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How did the Government end up in contempt of Parliament?

On Tuesday 4 December the UK Government was found to be in contempt of Parliament. Dr Andrew Defty explains how this unprecedented situation occurred. 

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How an arcane piece of parliamentary procedure may force the Government to release its Brexit impact assessment studies

Andrew Defty, University of Lincoln, analyses the “parliamentary trap” Labour laid for the Government on the release of the Brexit impact assessment studies.

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