After a week of high Brexit drama at Westminster, it’s time to take stock of the deal that’s on the table and what could happen to it next. We lined up a panel of experts to analyse the detail of the 585-page draft Withdrawal Agreement and accompanying political declaration. Read their take, alongside how different factions want to change the deal and whether it is actually what the country voted for.
And we’ve pulled together a series of articles from our recent archive to help prepare you for the possible scenarios ahead.
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Doing her best.
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Craig Berry, Manchester Metropolitan University
Controlling immigration was the most important concern for Brexit voters and May's deal does that.
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Gove: staying for now.
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Simon Usherwood, University of Surrey
And why it’s not enough to be against the Withdrawal Agreement.
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Deal in hand.
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Katy Hayward, Queen's University Belfast; Adrienne Yong, City, University of London; Maria Garcia, University of Bath; Michael Gordon, University of Liverpool; Nauro Campos, Brunel University London; Nieves Perez-Solorzano, University of Bristol; Phil Syrpis, University of Bristol
Academic experts explain the key details of the draft Brexit deal agreed by UK and EU negotiators.
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Divided Britain.
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Andy Price, Sheffield Hallam University
Theresa May's Brexit plan has crumbled on contact with the reality of UK and EU politics.
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Michael Gordon, University of Liverpool
If the UK does secure a deal with the EU, it's not clear that parliament would back it. Here are some scenarios for what could happen next.
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Tom Quinn, University of Essex
Everything you need to know about Conservative leadership contests.
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Anand Menon, King's College London
There's really only one option here, and the UK needs to do some very savvy PR to sell it to Brexiteers.
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Karen Jackson, University of Westminster; Oleksandr Shepotylo, University of Bradford
Tariffs, border controls and other barriers would kick in and prove costly for both businesses and consumers.
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