CONSTITUTION AND GOVERNANCE IN THE UK

How has the role of Parliament changed? What of the relationship between politics and the courts or of the state of the rule of law? Is the ministerial code fit for purpose? In an attempt to address these and many other questions, this report draws together a collection of leading scholars. [...] The final report of the Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union in January 2021 highlighted the fact that Parliament would need to continue to conduct effective scrutiny of the UK–EU relationship including the operation of the bodies established to manage it. [...] Indeed, the final report of the European Union Select Committee argued that ‘the initial goal of the Assembly should be to help rebuild relationships between the UK and the EU and strengthen channels of communication between the two Parliaments.’ 20 CONSTITUTION AND GOVERNANCE IN THE UK . [...] CONSTITUTION AND GOVERNANCE IN THE UK 41 42 CONSTITUTION AND GOVERNANCE IN THE UK CIVIL SERVICE CONSTITUTION AND GOVERNANCE IN THE UK 43 MACHINERY OF GOVERNMENT Jill Rutter WHAT ARE THE ISSUES ARISING FROM THE UK’S NEW RELATIONSHIP WITH THE EU? Theresa May established two new government departments in the wake of the EU referendum: one, the Department for International Trade, remains, chalking up. [...] Dominic Cummings, as Chief Strategic Adviser, tried to do this through the network of special advisers, the creation of a joint adviser unit with the Treasury (which provoked the resignation of the then Chancellor) and the establishment of an integrated ‘mission control’ of No 10 and the Cabinet Office to push the Prime Minister’s agenda.