Tim Durrant
Former Programme Director
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The UK still isn’t ready for a no deal Brexit
There are still many outstanding issues the Government needs to address before the UK can be ready for a no deal Brexit.
Brexit: six months to go
The progress made in delivering Brexit since the EU referendum and what to expect in the frantic few months ahead.
Negotiating Brexit: policing and criminal justice
Failure to secure a new agreement on policing and criminal justice after Brexit will make it harder to extradite dangerous criminals from the UK.
Only the beginning of the Government’s ‘no deal’ Brexit preparations
Big questions remain over citizens’ rights and, of course, the Northern Ireland border.
We've always been heading for a 'blind Brexit'
It is easier, both practically and politically, to get the UK out of the EU and worry about the detail of the future relationship later.
EU red lines on security cooperation risk an outcome nobody wants
The EU's red lines risk a relationship that dramatically reduces policing and judicial co-operation between the UK and the EU.
Three areas the Government has fudged on the 'backstop'
While the UK's 'backstop' for the Irish border may initially seem like a victory for the Brexiteers, it leaves three big issues outstanding.
The Irish border after Brexit
The UK Government must propose its own version of the Irish border “backstop” in order for Brexit negotiations to proceed.
Taking part in future EU budget talks is good for the UK
This is an opportunity to move financial talks beyond the exit bill, and one which the Government should seize.
While the UK talks to itself, the EU has moved on
The longer the UK takes to work out what kind of Brexit it actually wants, the more likely we are to get left behind by the EU.