Brexit

Michael Zander QC on the strength of the argument that proroguing Parliament was unlawful

Michael Zander QC traces the Benn Bill’s speedy progress to the statute book

Attention focuses on the Supreme Court this week, as Justices consider three appeals on prorogation.

Scotland’s Court of Session (Inner House) has ruled the prorogation of Parliament unlawful, in a significant blow to the Prime Minister’s team

Nicholas Dobson mulls recent Parliamentary shenanigans & wonders how the dice will fall in the Supreme Court

The conflict between legal & political obligations is at the root of the current crisis, says Geoffrey Bindman QC

No-deal Brexit would have a unique impact on France, say management consultants.

MPs face ‘unprecedented threats’, with many reporting persistent online abuse, according to a ‘snapshot’ report last week by the Institute for Government thinktank. 

MPs have defeated a second attempt by the prime minister to trigger an October election, demanded the government adhere to the rule of law and backed a motion calling for the publication of government communications relating to the prorogation of Parliament and the government’s own Operation Yellowhammer plans for a no-deal Brexit.

Fears of a no-deal Brexit mounted this week during a tumultuous session in Parliament.