues the CCC's Michael Keating.
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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