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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Brexit deal: the financial settlement
The divorce bill is the amount the UK has agreed to pay in settlement of its outstanding liabilities when its leaves the EU.
Parliament and the Brexit deal
What is Parliament's role in approving a Brexit deal?
MPs’ and MEPs’ scrutiny of negotiations
The Government has committed to giving MPs the same level of information about the Brexit negotiations as their counterparts in Brussels.
Common Fisheries Policy
The UK receives €243.1m in subsidies between 2014 and 2020 under the CFP. After Brexit, those subsidies will end.
What the Prime Minister's speech means
In a speech at Lancaster House in London on 17 January, Prime Minister Theresa May set out the Plan for Britain, including the 12 priorities that the
Lord Freud
Lord Freud was interviewed on 26 January 2017 for the Institute for Government’s Ministers Reflect project.
Lord O’Neill
Lord O'Neill reflects on his time in government for the Institute for Government’s Ministers Reflect project.
UK–EU future relationship: defence and security co-operation
The UK is arguably the EU’s strongest defence power. But how will Brexit affect UK–EU defence and security arrangements?
Trade defence after Brexit
The government has set up a new public body – the Trade Remedies Investigations Directorate – to pick up the task of managing trade defence after Brex