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The role of the EU in the process of extending Article 50 is relatively well understood, but what role would domestic, UK, legislation play in the process?
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Could the UK unilaterally terminate the Withdrawal Agreement under international law if the Irish backstop, which the Agreement says is intended to be temporary, became permanent? An amendment from Sir Edward Leigh to the Government’s motion in December 2018 on approving the Withdrawal Agreement called for an assurance from the Government that it would terminate the Withdrawal Agreement if the EU refused to agree to removing the backstop at the end of 2021. This note looks at provisions in the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties for terminating and denouncing treaties, and arguments about whether these might apply to the Withdrawal Agreement if the Irish backstop were to persist.
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We take a look at the basics of ‘permanent residence’ and ‘settled status’ for European Economic Area (EEA) nationals in the UK after Brexit.
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How can the way Universal Credit claimants are paid their wages affect how much benefit they receive?
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This Insight, the latest in our series on migration statistics, explains the data on asylum seekers and refugees.
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This House of Commons Library Briefing Paper sets out the regulations which seek to address nuisance calls, including unsolicited sales and marketing calls, and the main ways in which individuals can try to reduce the number of unwanted calls or texts they receive.
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If passed, the Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill 2017-19 would repeal free movement and other related rights derived from the EU, which have become part of UK legislation.
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This paper looks at the possible options for dealing with returning terrorist fighters
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This note looks at the way that landlords have been able to offset their finance costs against tax, the changes made to these rules by s24 of Finance (No.2) Act 2015, and the debate there has been over their likely impact. It looks briefly at the introduction from April 2016 of higher rates of stamp duty on the purchase of additional residential properties, as the Government has explicitly linked these two measures as being targeted to help first time buyers.
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How might Brexit impact on holiday and travel plans?
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The Government must be able to command the confidence of the House of Commons. Losing a confidence vote would show that the Government has lost confidence.
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Consideration by the House of Commons of Lords amendments to the Civil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration Etc.) Bill is due to take place on 15 March 2019
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This Commons Library briefing paper considers the extension of civil partnership to opposite sex couples
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This UK Science Week we explore how antimicrobial resistance develops and what is being done to prevent it.
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A summary of Spring Statement 2019 and the Office for Budget Responsibility's forecasts for the economy and public finances.
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