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23rd March 2023 marked the release of ‘The Parliamentary Battle over Brexit’, an authoritative account by UCL Constitution Unit Director Meg Russell and Research Fellow Lisa James, charting the full story of how Brexit was played out in parliament.
Drawing on insider accounts, alongside media and parliamentary debates, the book puts the events of Brexit into context and provides a clear and reliable document of record on a complex and disputed story. Ultimately, it argues that Brexit was largely a battle inside the Conservative Party, for which parliament got the blame.
Read the blog: 'the parliamentary battle over Brexit and the constitution' by Meg Russell and Lisa James.