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Implementing the Windsor Framework

03 Oct 2023

David Phinnemore and Lisa Claire Whitten explain what the Windsor Framework is and how it operates in practice.

Illegal Migration Act 2023

15 Aug 2023

Joelle Grogan and Alice Donald explain what the Illegal Migration Act sets out to do and which parts have been brought into force.

The UK Covid-19 Inquiry

03 Aug 2023

Alex Walker explains what a public inquiry is, why the Covid-19 Inquiry was established, what it aims to find out and how it is structured.

The Illegal Migration Bill

18 Jul 2023

Joelle Grogan and Alice Donald explain what the UK government's Illegal Migration Bill sets out to do and how it would work. 

The Privileges Committee

13 Jun 2023

Peter Jurkovic and Alex Walker set out the role of the Privileges Committee and explain why it conducted an inquiry into Boris Johnson.

Compliance with the European Convention on Human Rights: the UK and Europe

10 May 2023

Joelle Grogan and Alice Donald look at UK and European compliance with the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR).

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