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Implementing the Windsor Framework

A major part of the Windsor Framework arrangements agreed by the UK and the EU to ease the movement of goods between…

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Illegal Migration Act 2023

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

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The UK Covid-19 Inquiry

The UK Covid-19 Inquiry’s work is under way and is expected to continue until 2026. Alex Walker explains what a public inquiry…

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Video & Audio

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Daniel Chandler on rehabilitating liberalism and the political implications of economic inequality

25 Aug 2023

Scottish independence and the UK’s territorial constitution with Aileen McHarg

24 Feb 2023

The Facts

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What is non-refoulement?

The principle of non-refoulement guarantees that a person cannot be returned to a country where they would face torture, cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment and other irreparable harm. A country violates the principle of non-refoulement if they send the person to a third country where they are at risk of refoulment, or being sent to the country of origin where their life or freedom would be threatened.
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When is the next general election?

The timing of the next general election is uncertain. The Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Bill (at the time of writing) has…

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What is the Lugano Convention?

The Lugano Convention 2007 is an international treaty negotiated by the EU on behalf of its member states, with Iceland, Norway and Switzerland.
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