Jess Sargeant
Former Associate Director
Jess's recent work
The Liberal Democrats should learn from the coalition's constitutional reform failures
The general election could give the Lib Dems a chance to influence government policy.
Review of the UK Constitution: Final report
The UK constitution needs urgent reform to fix crisis of trust in UK politics.
Chloe Smith
Chloe Smith talks about serving as constitution minister under three different PMs, her time in the Truss government, and ministerial maternity cover.
All work
Cooperation not confrontation should be at the heart of UK–EU discussions on the protocol
Jess Sargeant argues David Frost's confrontational style on the Northern Ireland protocol could backfire
The United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020
The steps the UK government needs to take to manage the UK internal market and ensure it works in the long-term.
The article 16 vaccine row is over – but the damage has been done
Both the EU and the UK must learn from the EU’s blunder over article 16 if they want the Northern Ireland protocol to survive long-term
Boris Johnson needs answers for the challenges he faces in each part of the UK
Jess Sargeant sets the scene for a year which may well be the UK government’s last chance to hold together the four nations of the United Kingdom
Lord Duncan
Lord Duncan of Springbank was interviewed on 8 January 2021 for the Institute for Government’s Ministers Reflect project.
Northern Ireland protocol: UK–EU Joint Committee December agreement
The Joint Committee announced on 8 December that it had reached agreement.
Joint Committee's Brexit agreement must mean better Northern Ireland protocol cooperation
The UK and the EU reaching an agreement over the application of the Northern Ireland protocol is an opportunity to pursue a more constructive approach
The EU should be flexible on the Northern Ireland protocol
It is in the interest of the EU – as well as the people of Northern Ireland – to minimise the impact of the protocol
Preparing Brexit: how ready is the UK?
With just eight weeks and counting until the end of the transition period, the government still has a lot to do to get Brexit done.
The four governments of the UK must better co-ordinate their coronavirus approaches
Westminster and the devolved governments must better co-ordinate their different approaches to lockdown rules