A plan for Britain needs European co-operation.
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Going in with all guns blazing is not really how Europe does business – but that’s never stopped Britain.
May is clinging to the glory days as she prepares for Brexit.
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The PM is overestimating Brexit Britain’s place in the world as she boldly strides out of the single market.
May takes a hard line on Brexit.
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The UK prime minister is squaring up to European negotiators in pledging a hard Brexit. But is she overplaying her hand?
Is the new PM unravelling?
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As pressure mounts, the prime minister needs to prove that her thinking is not ‘muddled’ on some key issues.
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An eco-friendly EU withdrawal is still possible.
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The UK has to move on from these petty squabbles and start coming up with a plan.
Rogers was a key figure in Brexit negotiations.
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The lack of respect shown to a senior civil servant working hard to make Brexit work is troubling.
A disused customs post on the border between Ireland and Northern Ireland.
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The border across the island of Ireland is to become the only direct frontier with Europe, which is a major political problem.
The biggest case in supreme court history.
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Explaining the key arguments in this landmark case.
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A linguistic battle between Brexiteers and Remainers shows how far we’ve come from a clear definition.
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A London court says the government can’t trigger article 50 without a parliamentary vote. A Belfast court says it can. What’s a United Kingdom to do?
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We know there has to be an act of parliament but there’s all to play for when it comes to what’s actually in it.
Taking a rain check?
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A landmark decision means the government will not be allowed to trigger Article 50 without putting it to a parliamentary vote.
Screw it up and start all over?
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No member state has ever left the EU, so it’s far from clear if one can have a change of heart after starting negotiations.
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The way that the EU dealt with its CETA trade deal with Canada makes it clear to Britain that negotiating a free trade agreement will be very long and difficult.
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The emerging Brexicon is binary, but this is a deeply complicated situation.
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Theresa May desperately needs room to manoeuvre after letting Brexit bravado get the best of her.
… and cue trapdoor.
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This psychologist has studied equivocation for years, but had to invent a new category for the prime minister’s unique style.
Keep waving that baguette.
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It’s not disrespecting the result of the referendum to criticise the government –or even to call for a second vote.
I’ve got the mandate right here and it’s very, very clear.
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Just like ‘the deficit’ before it, this potent term can be used to justify all kinds of changes no one voted for.
That sinking feeling.
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The suggested start of Brexit negotiations doesn’t do Britain any favours, nor Germany, France or Italy.
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The new battle lines on how to leave the EU have been drawn.
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The government is taking back control of British law with great eagerness. Here’s what to look out for.
Michel Barnier: Juncker’s main negotiator.
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Two Germans, a Frenchman and a Belgian: who to watch as negotiations with the UK begin.
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The mandarins tasked with making Brexit happen are under strain.