Brexit will not mean an end to Tory divisions on Europe

Divisions within the Conservative Party were one of the key underlying reasons behind David Cameron’s decision to hold a referendum on EU membership in June 2016. As Sean Swan writes, however, the decision to leave the EU on 23 June 2016 is unlikely to put the issue to rest. He argues that even once disagreements over how to implement Brexit have been resolved, there will be a continued divide within the party over how the UK should engage with the rest of Europe in the coming decades.

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ESO: Background Information: Theresa May has two clear options on Brexit – neither of them easy http://www.europeansources.info/record/theresa-may-has-two-clear-options-on-brexit-neither-of-them-easy/

ESO: In Focus: Brexit - The United Kingdom and the European Union http://www.europeansources.info/record/brexit-the-united-kingdom-and-the-european-union/

ESO: Background information: Thatcher’s revenge? The Tories finally get to go to war over Europe http://www.europeansources.info/record/thatchers-revenge-the-tories-finally-get-to-go-to-war-over-europe/

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