Unit in the News: Brexit, parliament, and a further referendum

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)