Following the 2016 referendum, some of the fiercest arguments over Brexit took place in parliament. This often brought the institution’s own role under criticism – including from some senior political figures. A new book by Meg Russell and Lisa James (the Constitution Unit, UCL) charts all of the twists and turns, and highs and lows, of The Parliamentary Battle Over Brexit. This event brings the authors into discussion with three senior figures who were closely engaged with the events described in the book.
For more details about Meg Russell and Lisa James’s new book The Parliamentary Battle Over Brexit, and to preorder a copy with a 30% discount, visit the UCL website here.
Speakers
Chair: Anand Menon
Director of UKICE
Sir Graham Brady
MP for Altrincham and Sale West and Chair of the Conservative 1922 Committee
Isabel Hardman
Assistant Editor of The Spectator and author of Why We Get the Wrong Politician
Lord Gavin Barwell
Conservative peer and served as Prime Minister Theresa May’s Chief of Staff
Professor Meg Russell
Director of the Constitution Unit, UCL and a former Senior Fellow at UK in a Changing Europe
Lisa James
Research Fellow at the Constitution Unit, UCL