The Labour leader insists he wants ‘no-deal Brexit’ off the table before sitting down with the prime minister. But that’s not the full picture.
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As Brexit heads towards breaking point, the British people need to define what they think is in the national interest.
No one is saying things are going well. But the really question is, could it ever have been any other way?
After a huge defeat for the government’s Brexit deal, could it ask for more time to negotiate?
While many staunch Conservatives would see Norway-plus as a ‘betrayal’, everyone else could probably live with it – unless and until they realise it won’t put a stop to free movement.
After her historic loss in parliament, the PM will hold cross-party talks to find a way out of the impasse. But will she really be listening?
When heated debate spills over into abuse, it’s a problem for democracy.
The Northern Ireland Assembly will be consulted on the backstop, but there will no veto.
If it loses the key Brexit vote next week, the government will have just three days to come up with a plan B.
A series of amendments make a no deal less likely – but does that doesn’t make the path ahead any clearer.
A cross-parliamentary group hopes to prevent the UK from crashing out of the EU by blocking the government’s taxation powers.
The UK has fallen victim to drones, chemical weapons and cyber-attacks in recent years. But at least it’s got a really big boat.
London is struggling to manage a violent crime epidemic, yet the Manchester attack attracted global attention.
We can use data on public attitudes to help get a sense of whether the UK would vote differently if it got another chance.
What do you do when ‘no deal’ looks like a disaster? Stick another word in front of it. Problem solved.
For anyone wondering, not for the first time, what on earth just happened in parliament?
The most important decision of a generation is being made by a party at war with itself. That can’t be right.
Looking back, it’s a wonder the party is still together after years of arguing about this issue.
The prime minister is running down the clock to pressure MPs into accepting her deal. But she’s close to losing control.
The winter woes facing the French president and British prime minister are surprisingly similar.
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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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Head of Politics, Sheffield Hallam University
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Teaching Fellow, Department of History, University of Birmingham
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Senior Lecturer in Contemporary British History, Newcastle University
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British Politics Lecturer, University of Liverpool
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Associate Professor of Politics, Richmond American International University
