Election 2017: A mandate for Brexit?

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This is supposed to be the Brexit election in June 2017. But Jill Rutter says we don’t know much more about the prospects for Brexit from the Labour and Conservative manifestos.

Party Manifestos
Manifestos for the June 2017 General Election as published will be listed here.

Conservative Party
Green Party
Labour Party
Liberal Democrats
Plaid Cymru
SDLP
Sinn Féin
SNP
UKIP

• Primary Source

ESO: Key source: United Kingdom: Parliamentary Election, 8 June 2017 http://www.europeansources.info/record/united-kingdom-general-election-2017/

ESO: Background information: British PM accuses Brussels of meddling in election http://www.europeansources.info/record/british-pm-accuses-brussels-of-meddling-in-election/

In Facts: Tag: Manifesto https://infacts.org/tag/manifesto/

Full Fact: Conservative party manifesto launch, factchecked, 18 May 2017 https://fullfact.org/event/2017/May/18

Full Fact: Labour party manifesto launch, factchecked, 16.05.17 https://fullfact.org/event/2017/May/16

Full Fact: ITV Debate: Factchecked, 19.05.17 https://fullfact.org/blog/2017/may/itv-debate-factchecked/

ESO: Background information: What does the snap election mean for Brexit negotiations? http://www.europeansources.info/record/qa-what-does-the-snap-election-mean-for-brexit-negotiations/

Blog: Open Europe, 18.05.17: Conservative immigration plans reinforce the need for a Global Britain after Brexit http://openeurope.org.uk/today/blog/conservative-immigration-plans-reinforce-need-global-britain-brexit/

Blog: IfG, 22.05.17: The manifestos are not credible on post-Brexit immigration https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/blog/manifestos-are-not-credible-post-brexit-immigration

Federal Trust, May 2017: The 2017 General Election: a mandate for Brexit? (by Andrew Blick) http://fedtrust.co.uk/the-2017-general-election-a-mandate-for-brexit/

ECFR: Commentary, 02.06.17: UK election: Brexit is back http://www.ecfr.eu/article/commentary_uk_election_brexit_is_back_7293

Conservative Home, 01.06.17: Speech: May – 'I have the determination, and I have the plan' to deliver a successful Brexit http://www.conservativehome.com/video/2017/06/watch-may-i-have-the-determination-and-i-have-the-plan-to-deliver-a-successful-brexit.html

The Labour Party: Speech, 01.06.17: Jeremy Corbyn speech on Brexit http://press.labour.org.uk/post/161316910114/jeremy-corbyn-speech-on-brexit

Blog: EU Law Analysis, 07.06.17: The UK General Election and Brexit: Comparing Party Manifestos http://eulawanalysis.blogspot.co.uk/2017/06/the-uk-general-election-and-brexit.html

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