Europe
The EU "divorce bill"
The latest estimate for the size of the UK’s ‘divorce bill’ with the EU is £33 billion. Read
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Europe
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Europe
Public support for a "hard Brexit"
For the most part Remain and Leave voters do not have diametrically opposed views of what Brexit should entail, according to polling experts at NatCen. Read
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Europe
The Conservative manifesto on the single market
The 2015 Conservative manifesto did commit the party to the single market. The government’s EU referendum leaflet didn’t say explicitly that leaving the EU would mean leaving the single market. Read
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Europe
The UK’s trade deficit with the EU
What’s the UK trade deficit with the rest of the EU - and what might that mean for our negotiating position? Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Post-Brexit trade tariffs
We have a voluntary choice about import tariffs, but not the tariffs on our exports. Read
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Europe
EU membership: Spain vs Scotland
It’s often assumed that Spain, with one eye on the independence movement in Catalonia, would stop an independent Scotland from joining the EU. Would it? Read
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Could Scotland stay in the EU?
Although technically an independent Scotland could be written into the EU treaties, in practice it would most likely need to re-apply. Read
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Brexit amendments in the House of Lords
What happens if MPs reject amendments to the law triggering Article 50 inserted by the House of Lords? Read
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Immigration
How difficult is it for EU nationals to apply for residence rights in the UK?
Growing numbers of EU nationals have been applying for permanent residence status in the UK. Read
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Europe
Do companies bidding for government contracts have to back Brexit?
Two government jobs include a commitment to the “best possible outcome” for the UK after Brexit as a small part of the selection criteria. Read
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