The “meaningful vote” deferred: What now?
Given that the Prime Minister is now seeking further “assurances”, it is not clear whether the Government believes that it still has “political agreement” with the EU…
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Negotiations
Brexit: Negotiations Update (March-June 2018)
This briefing paper provides an update on the progress of the Article 50 TEU negotiations since March 2018, and what…
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Brexit: can Parliament control the outcome of the negotiations?
The House of Lords has debated Parliament’s role in Brexit this week, resulting in two widely publicised amendments to the…
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Brexit: new guidelines on the framework for future EU-UK relations
Brexit negotiations have resumed and this third phase will cover issues outstanding from the last phases – the Irish border in…
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Brexit: Gibraltar update
Gibraltar has enjoyed a unique status as a UK external territory within the EU – how will it be dealt…
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What happens to EU funding after Brexit?
In 2016/17, the UK received over £5 billion in funding from EU programmes. Much of this went into research, infrastructure…
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Brexit: Council Directives for Negotiations on Transition
This Commons Library briefing paper looks at the January 2018 negotiating directives drawn up by the Council of Ministers, in…
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Brexit: who has said what about transition?
Phase two of the Brexit negotiations has started. The EU and UK negotiators have expressed their views on the scope…
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Brexit reading list: negotiations and future relations
The Commons Library has compiled, from a wide range of sources, a selection of analysis and comment relevant to the…
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Brexit: ‘sufficient progress’ to move to phase 2
This paper looks at the path towards ‘sufficient progress’ in the first phase of Brexit negotiations and the Joint Report…
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Brexit: the November negotiations
Was progress made in the sixth round of Brexit negotiations? This paper looks at what happened in the latest round…
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Brexit: 7 sites you should bookmark
There is no shortage of information on Brexit. We publish a lot of it ourselves. Navigating through it all is…
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Brexit: the October negotiations
What happened in round five of the Brexit negotiations – the last scheduled round in phase one? Did the EU…
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Brexit: an overview
Brexit dominates the current political landscape, and was at the core of the general election. But hopes, fears, rumours and…
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Brexit negotiations under a minority government
Theresa May intends to form a minority government and to work with allies, in particular the ten MPs in Arlene…
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