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Briefing Paper 24 June 2025
Negotiating a turbulent world: The role of devolved nations in UK trade
By Alexander Fitzpatrick, Ludivine Petetin, Lisa Claire Whitten, Billy Melo Araujo, Viviane Gravey, Dan Wincott, Lindsey Garner-Knapp and Daniela Janikova et al.
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This Briefing Paper explores the evolving position, role, and potential for the Devolved Administrations of the UK in how trade policy is formulated and implemented across the four nations of the UK.
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Evidence 15 May 2025
Treaty scrutiny
By Billy Melo Araujo, Ludivine Petetin, Lisa Claire Whitten, Lindsey Garner-Knapp and Viviane Gravey et al.
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In response to this inquiry by the International Agreements Committee, our evidence reviews the UK’s treaty scrutiny legal framework and practice under the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act (CRAG) and highlights certain weaknesses / limitations. The report advocates for reforms: granting Parliament full approval powers over treaties, expanding scrutiny to cover more treaty types and non-binding instruments, and improving transparency and public engagement. It also calls for stronger consultation mechanisms with devolved governments and civil society, addressing systemic barriers. Without reforms, the UK's treaty-making process risks undermining democratic accountability, transparency, and legitimacy.
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Blog post 13 November 2024
US trade policy under Trump: Potential implications for the Windsor Framework and Northern Ireland
By Billy Melo Araujo, Lisa Claire Whitten and Viviane Gravey.
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This blog looks at how a Trump presidency might affect Northern Ireland, particularly in light of the Protocol/Windsor Framework.
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Blog post 18 July 2024
A New Government in Westminster: What Next For Trade and Devolution?
By Lisa Claire Whitten, Viviane Gravey and Billy Melo Araujo.
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What does the change in government in Westminster mean for UK trade policy from the perspective(s) of the periphery of the three devolved administrations?
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Blog post 18 September 2023
The REUL Act and Trade – what’s all the fuss about?
By Viviane Gravey.
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The REUL Bill raised so many questions. This blogs highlights how the final Act addresses some (but not all) of the issues raised and takes stock of what the REUL Act saga means for new UK regulatory powers post-Brexit and consequences for trade.
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Briefing Paper 25 April 2023
Trade-offs in trade policy: What the public thinks and how they think about them
By Viviane Gravey, Maria Savona, Dan Wincott and L. Alan Winters CB.
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Our research in public attitudes towards UK trade policy was aimed at understanding public views on the unavoidable choices and trade-offs that trade policy requires and whom people trust to make and inform trade policy decisions. This Briefing Paper reflects on preliminary results from the research.
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Evidence 27 October 2022
Oral evidence to House of Commons Public Bill Committee on the Retained EU Law (revocation and reform) Bill
By Viviane Gravey et al.
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Oral evidence to House of Commons Public Bill Committee on the Retained EU Law (revocation and reform) Bill - Viviane Gravey (8th November 2022);
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Blog post 17 May 2022
Inclusivity in trade policy? It's all about process
By Viviane Gravey and Billy Melo Araujo.
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This blog looks at inclusivity from the point of “who” - who gets to decide, who implements, who is consulted, as important as what policy objectives? What outcomes? - on whether UK trade policymaking is inclusive and how to make it more so. The authors provide four different dimensions for action as a good starting point in building an inclusive trade policy in the UK.
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