Research and analysis from impartial experts
The Government has today introduced a short Bill. This is an attempt to facilitate an early general election on 12 December 2019. This Insight explains why the Bill is necessary and what it will do.…
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The European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill 2019-20 was announced in the Queen’s Speech on 14 October 2019.…
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What does the Withdrawal Agreement Bill say about what will happen to Northern Ireland post-Brexit? How will it translate into…
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What does the Withdrawal Agreement Bill say about what will happen to Northern Ireland post-Brexit? How will it translate into…
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The European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill (WAB) has implications for the Scottish Parliament, National Assembly for Wales and the Northern Ireland Assembly. This Insight explains the impacts of the WAB on devolution. …
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This Insight explains the status EU law has in UK law now, what domestic status is given to the Withdrawal Agreement (and related separation agreements) and the extent to which this differs from the current status of EU law, and
the legal effect of the WAB’s clauses concerned with Parliamentary sovereignty. …
Individuals will be able to rely on the Withdrawal Agreement directly to assert their rights. …
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How does the Bill propose to change UK law to ensure that the transition period is honoured?…
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The financial settlement – often labeled the ‘exit bill’ or ‘divorce bill’ – sets out how the UK and EU…
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The financial settlement is currently estimated at a cost of around £33 billion to the UK.…
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Clause 34 and Schedule 4 of the Bill set out protections for workers’ rights.…
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The Bill makes arrangements for Parliament’s role in securing a long-term political, trade, and security relationship with the EU.…
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The EU and the UK must complete their respective constitutional requirements for ratifying the treaty before the Article 50 process can be brought to an end.…
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The UK and EU agreed a revised Political Declaration on the framework for the future UK-EU relationship on 17 October.…
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Boris Johnson’s Government have negotiated a new ‘deal’ with the European Union. It is formed of a Political Declaration and…
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What are the potential economic implications of the new Brexit deal?…
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