Brexit: A Guide for the Perplexed
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Brexit: A Guide for the Perplexed
As the UK prepares to begin leaving the EU, what are the key deals to be done? Chris Morris cuts through the jargon to discover how everyone's lives could change.
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Science
Science became an unlikely battleground in the Brexit negotiations, which meant the UK was cut off from the billions of euros provided by the EU’s Hor...
Services
Brexit has made it trickier for UK lawyers and architects who want to work in Europe, even musicians have to fill in customs paperwork when they go on...
Movement of People
The free movement of people from the EU has ended, but immigration has reached record levels. Former Brussels correspondent, Adam Fleming, charts how...
Trade in Goods
Former Brussels correspondent Adam Fleming explores how businesses have adapted to new trade rules, three years after the UK left the EU.
He fi...
Destinations
Where might Brexit be taking the UK? Chris Morris takes a look beyond the daily news frenzy. As well as the withdrawal agreement currently being negot...
Security
Britain's EU membership has shaped the way its security agencies and police co-operate with counterparts across Europe. Chris Morris discovers how Bre...
Settled Status
Could hundreds of thousands of EU citizens find themselves living in Britain illegally after Brexit? Free movement is one of the key aspects of the Eu...
Irish border
Hardly mentioned during the referendum campaign, the question of a hard border in Ireland has become crucial in the Brexit process. Chris Morris disc...
Complexity
All the Brexit political noise leaves many asking - why has all this proved so tricky and taken so long? Continuing the series that's followed the twi...
Status Quo
The UK will formally leave the EU next year. But much of the current negotiation is about a 'transition' or 'implementation' phase which could last ye...
Brexit's Most Vulnerable
So much emphasis in the Brexit debate has been on financial services and the City of London. But Chris Morris in the Midlands discovers a largely hidd...
Gibraltar
Far away from the main Brexit negotiations in London and Brussels are the British Overseas Territories. Dots on the global map whose people may be str...
Food
Brexit and food - Chris Morris discovers what leaving the EU could mean for the British baked potato. How might Brexit affect the food we buy, and wha...
Medicines
Brexit will mark a major change in how medicines and medical research is regulated in the UK. That could affect everything from the supply of medicine...
Where are we heading?
How long will Brexit take? Could it happen suddenly, might it take many years, maybe never end? With all kinds of outcomes and transitions being discu...
Brexit and Ireland
What will Brexit mean for Ireland? It could affect much more than just the border. Chris Morris visits Dublin and discovers the implications for the r...
Nuclear Confusion
The European atomic energy community, Euratom, deals with the peaceful use of nuclear energy. It's not technically part of the EU. So why is Britain l...
Immigration
Return of the series that explains - in surprising ways - what's really at stake with Brexit. Immigration was a big referendum issue. With free moveme...
Take Back Control?
Return of the series that explains what is really at stake with Brexit. Chris Morris begins by discovering who could be in control when the final deal...
Donald Trump and Brexit
What might Donald Trump mean for Brexit? Will the new US President offer Britain a vital new ally as it leaves the EU? Or will the president's attitud...
Is the City's goose cooked?
Will the City of London - Britain's golden goose - have its wings clipped by Brexit? Chris Morris discovers a financial fairy tale surrounding a vital...
Can Scotland do Brexit differently?
The Scottish government says it wants to stay closer to the EU than England after Brexit. What could this mean in practice? Chris Morris investigates...
Could Brexit change our travel plans?
When the UK leaves the EU, will travel to and from Europe change? Will low-cost airlines find it more expensive to do business and pass on the costs t...
Bonfire of the regulations?
After Brexit, what happens to all those EU rules and regulations? Chris Morris discovers how Britain will face will undergo an extraordinary legal rev...
What about EU subsidies?
Chris Morris takes a road trip through Cornwall to find out if Brexit would mean the loss of nearly half a billion pounds in subsidies, and if so, how...
The Cliff Edge
Could Brexit send UK trade off a cliff edge? Chris Morris discovers what's at stake as the UK extracts itself from the EU. What if there's no deal on...
What if you're living on the 'wrong side' of the Channel?
How could things change for British expats and EU nationals in the UK after Brexit? Chris Morris meets a community worker who advises Poles living in...
The cost of the divorce
How much will it cost the UK to leave the European Union? Chris Morris investigates with the help of a top divorce lawyer and an expert on the financi...
Who are we negotiating with?
When the UK negotiates Brexit, who will be on the other side of the table? The answer's complex. Chris Morris reports on the complicated range of inte...