Unit in the News: Brexit, parliament, and a further referendum
19 December 2018
The Constitution Unit has been regularly in the news over last month commentating on how Brexit is playing out in parliament and what the outlook is for a further referendum. The Unit's work has also been cited in multiple news stories and opinion pieces. Below is a list of newspaper articles, TV and Radio appearances from November and December 2018.
Broadcast Media
- 30 November - Meg Russell appeared on BBC Radio 4's The Briefing Room 'Deal or no deal?'
- 04 December - Meg Russell appeared on BBC Radio 4's PM Show
- 04, 05 & 06 December - Meg Russell appeared on ITV News at Ten discussing 'How a second Brexit referendum would work?'
- 13 December - Meg Russell appeared on BBC Radio 4's The Briefing Room 'Brexit: Where Next?'
- 17 December - Meg Russell appeared on BBC Radio 4's The Today Programme
- 17 December - Alan Renwick appeared on BBC Radio 5Live Live Drive
Written Media Mentions
- 21 November - Getting fully effective customs system after no deal Brexit would take two years, HMRC tells MPs - Politics live, The Guardian
- 21 November - People’s Vote: Why a second Brexit referendum may not happen, The Scotsman
- 27 November - Brexit: What will happen if MPs reject Theresa May's deal?, BBC News
- 27 November - The Independent’s Final Say petition has reached a million signatures, proving the strength of feeling for a referendum on the Brexit deal, The Independent
- 28 November - Brexit: Theresa May says McDonnell wants to overturn will of British people – as it happened- Politics Live, The Guardian
- 28 November - From the ‘Norway debate’ to Brexit, Financial Times
- 28 November - Why ending free movement may not respect the 'will of the people', New Statesman
- 28 November - Bishop of Worcester defends Church of England against push for disestablishment, Christian Today
- 30 November- The PM is touring the country but won’t give the people a say , The Times
- 03 December - Do not forget the issues that make independence so vital , The National (Scotland)
- 03 December - Chronic Uncertainty to Weigh on Pound Sterling in 2019 as Brexit is Delayed: Handelsbanken , Pound Sterling Live
- 05 December - Brexit: What will happen if MPs reject Theresa May's deal?, BBC News
- 06 December - How does a People’s Vote work?, The Economist
- 06 December - Brexit vote: What could happen next?, BBC News
- 07 December - Burnham’s MP: “Being very candid with the electorate is the right thing to do right now”, Burnham -on-Sea
- 07 December - Hancock warns no deal Brexit could hold up trade through Dover for up to six months – Politics live, The Guardian
- 07 December - Here Are All The Things That Could Happen After The Brexit Vote, Ranked By How Apocalyptic They Are, Buzzfeed
- 10 December - British PM blinks - and cancels Brexit vote, Al Jazeera
- 12 December - Lord Foulkes: Why we need a UK Constitutional Convention, The Herald Scotland
- 12 December - Theresa May outnumbered his own party in the vote on confidence - Prime Minister promised to apply for relief from EU leaders for the British parliament's concerns , Helsingin Sanomat
- 12 December - Theresa May Could Be Ousted As British Prime Minister Today. Here’s What to Know, Time
- 13 December - Theresa May seeks guarantees in Brussels to save the Brexit, 20 Minutos
- 13 December - Who will blink first? Theresa May Survives but Brexit conundrum remains, NBC News
- 14 December - A ‘people’s vote’ has no parliamentary roadmap. Corbyn is right not to back it, Labour List
- 14 December - Brexit: How could another referendum on leaving the EU work? - BBC News
- 15 December - How would a second Brexit referendum work?, The Guardian
- 15 December - A second Brexit referendum was once a pipe dream, but now some wonder if it’s the only way out of the chaos, The Seattle Times
- 15 December - How would a second Brexit referendum work?, The Guardian
- 17 December - As no-deal Brexit risk rises, so do odds of monster traffic jams, Yahoo News
- 17 December - None of May's Brexit options easy to take, ECNS-17th December
- 10 December - The hypothesis of a second vote on Brexit is slowly taking shape, Tribune de Geneve (Geneva)
- 17 December - Brexit: How Can The Second Referendum Be Resolved?, Athina 9.84 (Athens)
- 18 December - How could Britain hold a second Brexit referendum?, Eyewitness News (South Africa)
- 19 December - Brexit, towards a second referendum?, La Croix (France)