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The civil service after Brexit: lessons from the Article 50 period
A divided cabinet and battles between parliament and government revealed tensions in the civil service’s duty to “serve the government of the day”.
UK–EU future relationship: UK and EU mandates
On 25 February 2020, the EU published its mandate for negotiations with the UK on the future relationship.
UK–EU future relationship negotiations: how do the opening positions compare?
The EU has published its draft negotiating objectives and the UK has set out its own opening position in a written ministerial statement.
David Lidington
David Lidington reflects on David Cameron’s renegotiation of the UK’s EU membership and the 2016 referendum and being Theresa May’s deputy.
Government will struggle to ‘Get Brexit Done’ by December 2020
The task of 'Getting Brexit Done' will become even more challenging after the UK has formally left the EU
Getting Brexit done
The most complicated Brexit tasks lie ahead and many questions about the UK’s departure are still unanswered.
Parliament still has responsibility to scrutinise the Withdrawal Agreement Bill properly
The Withdrawal Agreement still needs proper scrutiny, even if the prime minister will be confident it can pass.
Brexit legislation: domestic framework bills
In the recent Queen’s Speech, the government has presented plans to lay seven Brexit-focused bills before Parliament.
The government's proposal for the Northern Ireland protocol
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has written to the European Union to set out the UK’s proposal for the Irish protocol (the so-called backstop)
Even a Commons majority for an EU withdrawal agreement doesn’t rule out a no-deal Brexit
If Boris Johnson persuades MPs to vote for a Brexit agreement, then the bigger parliamentary challenge could be turning that deal into law.