Exit negotiations

The Article 50 ruling means Parliament must not merely rubber-stamp Brexit with a three-line bill

The High Court has ensured the government cannot trigger Brexit without parliamentary approval, write Dimitrios Giannoulopoulos, Geoffrey Nice QC, Ben Chigara, Julian Petley, Ignacio de la Rasilla and Katja Sarmiento-Mirwaldt, on behalf of the Britain in Europe think tank. If the Supreme Court upholds the ruling, MPs and peers now have a responsibility to scrutinise the government’s plans and not […]

November 17th, 2016|Exit negotiations, Featured, UK and European law, UK politics|2 Comments|
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Supreme irony: why the Supreme Court could ask the European Court of Justice for a ruling

Will the European Court of Justice get involved in the Supreme Court’s deliberations about Article 50? It’s quite possible, says Steve Peers. He explains why and how the justices might decide to seek a ruling from the ECJ. The question of whether Article 50 can be revoked is key: if it is reversible, Brexit wouldn’t necessarily lead to the removal […]

November 15th, 2016|Exit negotiations, Featured, UK and European law|2 Comments|
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Like it or not (and most don’t), we are heading for a hard Brexit

Despite the fact that most parliamentarians, business leaders and even Brexiters themselves don’t want it, Anand Menon argues we are heading for a hard Brexit – thanks both to the relatively good performance of the economy, the intransigence of public opinion about migration and the fact EU leaders want to deter populist movements.

What sort of Brexit might the government […]

November 14th, 2016|Exit negotiations, Featured, UK politics|2 Comments|
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Could Scotland do a ‘reverse Greenland’ to stay in the EU? Unlikely

Although the ‘reverse Greenland’ model has often been cited as a possible means of Scotland remaining in the EU while the UK leaves, the situations facing Greenland then and Scotland now are not that comparable, writes Maria Ackrén. She suggests that, while Scotland might not find much inspiration in Greenland’s relationship with the EU, it could learn from its […]

November 8th, 2016|European politics, Exit negotiations, Featured|1 Comment|
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    Parliamentary scrutiny must be a barrier to the government’s dictatorial arrogance

Parliamentary scrutiny must be a barrier to the government’s dictatorial arrogance

When challenged about its claimed right to initiate the process of taking the UK out of the EU without Parliamentary consent, Theresa May’s government has relied on two arguments, one legal and one political. The first is that the renunciation of treaties, such as the Treaty of Rome, is under the UK’s largely unwritten constitution an executive privilege of government. […]

November 8th, 2016|Exit negotiations, Featured, UK politics|2 Comments|
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    Some reactions to the Article 50 judgment in the High Court are frightening

Some reactions to the Article 50 judgment in the High Court are frightening

Some of the recent reactions to the Article 50 judgment in the High Court are frankly frightening. Gavin Phillipson asks whether rightwing politicians and journalists attach any value at all to what we call ‘the rule of law’ or ‘the independence of the judiciary’? He worries that they are out simply to bully the judges and whip up hatred against […]

November 4th, 2016|Exit negotiations, Featured, UK and European law, UK politics|4 Comments|
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The US won’t help Britain in its negotiations with the EU

The special relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom cannot be taken for granted. Agata Gostyńska-Jakubowska and Rem Korteweg argue, in the latest issue of the CER Insight, that in spite of its long history the famous UK-US alliance may not prove very useful during Brexit. It is all but certain that Washington will not aid London in its exit negotiations with […]

October 31st, 2016|Exit negotiations, Featured, Foreign policy|2 Comments|
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    Scrutinising Brexit is a mammoth task. Here’s some advice for Hilary Benn and Angus MacNeil

Scrutinising Brexit is a mammoth task. Here’s some advice for Hilary Benn and Angus MacNeil

Hilary Benn and Angus MacNeil are now in charge of the two most important of the many parliamentary committees scrutinising Brexit. Sophie Wilson urges them to act quickly. The Departments for Exiting the EU and Trade are already hard at work, and only 17 sitting weeks remain before the March deadline for Article 50 to be triggered. And getting out […]

October 26th, 2016|Exit negotiations, Featured, UK politics|0 Comments|
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    IndyRef2? The thorny question of Scottish independence hasn’t gone away

IndyRef2? The thorny question of Scottish independence hasn’t gone away

As announced by Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland’s First Minister, at the SNP conference last week, a second Independence Referendum Bill has been published in draft form by the Scottish government. A big announcement of this ilk was to be expected at the annual conference, but what precisely does this mean for Scotland, the UK and Brexit? Jennifer Thomson takes a closer look […]

October 26th, 2016|By LSE authors, Exit negotiations, Featured, UK politics|4 Comments|
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The end of Eldorado: Brexit Britain is likely to get a very bad deal from Spain

Thanks to the large number of Britons who holiday in and retire to Spain – and a lot of foreign direct investment in both directions – the two countries have enjoyed a close and mutually beneficial relationship, despite tensions stoked by the existence of Gibraltar. Brexit puts much of this at risk, writes Luis Garicano [1]. With Spain unlikely to […]

October 25th, 2016|By LSE authors, European politics, Exit negotiations, Featured|12 Comments|
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