A Conversation With Hilary Benn, MP
Channel: Policy Scotland
Date: 2020-10-19

In the last few weeks of the UK/EU trade negotiations – the UK having already left the EU – Policy Scotland’s Deputy Director Des McNulty spoke with senior Labour MP Hilary Benn to discuss Brexit and what it means for Britain’s future.

As Chair of the Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union in the House of Commons for the past four years, Hilary Benn has been a central figure in the Parliamentary Brexit battles. The ‘Benn Act’ forced the UK Government to extend the negotiations to avoid a ‘no deal’ exit. The implications of Brexit for the UK economy was a key topic in this discussion, as was the potential ramifications of Brexit for the relationship between Scotland and the rest of the UK.

See all of Policy Scotland's Brexit resources at https://policyscotland.gla.ac.uk/category/topic/brexit/