The Facts

These rules allow governments to determine where goods originate from (i.e. where they have been produced or manufactured).

In the context of Brexit, regulatory alignment refers to the degree to which UK and EU rules governing trade in goods and services will be the same or similar in future.

Read this fact to find out what the backstop means for Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland in the context of the Brexit negotiations

As the Brexit deal was negotiated between the EU and the UK Government, there was no meaningful say for the Welsh Parliament or the other devolved legislatures.

As the Brexit deal was negotiated between the EU and the UK Government, there was no meaningful say for the Scottish Parliament or the other devolved legislatures.

Henry VIII clauses are provisions sometimes included in Acts of Parliament to allow ministers to make changes to legislation without having to go through the full process that an Act of Parliament would normally require.

Formally known as the Court of Justice of the European Union, the ECJ is the judicial authority of the EU, ruling on member states’ compliance with EU treaties, interpreting EU law and deciding on the legality of EU institutions’ actions.

A ‘no deal Brexit’ initially referred to the possibility of the UK leaving the EU without a Withdrawal Agreement in place.

The bill, formally called “the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill”, is the means by which the UK parliament is moving all lawmaking powers…

The transition period was the 11-month grace period agreed by the UK and the EU following the UK’s exit from the bloc on 31 January 2020.

The Miller case asked whether the power to invoke Article 50 to start the process for the UK to leave the EU lay with the executive (i.e. the Prime Minister) or Parliament.

Sovereignty can be understood as the authority of a state to govern itself and determine its own laws.