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Running Commentary XII

April 20, 2017

The British election There is to be a Brexit general election in the United Kingdom on Thursday 8 June. Short of a revolution, the winner will be the Conservative party, and Theresa May will continue as prime minister. In calling – and winning – the election, Theresa May will entrench Brexit. Quite fairly, she has… » read more

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EU Institutions, UK in Europe

, Article 50, Brexit, EU budget, European Commission, European Council, European Parliament, Future of Europe, general election, Theresa May

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Running Commentary XI

March 29, 2017

A ‘deep and special partnership’ At long last, and after considerable fuss, Theresa May has delivered her Article 50 letter at lunchtime today – not as I had imagined to ‘Dear Donald’ but more formally to ‘Dear President Tusk’. The prime minister is aiming for “a deep and special partnership that takes in both economic… » read more

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Global Europe, UK in Europe

, Article 50, Brexit, Donald Tusk, European Council, House of Lords, Theresa May

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Running Commentary X

March 10, 2017

A new entente The big Brexit picture is that the UK continues to stumble towards a future association agreement with the EU. Until Article 50 is triggered there will be no official recognition by the EU of this scenario, and the Westminster parliament has yet to get its head(s) around the concept. But experts are… » read more

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EU Institutions, UK in Europe

, Article 50, Brexit, Court of Justice, Euratom, European Commission, European Parliament, Future of Europe, House of Commons, House of Lords, Theresa May

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Running Commentary IX

February 22, 2017

Remainers look for meaning The second reading debate in the House of Lords (20-21 February) on the Bill to allow Theresa May to pull the trigger on Article 50 turned on whether parliament should insist that the government give it a ‘meaningful’ vote on the outcome of the Article 50 negotiations. Nobody quite nailed what… » read more

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EU Institutions, UK in Europe

, Brexit, European Council, European Parliament, House of Lords, Theresa May

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Running Commentary VIII

February 13, 2017

Still stumbling towards the exit Running out of patience with British politicians? In my latest article on all things Brexit (9 February) I explain why the Westminster parliament and parties find themselves split and emasculated – and have only themselves to blame. I have precious little sympathy for those Remainers who voted blithely to promote… » read more

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UK in Europe

, Article 50, Brexit, Court of Justice, Czech Republic, EU referendum, European Commission, European Council, European Parliament, House of Commons, House of Lords, Theresa May

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Running Commentary VII

January 26, 2017

Mrs May makes her speech Reverberations continue over Prime Minister May’s London speech of 17 January. She wants a comprehensive free trade agreement with a few add-ons plus political cooperation in security matters. This has all the hallmarks of a future Association Agreement between the UK and the EU 27, but without the institutional mechanism… » read more

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UK in Europe, Uncategorized

, Article 50, Brexit, Court of Justice, House of Commons, House of Lords, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Scotland, Theresa May, Trump

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Running Commentary VI

January 14, 2017

1. The waiting is almost over. On Tuesday 17 January Prime Minister Theresa May will deliver a speech in which she promises to spell out in more detail what her government wants out of leaving the European Union. A few days later the UK Supreme Court will deliver its judgment on the appeal brought by… » read more

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UK in Europe

, Brexit, Commonwealth, Court of Justice, European Council, House of Commons, Theresa May, White Paper

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Running Commentary V

January 4, 2017

There will be times when running commentary on Brexit has to break out from a trot into a sprint. This week is one of those. The resignation of Sir Ivan Rogers as UK Permanent Representative to the EU has been widely reported. People seem more surprised than they should have been. It is not news… » read more

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EU Institutions, EurActiv.com, UK in Europe

, Brexit, Future of Europe, House of Commons, The Speech; Future of Europe; Britain in Europe; Convent 15; federal union., Theresa May

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Running Commentary IV

December 20, 2016

1. While British ministers continue to give confusing signals about what the government wants out of Brexit — presumably by mistake, given their disavowal of ‘running commentary’ — there appears to be a toughening up of the EU’s negotiating stance. In Brussels, Michel Barnier speaks of nothing other than the three formal stages of Brexit:… » read more

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EU Institutions, EurActiv.com, UK in Europe

, Brexit, Christmas, Denmark, European Commission, European Council, European Parliament, House of Lords, Scotland

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Running Commentary III

December 14, 2016

The meeting of the 27 EU leaders over dinner on 15 December is their first chance to have a real political debate about Brexit since the summer. In the absence of any clear signal from London about where the UK wants to go when it leaves the EU, the summit debate will inevitably be more… » read more

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EU Institutions, UK in Europe

, Brexit, Court of Justice, European Council, Future of Europe

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Archives for Brexit

Running Commentary XII

Running Commentary XI

Running Commentary X

Running Commentary IX

Running Commentary VIII

Running Commentary VII

Running Commentary VI

Running Commentary V

Running Commentary IV

Running Commentary III

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