Yesterday Theresa May presented European leaders in Brussels with the general principles of what she regards a “fair and serious” offer on EU citizens’ rights. Whitehall officials had previously intimated this would be a ‘big generous offer’. Theresa May has...
After the surpising 2017 general election, opposition parties have a golden opportunity to stand up for the rights of UK citizens. In an era of fake news and alternative facts, Theresa May’s attempt to portray her party as the party of workers is apposite in its...
A report in the Telegraph last week suggests that Theresa May is expected to make no mention in the Conservative election manifesto of pulling out of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). This news will bring respite to all those commentators – academics,...
Brunel’s Britain in Europe think-tank (BiE) has called upon the European Parliament and UK government to end uncertainty over the rights of UK citizens in Europe and European citizens in the UK, as a matter of urgency. Concerns over EU citizenship rights after Brexit...
The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) has been much maligned in the British press. But with the UK set to withdraw from the EU’s Charter of Fundamental Rights and continuing uncertainty surrounding the future of the Human Rights Act, Britain in Europe...
The former Attorney General, Mr Dominic Grieve QC MP, spoke at a 'Britain in Europe' event on February 29, addressing a large audience of students and staff at Brunel University London. In his speech, the MP for Beaconsfiled, who was the Government's top legal...
In an article published in the Solicitors Journal, Britain in Europe's Dr Dimitrios Giannoulopoulos criticises leaked draft plans for UK Bill of Rights indicating that relying on rulings by courts in other Commonwealth countries could substitute for the European...
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