Brexit and the Constitution

15 July 2019

This full-day event brought together experts, academics and politicians to consider the implications of Brexit for the constitution. The event was co-badged with the UK in a Changing Europe and the Hansard Society.

Keynote: Bernard Jenkin MP

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 Panel 1: Central government and public bodies

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Speakers:

• Nicky Morgan MP
• Lord Gus O'Donnell, former Cabinet Secretary
• Jill Rutter, Institute for Government 

Chair: James Blitz, Financial Times

Panel 2: Devolution and Union 

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Speakers:

• Lord Bew, Queen's University Belfast
• Philip Rycroft, former Head of UK Governance Group, Cabinet Office
• Prof Nicola McEwen, University of Edinburugh and Centre for Constitutional Change
• Prof Laura McAllister, Cardiff University

Chair: Tony Travers, LSE 

Panel 3: What kind of democracy: representative, direct, deliberative?

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Speakers:

• Lisa Nandy MP
• Lord Norton, University of Hull
• Gisela Stuart, Change Britain
• Professor Meg Russell, UCL Constitution Unit

Chair: Lewis Goodall, Sky News

Panel 4: Parliament and the courts 

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Speakers: 

• Dominic Grieve MP
• Professor Catherine Barnard, University of Cambridge
• Sir Stephen Laws, Policy Exchange and former First Parliamentary counsel
• Lord Jonathan Sumption, former Supreme Court justice 

Chair: Catherine Baksi, legal commentator