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
Co-ordination and divergence: devolution and coronavirus
The four governments of the UK must better co-ordinate their different approaches to lockdown restrictions.
Disputes under the Withdrawal Agreement
The UK–EU Withdrawal Agreement is the Brexit deal that formally took the UK out of the EU.
Myth-busting the Northern Ireland protocol
Jess Sargeant sets straight the myths and misunderstandings about the Northern Ireland protocol
UK Internal Market Bill: key amendments
The government introduced the UK Internal Market Bill to the House of Commons on 9 September.
The UK government should be prepared to compromise on the UK internal market
Compromise is the only way to break the stalemate between the UK government and the devolved administrations over the UK Internal Market Bill
Breaking international law is no way to protect peace in Northern Ireland
Jess Sargeant is not convinced by the government’s controversial Brexit manoeuvrings, or it motives
UK Internal Market Act
After the end of the transition period, the UK government and the devolved administrations will no longer be collectively bound by EU law.
Devolution: UK internal market
The UK internal market refers to the rules that underpin free trade across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Westminster’s proposals on the UK internal market could lead to a constitutional collision
A constitutional clash is looming, writes Jess Sargeant
A reminder that political crises carry high stakes in Northern Ireland
The recent row between Northern Ireland’s main political parties has laid bare the unique challenges of the executive’s governance arrangements