Jess Sargeant
Former Associate Director
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The UK government must take responsibility for making the Northern Ireland protocol work
Making the government’s protocol work in Northern Ireland would help reduce current tensions
Scottish independence: EU membership and the Anglo–Scottish border
What EU membership would mean for Scotland and its relationship with the rest of the UK.
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