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Some see it as tantamount to a no-deal Brexit but it might at least get through parliament.
A cross party alliance? A fresh election? None of the options look particularly appealing right now.
This was the party admitting that no one else could do a better job of negotating Brexit.
The PM is in a tight spot, but can anyone else lead the nation into Brexit?
For two-and-a-half years misstep has followed misstep.
By recruiting Tommy Robinson, UKIP does indeed appear to be lurching towards the far right.
It might have looked like her only choice, but postponing the vote was the wrong move for a weak prime minister.
The ruling offers some relief for Remainers – but don’t go thinking this is the end of Brexit.
We can’t agree what the ‘will of the people’ was in 2016, but these are the representatives they elected in 2017.
It’s the fairest way to settle this debate – though in the absence of a clear majority supporting either “remain” or a “no deal” it would probably mean accepting Theresa May’s deal.
Some possible outcomes as we head into the unknown.
An EU law expert on what the attorney general’s legal advice on Brexit means and its wider significance for the future.
Ministers were found in contempt of parliament on December 4 for not publishing the full legal advice on the Brexit withdrawal agreement.
It might seem counterintuitive, but what if giving MPs more freedom could stop the rebellion?
Supporters and opponents to the withdrawal deal both say national security is under threat – but the truth is that neither side can guarantee anything at this stage.
This group only recently reached voting age, and they’d like to have a say.
Expect more member states to ‘do a Spain’ once future relationship talks commence.
The prime minister’s office has promoted tweets in favour of the Brexit deal – why that’s a problem.
Controlling immigration was the most important concern for Brexit voters and May’s deal does that.
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Paul Whiteley is a Friend of The Conversation.Professor, Department of Government, University of Essex
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Founding Director of the Sir Bernard Crick Centre for the Public Understanding of Politics, University of Sheffield
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Government, University of Essex
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Associate Tutor in Politics and Social Sciences, Edge Hill University
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Professor of Politics & International Studies, The Open University
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Professor of Politics, Queen Mary University of London
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Senior Lecturer in Politics, University of Manchester
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Senior Lecturer in Politics, Edge Hill University
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Associate Professor of British Politics, University of Leeds
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Ashbel Smith Professor, School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences, University of Texas at Dallas
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Teaching Fellow, Department of History, University of Birmingham
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Head of Politics, Sheffield Hallam University
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British Politics Lecturer, University of Liverpool
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Senior Lecturer in Contemporary British History, Newcastle University
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Associate Professor of Politics, Richmond American International University
