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Tim Durrant
Programme Director
Tim's recent work
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David Lammy has high ambitions for the Foreign Office
The shadow foreign secretary has set out his stall for how he will run the FCDO if Labour get elected.
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The parties should focus on substance as well as sales ahead of the election
Election fever is hotting up in the aftermath of the local elections.
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Andrew Mitchell’s new job title doesn’t resolve how to best scrutinise Lords ministers like David Cameron
Current arrangements to scrutinise ministers in the House of Lords may not be sustainable.
All work
Brexit: two months to go
The UK is due to leave the European Union in just eight weeks’ time
Parliament has increased the risk of no deal – now it needs to ensure the Government is ready
Having voted overwhelmingly to reject the Brexit deal, Parliament must now make sure that the Government is ready for no deal.
The Government’s reassurances on Northern Ireland risk angering more people
The Government's latest proposal doesn’t provide a way out of the Northern Ireland backstop and won’t swing any votes.
Government should admit that the UK will not be ready for no deal
It’s time for the Government to be honest about no deal.
There is no such thing as a ‘managed no deal’ Brexit
Those calling for a no deal Brexit need to be honest about what it would mean.
Three contradictory promises on the Irish border
At some point soon, the Government is going to have to confront these contradictions head on and decide who they are going to disappoint.
The UK still isn’t ready for a no deal Brexit
There are still many outstanding issues the Government needs to address before the UK can be ready for a no deal Brexit.
Brexit: six months to go
The progress made in delivering Brexit since the EU referendum and what to expect in the frantic few months ahead.
Negotiating Brexit: policing and criminal justice
Failure to secure a new agreement on policing and criminal justice after Brexit will make it harder to extradite dangerous criminals from the UK.
Only the beginning of the Government’s ‘no deal’ Brexit preparations
Big questions remain over citizens’ rights and, of course, the Northern Ireland border.