The Gamble that Failed: The Brexit Election and what happens next

The early United Kingdom election held on the 8 June 2017 ended with the surprising result of a ‘hung Parliament’, in which no one party had a majority of the seats in the House of Commons.

What does this mean for the Brexit process going forward?

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

ESO: Find further information on this topic in ESO http://www.europeansources.info/advSearchLink?keyword=united%20kingdom%20parliamentary%20election%202017%20june%20general%20&searchOption=all

ECFR: Commentary, 15.06.17: There Is nothing to back expectations of a softer Brexit http://www.ecfr.eu/article/commentary_there_is_nothing_to_back_expectations_of_a_softer_brexit

ESO: Background information: A cross-party committee of the Privy Council should be established to seek consensus on the terms of Brexit (UCL: Constitution Unit, June 2017, et al) http://www.europeansources.info/record/a-cross-party-committee-of-the-privy-council-should-be-established-to-seek-consensus-on-the-terms-of-brexit/

Blog: LSE Brexit, 20.06.17: Parliament has a strong and clear mandate for Brexit, Remainers and EU politicians shouldn’t question it http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/brexit/2017/06/20/parliament-has-a-strong-and-clear-mandate-for-brexit-remainers-and-eu-politicians-shouldnt-question-it/

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