Parliament and the constitution
Brexit: the final countdown
By the end of the week, we could either be out of the EU with no deal – or on a slow track to reconsidering whether we really want to Brexit at all.
Can Labour rely on any prime ministerial Brexit commitments?
The Prime Minister has served notice on her time in Downing Street.
Parliament acts fast to keep control of Brexit
Five takeaways from a night of extraordinarily high-paced and close Brexit votes.
The Article 50 Brexit deadline has damaged parliamentary democracy
Parliament’s inability to coalesce around a single Brexit plan demonstrates the destructive effect of a fixed timetable for parliamentary democracy.
A general election would mean a long Brexit delay
If the Prime Minister decides to call a general election then this will inevitably mean a long delay to Brexit.
The Brexit Effect
How the “Brexit Effect” has changed government, parliament and politics since the 2016 vote.
‘Indicative votes’ are a procedural fix for a political problem
The 'indicative votes' process is doomed to fail if MPs refuse to compromise.
The Speaker's Brexit ruling does not rule out a third meaningful vote
The Government should not have been caught off guard by the Speaker's meaningful vote ruling – but the convention can be worked around.
How the Government could recover from its Brexit hangover
The Government has compounded its loss of control of Parliament with a loss of control of Cabinet.
They rejected the Prime Minister’s deal – now MPs must tell us their vision for Brexit
Parliament has again rejected the Prime Minister’s Brexit deal. Now MPs are the ones responsible for setting out an alternative to break the impasse.