How Brexit and minority government can strengthen Parliament’s role and procedures

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The United Kingdom Government continues to receive criticism in September 2017 for its manoeuvres to control debate and scrutiny in the House of Commons. Dr Catherine Haddon argues that such battles also show the opportunities parliamentarians have to assert themselves.

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ESO: Background information: European Union (Withdrawal) Bill 2017-19. House of Commons Second Reading, 7-11 September 2017 http://www.europeansources.info/record/european-union-withdrawal-bill-2017-19-house-of-commons-second-reading-7-11-september-2017/

ESO: Background information: Assessing the durability of the Conservative minority government (IfG: Blog, July 2017) http://www.europeansources.info/record/assessing-the-durability-of-the-conservative-minority-government/

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