Withdrawal Agreement Bill: Implementing the transition period
How does the Bill propose to change UK law to ensure that the transition period is honoured?…
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Withdrawal Agreement Bill: The financial settlement
The financial settlement is currently estimated at a cost of around £33 billion to the UK.…
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Withdrawal Agreement Bill: Protection for workers’ rights
Clause 34 and Schedule 4 of the Bill set out protections for workers’ rights.…
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Withdrawal Agreement Bill: Parliament’s role in the future UK-EU relationship
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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Withdrawal Agreement Bill: Ratifying the Withdrawal Agreement
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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Brexit deal: Potential economic impact
What are the potential economic implications of the new Brexit deal?…
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The progress of the EU Settlement Scheme so far
EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) created two new statuses for EU, EEA and Swiss nationals living in the UK. These are Settled Status and Pre-Settled Status. This Insight examines the existing data regarding applications under the scheme. …
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Brexit deal: Saturday’s sitting explained
Parliament will sit on Saturday 19 October so that MPs can approve, and Peers debate, the implications of a new Brexit deal. Our Insight explains what could happen. …
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Farm payments in a no-deal Brexit
UK farmers receive around €4 billion per year under the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). What arrangements are in place to cover these payments in the event of a ‘no deal’ Brexit?…
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The Common Travel Area and Irish citizens in the UK after Brexit
Under the Common Travel Area (“the CTA”) Irish nationals have a special status in UK law. This Insight examines the potential impact of Brexit on that special immigration status.…
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Brexit scenarios: What could happen after the European Council meeting?
The ‘Benn Act’ places several requirements on the Government which also make this European Council meeting significant.…
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Divorce after Brexit
UK domestic law is unlikely to be affected by Brexit. But Brexit might impact procedural issues involving divorcing spouses from separate EU countries. This insight explains how.…
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How might Brexit affect UK overseas aid spending?
The UK Government is legally obliged to continue to spend 0.7% of gross national income as aid each year.…
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EU voters in England and Wales: Rights, regions and registers
There are more than 1.9 million EU citizens on the electoral registers in England and Wales. …
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Brexit and trade in services
Trade in services is hugely important to the UK economy. This Insight looks at what might change if the UK leaves without a deal. It also shows how Office for National Statistics (ONS) experimental statistics helps unravel the complexity of services trade with the EU and other countries…
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What would a no-deal Brexit mean for UK and EU defence cooperation?
Brexit will affect how the UK contributes to these military operations. This Insight asks: what would a ‘no deal’ Brexit mean for the UK’s Armed Forces?…
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