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Just a week after her government said seeking a short extension would be a wrong move, the prime minister has folded.
The speaker has been accused of overreach by blocking a third meaningful vote, but why did Theresa May presume she could bend parliamentary rules?
It looks like the prime minister will try for a third vote on her deal before asking the EU for a Brexit delay.
A series of amendments failed, but the prime minister must now appeal for more time.
MPs can’t actually prevent no deal with this vote, but that doesn’t make it meaningless.
What do Theresa May’s last minute Brexit guarantees mean for the Irish border?
The right to rent scheme has been found by the high court to breach human rights. What’s more, it doesn’t work, and can prevent society’s most vulnerable from finding a home.
Westminster has consistently disregarded the concerns of the devolved administrations over Brexit.
It now looks increasingly certain that the deadline for a deal will be extended beyond March 29. But what happens after that?
Plans for the Irish border come in to force after Brexit. But there is no plan for the rock after that date.
The ongoing policy uncertainty affects both ends of the economy: consumers and producers.
The shadow foreign secretary’s attack on departing Labour MPs is out of step with public feeling.
Quitting Labour and Conservative MPs need to decide where to position themselves if they want to keep their seats. Even then, it’s going to be a slog.
Here’s what needs to happen if the UK’s newest political formation wants to stand in elections as a party.
It doesn’t matter that this new formation doesn’t have a policy. The very act of striking out alone is a powerful message about the broken system that has landed the UK in this mess.
The end of the era of self-regulation for big tech companies is nigh.
A group of MPs has cited Brexit, anti-semitism and Corbynism more broadly as motivations to leave.
The Labour split may cause electoral problems, but it could also prompt fresh thinking.
The Conservative Party might not be able to survive the fallout if May worked with the opposition against her own MPs.
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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, Edge Hill University
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Senior Lecturer in Politics, University of Manchester
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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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Head of Politics, Sheffield Hallam University
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Teaching Fellow, Department of History, University of Birmingham
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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
