Joe Marshall
Former senior researcher
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Fast-tracked legislation / emergency legislation
A fast-tracked bill passes through all the normal stages of passage in each House, but on an expedited timetable.
Election of select committee chairs and members in the House of Commons
This explainer sets how select committee chairs and members are elected.
Dissolution of parliament
Dissolution is the formal term for the end of a parliament. It occurs ahead of a general election for a new parliament.
Select committees
What are select committees? Who is eligible to sit on them? What happens to select committees when a general election is called?
The Windsor Framework
On 27 February, the UK and EU announced a new ‘Windsor Framework’ to make changes to the protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland.
What ‘benefits of Brexit’ does the government claim?
Debate continues about whether the government has delivered ‘benefits of Brexit’.
Agriculture after Brexit
The government risks its reforms being seen as a failure by some (if not all) of farmers, environmentalists, taxpayers and consumers.
The government has yet to convince that Brexit benefits outweigh the costs
The government’s ‘Benefits of Brexit’ reads more like a short-term fillip for backbench MPs rather than a long-term plan
Brexit fish rows are a taste of things to come
Bust-ups of this kind risk defining the post-Brexit EU-UK relationship
Disputes under the Trade and Cooperation Agreement
The UK–EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement has a mechanism for settling disputes. But how does it work?