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Commentary

State and nation after Brexit: UK constitution and sovereignty

Professor Michael Keating

18 Jun 2021

Constitution

Union

Commentary

Delivering Brexit: where are we now?

Professor Catherine Barnard

16 Jun 2021

Relationship with the EU

Union

Commentary

A customs union between an independent Scotland and a “New UK”

Professor Derrick Wyatt QC

09 Jun 2021

Union

Explainer

The Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland

Why is there a Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland? Brexit meant that the border between Northern Ireland and Ireland became an external border…

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Explainer

Article 16 of the Northern Ireland Protocol

A lot of attention has been placed on Article 16 of the Withdrawal Agreement’s Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland. But what is it,…

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Explainer

The Internal Market Bill and Northern Ireland: where it comes from and what it might mean

What is the internal market? A single market is traditionally thought of as a set of self-governing territories between which barriers to…

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WATCH NOW

Political attitudes in Northern Ireland: Katy Hayward on Joe Biden

10 Jun 2021

LISTEN NOW

Anand Menon on BBC Radio 5 Live: Northern Ireland Protocol

09 Jun 2021

Fact

What is the Union Customs Code?

The Union Customs Code (UCC) is the rulebook for managing the external borders of the EU’s customs union. Read this fact to find out more.

What is the Northern Ireland protocol?

The Northern Ireland protocol, formally called the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland, is the part of the Withdrawal Agreement with the EU that ensures there is no hard border between Ireland and Northern Ireland as a result of the UK leaving the EU.