Explainers
Our explainers cover key subjects relating to our work, setting out key facts and figures and answering the most important questions about government.
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Procurement after Brexit
The rules that govern public procurement will change with the UK leaving the EU.
Harriet Harman
Harriet Harman reflects on entering government after 15 years in opposition, how to be a minister and her pride in seeing real change in the law.
Common Agricultural Policy
The Common Agricultural Policy is the EU policy to provide financial support to farmers in member states.
UK–EU future relationship: EU member state elections
How the EU member state elections might affect the Brexit negotiations.
EU bilateral agreements (or 'side deals')
After Brexit, will the UK need a bilateral agreement with the EU?
Michael Heseltine
Michael Heseltine explains what worked, and what didn’t, over his five decades in government and politics.
Baroness Warsi
Baroness Warsi looks back on her time in the Coalition Government, starting with figuring out what exactly was a Minister without Portfolio.
UK–EU future relationship: association agreements
The possibility of a UK–EU association agreement after Brexit has been suggested. But what does that actually mean?
UK–EU future relationship: dispute resolution
Dispute resolution (also known as dispute settlement) is the process for resolving disagreements about the meaning of international treaties.