Brexit
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Britain’s new political landscape began to take shape Monday as triumphant Prime Minister Boris Johnson talked trade with President Donald Trump and gave a pep talk to his new Conservative Party lawmakers. The incoming class of new Conservative legislators was so big — 109 lawmakers — that organizers had to procure an extra 50 bottles…
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party has won a solid majority of seats in Britain’s Parliament – a decisive outcome to a Brexit-dominated election that should allow Johnson to fulfill his plan to take the U.K. out of the European Union next month. With just over 600 of the 650 seats declared, the Conservatives reached…
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A Brexit-loving British billionaire has threatened to sue Netflix over a documentary he hasn’t seen yet, the Guardian reports. Arron Banks, who donated a stunning $10 million to Leave.EU, made the legal threat over the upcoming documentary The Great Hack. The film looks at how Cambridge Analytica mined Facebook for personal data on millions of people without their…
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With UK Prime Minister Theresa May conceding a third vote in the House of Commons is increasingly unlikely, and that it is now likely the United Kingdom will leave the European Union without a deal on 12 April, the European Commission on Monday completed its no-deal preparations. At the same time, in a major policy…
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If the UK leaves eurozone without agreement, Bulgaria will lose EUR 111 million a year (EUR 16 per capita). However, in a case where Theresa May’s government eventually ratifies a deal, Bulgaria’s annual losses will amount to EUR 61 million (EUR 9 per capita), according to research findings from the German Bertelsmann Foundation. According to…
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Thousands of children with EU citizenship or those of European nationals could fall through the cracks of the UK’s registration system after Brexit, according to a UK charity. The Coram Children’s Legal Centre released a report on Monday pointing to issues that might arise for children and young people in relation to the EU Settlement Scheme,…
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Theresa May has warned MPs that if they fail to back her Brexit deal at the third time of asking then Brussels might insist on a lengthy delay, potentially scuppering chances of leaving the European Union altogether. The Prime Minister said it would be a “potent symbol of Parliament’s collective political failure” if a…
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Theresa May fears she may be forced to offer her “head on a plate” to deliver Brexit. The PM’s allies believe the only way to win over hardline Brexiteers will be to quit as soon as Britain has left the EU. Hardline Leavers have secretly discussed staging an unofficial no-confidence vote if she delays departure day. They are barred from…
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A former editor of the The Sun has accused the newspaper of potentially “enabling civil disorder” after it warned a reversal of the Brexit referendum result could ignite riots and violence. MPs also condemned the “disgraceful” leader column, in which the paper predicted politicians would face “a tsunami of rage” if the UK held a second public vote on its EU membership. The…
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The impact of Brexit on business in the UK will depend entirely on what scenario emerges from the negotiations between the EU and UK. In the case of a ‘soft Brexit’, where the UK remains in the single market and customs union, the impact on business might be relatively muted. According to Kevin Amess, an…
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The outcome of the UK’s referendum on membership of the European Union (EU) will shape the future of the country’s relationship with its largest trade partner – the EU. Membership of the EU has reduced trade costs between the UK and the rest of Europe. Most obviously, there is a customs union between EU members, which means…
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The world of EU law woke-up on June 24th with a hangover. Every member of our academic community is or knows well friends and colleagues studying and teaching EU law in the UK whose futures are in question. Yet, the referendum raises a larger scientific question for EU law. As well as the technicalities of divorce and variable…
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Regardless of what happens in the next few months and years in the post-referendum UK, much of the harm has been done. The uncertainty, in particular, is killing. It will have a significant impact on many of the UK’s most productive economic sectors including universities and financial services. It will cast a shadow over inward investment and over…
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On 23 June 2016, the United Kingdom voted 52 to 48 percent to leave the European Union. The vote for “Brexit” sent shockwaves around the world, rocking financial markets and rekindling global debates about the power of populism and nationalism, as well as the long-term viability of the EU. Aside from calling attention to challenges to mainstream liberal democracy and international…
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