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Strengthening the UK’s position on the Backstop
Professor Guglielmo Verdirame and Richard Ekins“The UK continues to be too timid” in its negotiations with the EU over the Backstop and its relationship to the 1998 Good Friday Agreement

The ‘Backstop’ Paralysis: A Way Out
Lord BewThe Irish Backstop would “turn the Good Friday Agreement on its head”

The Irish Border and the Principle of Consent
Dr Graham Gudgin and Ray BassettIt is the EU’s Brexit position which most threatens the terms of the Good Friday Agreement.
Latest International Trade Blogs

The Brexit White Paper – room for improvement
Policy Exchange’s Head of Economics Warwick Lightfoot – former Special Adviser to three Chancellors – assesses the Government’s Brexit White Paper and finds room for improvement.

What Does Chequers Mean for Northern Ireland?
In the first of a series by Policy Exchange experts reflecting on the Chequers Agreement and Brexit White Paper, our Chief Economic Adviser Dr Graham Gudgin reflects on their implications for the Irish border. Dr Gudgin, a former Special Adviser to the Northern Irish First Minister and leading expert on issues around the border, concludes that if the White Paper’s recommendations are implemented, the Northern Irish border ‘problem’ is largely solved.

Dr Graham Gudgin examines the likely options for a future trade relationship between the UK and EU
Policy Exchange’s Chief Economic Adviser, Dr Graham Gudgin, outlines the likely proposals to be put before Friday’s Cabinet and explores how they might work.
Latest International Trade News

Prime Minister delivers keynote remarks at Policy Exchange Summer Reception
Highlighting Policy Exchange’s place as the leading think tank of modernisation, the Prime Minister praised its latest report on tackling the housing crisis.

Warwick Lightfoot gives evidence on trade
Policy Exchange’s Director of Economics Warwick Lightfoot gave evidence to the House of Commons International Trade Committee on US-UK trade after Brexit. Warwick argued that consumers should be at the heart of trade policy, and that freer trade means more choice and lower prices for them.

Press coverage ahead of the launch of Policy Exchange’s new ‘Clean Brexit’ report
The Sunday Times, the Sunday Telegraph, and The Sun on Sunday refer to ‘Policy Exchange’s Clean Brexit report, which will be published on Monday 16 January
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- Tuesday, 27 June, 2017
11:15 - 12:15
Policy Exchange was delighted to host a seminar with Dr Geoff Raby, HE Alexander Downer AC, Dr Graham Gudgin, Rt Hon Peter Lilley, and Rt Hon Nicky Morgan MP on trade policy post-Brexit
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