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Brexit Briefing - July 2018

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Plage de la Coutarde Author  Baptiste Rossi Copyright waived by the author Source  Wikipedia Jane Lambert A lot happened in July. First, the resignations of the Rt Hon David Davis MP, the Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP and a number of other ministers. Secondly, the publication of white papers on  The Future Relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union   and  Legislating for the Withdrawal Agreement between the United Kingdom and the European Union .    Thirdly, the Prime Minister and her ministers have visited the capitals of other EU member states to canvass support for the future relationship white paper's proposals. Finally, active preparations have begun here and in the rest of the EU for the UK's withdrawal from the EU without a withdrawal agreement.    More

Brexit Briefing - February 2018

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Author Mikelo  Licence  Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike 2.0 Generic Source:  Wikimedia Commons This month's Brexit briefing focuses on the publication by the European Commission of a draft agreement for the withdrawal of the UK from the EU and the Euratom. Although it has not yet been presented to the British government and there has already been some grumbling from the PM and others it is unlikely to be rejected out of hand. There were some welcome signs of pragmatism in the PM's speech at the Mansion House on 2 March 2018. There were also some crumbs of comfort for the ratification of the UPC Agreement and perhaps even continued British participation in the Court after Brexit. Read more