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Cabinet Office
The Cabinet Office forms part of the centre of government, alongside 10 Downing Street and the Treasury. But what does it do?
Myth-busting the Northern Ireland protocol
Jess Sargeant sets straight the myths and misunderstandings about the Northern Ireland protocol
Crossing the line
By introducing legislation that breaches international law the government is putting civil servants in an impossible position.
State aid rules after Brexit
The UK will be bound by the EU’s state aid rules until the end of the Brexit transition period.
Legislating by consent: how to revive the Sewel convention
The future of the Union could be put at risk without reforms to the principle of legislative consent.
Ministerial accountability
Ministerial accountability is a constitutional convention that ministers are accountable to Parliament for the actions of government.
The government should bring its moonshot announcements back to earth
On Covid, the government declares what it will do before knowing whether it can actually do it
UK Internal Market Bill: key amendments
The government introduced the UK Internal Market Bill to the House of Commons on 9 September.
UK threats to break international law make a Brexit deal even more difficult
The government has reduced its chances of a Brexit deal with its threats to unpick the Withdrawal Agreement
The UK government should be prepared to compromise on the UK internal market
Compromise is the only way to break the stalemate between the UK government and the devolved administrations over the UK Internal Market Bill