Brexit weekly: 5 things

Brexit weekly: 5 things

Time to be moving along? Whisper it quietly, but we could be about to see a breakthrough in Brexit talks. Reports this week have suggested that after months of frustration (never has the sight of David Davis falling off a stage been more symbolic), UK and EU...
Brexit weekly: 5 things

Brexit weekly: 5 things

5 down, 470 to go… Two of the eight days of debate on the EU (Withdrawal) Bill took place this week, with the Tories and Labour imposing a three-line whip on their MPs. Despite suspicions they wouldn’t be able to muster the votes, the Government managed to defeat the...
Brexit weekly: 5 things

Brexit weekly: 5 things

The incredible disappearing sector impact assessments The opposition scored a win last week when it won an opposition motion compelling the publication of the 58 studies looking at the impact of Brexit on different sectors, following a long-running political battle....
Brexit weekly: 5 things

Brexit weekly: 5 things

Paper politics First off, to Westminster. A busy week for the lobby correspondents with the growing behaviour scandal was made even busier when the House of Commons endorsed a Labour motion that the Government must publish 58 studies on the impact of Brexit on the UK...
Brexit weekly: 5 things

Brexit weekly: 5 things

Vote or no vote? The Parliamentary session between the beginning of October and Christmas is always incredibly busy, and now more so than ever. If you really, really like Select Committee hearings then the opportunity that Brexit brings for inquiries, evidence...