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Brexit Brief Issue 65: 30 May 2019
Introduction
The Brief seeks to provide up-to-date information on the progress and content of the UK-EU negotiations, and
bring together relevant statements and policy positions from key players in Ireland, the UK and EU.
The Brief is part of a wider communications programme covering the work of the IIEA’s UK Project Group –
including commentaries, speeches, texts and event reports – which are highlighted on the Institute’s website.
(www.iiea.com)
Section One: State of Play The Prime Minister made a lengthy Statement in Downing
Street:
Prime Minister Theresa May Announces Resignation
Ever since I first stepped through the door behind me as Prime
On Friday 24 May 2019, Prime Minister Theresa May Minister, I have striven to make the United Kingdom a country
announced her resignation as leader of the Conservative that works not just for a privileged few, but for everyone. And
Party, clearing the way for the election of a new leader, and to honour the result of the EU referendum.
thus of a new UK Prime Minister by the end of July.
Back in 2016, we gave the British people a choice. Against
Theresa May was forced to confront the fact that she had all predictions, the British people voted to leave the European
failed three times to secure parliamentary support for the EU Union. I feel as certain today as I did three years ago that in
Withdrawal Agreement and Political Declaration and had a democracy, if you give people a choice you have a duty to
no hope of succeeding a fourth time. Talks with the Labour implement what they decide. I have done my best to do that.
Party on a possible joint approach on the way forward on
Brexit had ended without agreement the previous week. I negotiated the terms of our exit and a new relationship with
She also faced the certainty of a no-confidence vote within our closest neighbours that protects jobs, our security and our
the Conservative Party arising from widespread frustration Union. I have done everything I can to convince MPs to back
with the failure to deliver Brexit in March and the dramatic that deal. Sadly, I have not been able to do so. I tried three
arrival of Nigel Farage and the Brexit Party. times. I believe it was right to persevere, even when the odds
against success seemed high.
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But it is now clear to me that it is in the best interests of the country. So much to be proud of. So much to be optimistic
country for a new Prime Minister to lead that effort. So I am about.
today announcing that I will resign as leader of the Conservative
and Unionist Party on Friday, 7 June so that a successor can be I will shortly leave the job that it has been the honour of my
chosen. I have agreed with the Party Chairman and with the life to hold – the second female Prime Minister but certainly
Chairman of the 1922 Committee that the process for electing not the last. I do so with no ill-will, but with enormous and
a new leader should begin in the following week. I have kept enduring gratitude to have had the opportunity to serve the
Her Majesty the Queen fully informed of my intentions, and country I love.
I will continue to serve as her Prime Minister until the process
has concluded. Responses to the Prime Minister’s Statement
The Leader of the Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn,
It is, and will always remain, a matter of deep regret to me that
immediately commented, saying that a new Conservative
I have not been able to deliver Brexit. It will be for my successor
leader should call an immediate General election.
to seek a way forward that honours the result of the referendum.
To succeed, he or she will have to find consensus in Parliament
She has now accepted what the country has known for months:
where I have not. Such a consensus can only be reached if those
she cannot govern, and nor can her divided and disintegrating
on all sides of the debate are willing to compromise.
party. The Conservative Party has utterly failed the country
For many years the great humanitarian Sir Nicholas Winton over Brexit and is unable to improve people’s lives or deal with
– who saved the lives of hundreds of children by arranging their most pressing needs. Parliament is deadlocked and the
their evacuation from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia through Conservatives offer no solutions to the other major challenges
the Kindertransport – was my constituent in Maidenhead. facing our country. Whoever becomes the new Conservative
At another time of political controversy, a few years before his leader must let the people decide our country’s future, through
death, he took me to one side at a local event and gave me a an immediate General Election.
piece of advice. He said, ‘Never forget that compromise is not a
The Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, warned that Theresa May’s
dirty word. Life depends on compromise.’ He was right.
departure meant that Ireland’s situation in respect of Brexit
was entering a new phase that may be very dangerous. Her
As we strive to find the compromises we need in our politics – successor’s approach will be watched with concern. “We
whether to deliver Brexit, or to restore devolved government in may see the election of a Eurosceptic prime minister who
Northern Ireland – we must remember what brought us here. wants to repudiate the Withdrawal Agreement and go for
Because the referendum was not just a call to leave the EU but no-deal, or we may even see a new British government
that wants a closer relationship with the EU and goes for
for profound change in our country. A call to make the United a second referendum.” He said that, whatever happens,
Kingdom a country that truly works for everyone. I am proud Ireland will hold its nerve. “We are going to build and
of the progress we have made over the last three years. strengthen our alliances across the European Union and
we will make sure that we see Ireland through this.” The
[…] Tánaiste, Simon Coveney, added that “This idea that a new
prime minister will be a tougher negotiator and will put it
up to the EU and get a much better deal for Britain-that’s
Because this country is a Union. Not just a family of four
not how the EU works.”
nations. But a union of people – all of us. Whatever our
background, the colour of our skin, or who we love. We stand The European Commission President, Jean-Claude Juncker,
together. And together we have a great future. Our politics may responded to Mrs May’s statement “without personal joy”.
be under strain, but there is so much that is good about this Chancellor Merkel had noted her planned departure with
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respect while the Netherlands Prime Minister, Mark Rutte, Parliament “cannot expect to survive very long. I think it
stated that “The agreement reached between the EU and would be very difficult for a Prime Minister who adopted
the United Kingdom for an ordered Brexit remains on no deal as a policy - we are leaving with no deal as a
the table.” The Spanish government described the Prime matter of policy - to retain the confidence of the House
Minister’s decision as bad news that would significantly of Commons.” Asked if he would vote against his own
raise the prospect of a hard Brexit. A Brussels official was Government on this issue he said that “It would challenge
quoted as saying that a departure without a deal is more not just me, but many of our colleagues, and I hope we will
likely because a new prime minister’s room for manoeuvre never get to that position.” Philip Hammond’s position has
would be “exhausted or close to exhausted.” been supported by Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt.
The French President, Emmanuel Macron, urged “swift Prime Minister’s ‘Bold Offer’ on Brexit
clarification” on Brexit after the Prime Minister’s resignation
and stressed the need to “maintain the smooth functioning
On 19 May, Prime Minister Theresa May indicated that
of the European Union. The principles of the EU will
she intended to make what she described as a ‘bold offer’ to
continue to apply. At a time of important choice, votes of
encourage parliament to ratify her Brexit plan. She stated
rejection that do not offer an alternative project will lead to
that she would bring a Withdrawal Agreement Bill – draft
an impasse.”
legislation required to bring the Agreement into UK law -
to the House of Commons in early June.
Tory Leadership
She announced a number of concessions, including a
The procedures for the election of a new party leader will guarantee of a vote in the House on whether to hold a
commence immediately with Tory MPs having until the referendum on the Government Brexit deal and a legal
week commencing 10 June to put their name forward. Any obligation to “seek to conclude alternative arrangements” to
of them can stand - as long as they have the backing of two replace the Northern Ireland backstop by the end of 2020.
parliamentary colleagues. The candidates will be whittled Other elements of her offer covered a vote on a “customs
down until two remain, and in July all party members will compromise” for goods, a guarantee that Northern Ireland
vote to decide on the winner. The Conservative Party had would remain aligned with the rest of the UK and within
124,000 members, as of March last year. The last leader the same customs territory, and legislation to ensure that
elected by the membership was David Cameron in 2005, workers’ rights and environmental standards remain “every
as Theresa May was unopposed in 2016. It will be the first bit as good, if not better” after Brexit.
time that members of the Conservative Party have directly
elected a leader while the Party is in Government.
She wrote to the Labour Party Leader Jeremy Corbyn,
saying that she had shown a willingness to compromise
Within twenty-four hours, eight individuals had indicated to deliver Brexit and asking him to compromise “so that
that they were entering the contest to succeed Theresa May: we can deliver what both our parties promised in our
four Cabinet Ministers (Matt Hancock; Jeremy Hunt; manifestos and restore faith in our politics.” She wrote in
Michael Gove; Rory Stewart) and four former Ministers the Sunday Times that she was “not be simply asking MPs
(Boris Johnson; Andrea Leadsom; Esther McVey; Dominic to think again. Instead I will ask them to look at a new and
Raab). Two more candidates – Home Secretary Sajid Javid improved deal with a fresh pair of eyes and to give it their
and Housing Minister Kit Malthouse – subsequently support.” She argued that a no-deal outcome would lead to
emerged. Within hours of the Prime Minister’s “a General Election or a second referendum that could lead
announcement Boris Johnson had said that the UK must to revocation - and no Brexit at all.”
leave the EU by the end of October with or without a deal.
The proposal met with significant opposition and outright
As the declared candidates began to spell out their ideas rejection.
and policies, in the context of the dramatic emergence of
the Brexit Party, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip For Labour, Jeremy Corbyn said that “It is clear that this
Hammond, told a BBC programme that any successor to weak and disintegrating Government is unable to deliver on
Theresa May who seeks to push a no-deal Brexit through its own commitments” and indicated that the party would
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oppose the new plan. Within the Tory Party, the European have some major lessons to learn if they are to have any
Research Group unanimously opposed the proposals while chance of winning the second referendum for which they
the DUP leader in Westminster, Nigel Dodds, criticised are so actively agitating. The stakes may also be higher.
the plan. Former Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab said: “I Until recently, advocates of a second vote did not expect a
cannot support legislation that would be the vehicle for no-deal Brexit to be one of the options. It is now hard to
a second referendum or customs union. Either option imagine how it cannot be.”
would frustrate rather than deliver Brexit” Tory MP Zac
The UK result leaves the two main parties significantly
Goldsmith who had voted for the Brexit deal in March said
damaged and divided.
that “I cannot support this convoluted mess […] the Prime
Minister must go.”
Labour’s election result has finally convinced its leader,
European Parliament Elections Jeremy Corbyn, to back a second referendum on any
Brexit deal. It has been argued that, with a clear position of
remain and reform and a call for a second referendum on
The European Parliament elections in the United Kingdom
any deal, Labour could have beaten the Brexit Party. The
which took place because of the delay in finalising Brexit
Conservatives clearly lost many voters to remain parties,
produced a sensational result which demonstrated how
but seem to hear only one message, that they are under
polarised the country had become, with far reaching and
threat from Nigel Farage, and, therefore, will lean towards a
potentially historic implications for the political party
hard Brexiteer for their next leader.
system and for the stability of the Union.
The European Parliament election in the EU27, according
The Brexit Party, founded just a few weeks earlier, secured
to official projections, will produce a complex outcome in
almost 32% of the vote and won 29 of the UK’s 73 seats.
which the traditional duopoly of the centre-right (EPP)
The Party, led by Nigel Farage, had fourteen MEPs and
and centre-left (Socialists) has been significantly weakened,
four Welsh Assembly Members ahead of the European
with the two groups shedding almost ninety seats and
Parliament election, all of whom were originally elected
ending with 326 seats (EPP 178 and S/D 148), well short
for UKIP. The Liberal Democrats won 20% of the vote
of an overall majority in the 751 seat parliament. These
and 16 seats. These results reduced the two major national
losses have been offset by the gains made by the Liberal
parties to unprecedented levels of support – with Labour
Democrats for Europe ALDE with 107 seats and the
in third place (14% and 10 seats) and the Conservatives in
European Greens with 69 seats. The EPP, Socialists and
fifth place (9% and 4 seats) behind the Greens (12% and
ALDE together have 433 seats and adding the Greens
7 seats).
brings the total of broadly pro-integration forces to 502.
Forging a stable working arrangement between these four
In Scotland the pro-Remain SNP won the major share parties – for example in agreeing on nominations for key
of the vote – 38% - and won three of the six seats, while appointments in the Institutions and finalising a post-
the Brexit Party (15%), the Liberal Democrats (14%) and Brexit budget – will challenge the party leaderships.
the Conservatives (12%) ended with one seat each, with
Labour on 9% and without a Scottish seat for the first time.
The other forces in the parliament had mixed outcomes.
Northern Ireland returned only one unionist, pro-Brexit
The far-right Europe of Nations and Freedom made gains
MEP with Sinn Féin and Alliance successful. In Wales, the
- based on the success of Salvini’s League in Italy and
Brexit Party headed the poll with Plaid Cymru second and
Marine le Pen’s Rassemblement National in France – as did
Labour reduced to third place.
the Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy, the group
including UKIP. The widely anticipated surge of far-right
The leader of the Liberal Democrats, Vince Cable, parties did not materialise though there were gains in
commented that “if you take the Remain parties as a Poland, Hungary and Italy. Nationalist parties did less well
whole, we have had a very good result and we are now in Finland, Slovakia, the Netherlands and Germany, where
demonstrating that there is a majority of people in the the Greens enjoyed a dramatic increase in support, ending
country who don’t want to leave the European Union now.” in second place behind the governing CDU. The far-right
But, a Financial Times analysis argued, if one thing has Danish People’s Party saw its score cut in half.
emerged from the election “it is that the forces of Remain
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responsibility of the author.BREXIT BRIEF BREXIT BRIEF 065 | MAY 2019 Section Two: The Evolving Debate Irish Developments The evolving situation in the UK has concentrated attention in Ireland on the ongoing risk of a hard –or no-deal- Brexit. The Tánaiste, Simon Coveney, has briefed Cabinet on no- deal preparations, reflecting a degree of pessimism about the likelihood of a positive resolution in Westminster. The extension of the Brexit date until the end of October had taken the pressure off no-deal preparations but events, and in particular the collapse of the Tory-Labour discussions, have brought the issue back to the top of the agenda. Simon Coveney has pointed to the importance of continuing contacts with the European Commission on no-deal preparations. The European Commission has pledged a fund of €50 million – which can be matched by the Irish government – to deal with the crisis of the Irish beef industry. This was announced by the Agriculture Commissioner, Phil Hogan. The Irish Farmers Association (IFA) says that farmers have suffered losses of up to €101 million between September 2018 and March 2019. Business Issues A Financial Times study of the private equity sector points to a situation in which a major firm has not done a single leveraged buyout in Britain since the Brexit vote in 2016 because the fund invests in euros and the risk of being hit by currency volatility is too high. Political uncertainty about the country’s future relationship with Europe is pushing the sector close to “breaking point”. The Deputy Governor of the Bank of England, Ben Broadbent, has warned that more delay to Brexit could further depress business investment and damage the long- term economic outlook. A delay beyond the new deadline of 31 October would harm Britain’s prospects as it faced the longest run of failing business investment since the World War II. The failure to chart a clear path has left firms in limbo over investment decisions and major projects. As an independent forum, the Institute does not express any opinions of its own. The views expressed in the article are the sole responsibility of the author.
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Section Three: Background Material and RTE Brexit may be entering a ‘very dangerous’ new
Further Reading phase for Ireland – Varadkar. RTE, 24 May 2019.
www.rte.ie/news/brexit/2019/0524/1051444-eu-brexit
Background Material
The Guardian EU leaders stick to Brexit guns as they
HM Government Prime Minister’s Statement
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brexit-deal
Financial Times Theresa May resigns after
The Telegraph EU warns Boris Johnson and Tory
Brexit failure. FT, 24 May 2019. www.ft.com/
leadership rivals: nothing has changed on Brexit.
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Telegraph, 24 May 2019. www.telegraph.co.uk/
Financial Times Theresa May bows to the inevitable politics/2019/05/24/brussels-insists-nothing-has-
as Brexit claims fresh victim. FT, 24 May 2019. changed-brexit-despite-theresa
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BBC France’s Macron urges Brexit clarity after May
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resignation. BBC, 25 May 2019. www.bbc.com/news/
The Telegraph Theresa May is the product of a party world-europe-48397871
that believes in nothing. Telegraph, 25 May 2019.
The Guardian Boris Johnson: UK will leave EU in
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2019/05/25/
October, deal or no deal. Guardian, 24 May 2019.
theresa-may-product-party-believes-nothing/
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The Guardian Like many women before her, Theresa johnson-favourite-as-uk-to-have-new-pm-by-end-of-july
May was set up to fail. Guardian, 25 May 2019. www.
The Guardian Enough wishful thinking. The next
theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/may/25/women-
PM must confront hard realities on Brexit. Guardian,
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26 May 2019. www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/
Financial Times Theresa May’s departure will not may/25/next-pm-confront-hard-realities-brexit
break Brexit deadlock. FT, 26 May 2019. www.ft.com/
Financial Times Philip Hammond warns Tory
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leadership hopefuls on no-deal Brexit stance. FT, 27 May
Observer The Observer view on a post-May 2019. www.ft.com/content/81a42938-7f8b-11e9-9935-
Brexit: Labour must show it can offer an alternative. ad75bb96c849
Observer, 26 May 2019. www.theguardian.com/
Financial Times Theresa May begins countdown to
commentisfree/2019/may/26/the-observer-view-on-
resignation as UK prime minister. FT, 17 May 2019.
brexit-our-last-remaining-hopes-lie-with-labour
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BBC May’s exit could be ‘dangerous’ for Ireland – 7c18c0ea0201
Varadkar. BBC, 24 May 2019. www.bbc.com/news/
uk-northern-ireland-48396831
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The Telegraph How the ‘men in grey suits’ called time The Guardian Brexit talks with Labour are blind alley,
on Theresa May’s premiership. Telegraph, 17 May 2019. senior Tories tell May. Guardian 14 May 2019.
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suits-called-time-theresa-mays-premiership labour-blind-alley-senior-tories-may
The Guardian At last, Tories can begin to talk about The Guardian May refusing to budge on Brexit
Theresa May in the past tense, Guardian, 17 May 2019. customs union, says Labour. Guardian, 16 May 2019.
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tories-theresa-may-departure-brexit-deal refusing-to-budge-on-brexit-customs-union-says-labour
George Parker Theresa May makes final Brexit BBC Brexit: PM’s Negotiator to explore changes to
push amid Tory sense of doom. FT, 20 May 2019. future EU relations. BBC, 14 May 2019. www.bbc.
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BBC Brexit: PM under fire over new Brexit plan.
Financial Times The strange death of Tory England. BBC, 22 May 2019. www.bbc.com/news/uk-
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HM Government Prime Minister’s Speech on new
The Guardian The Guardian view on Theresa Brexit deal, 21 May 2019. www.gov.uk/government/
May’s Brexit options: stark – and getting starker. speeches/pms-speech-on-new-brexit-dea;l-21-may-2019
Guardian, 19 May 2019. www.theguardian.com/
commentisfree/2019/may/19/the-guardian-view-on- Financial Times Theresa May offers vote on second
theresa-may-brexit-options-stark-and-getting-starker Brexit referendum. FT, 22 May 2019. www.ft.com/
content/6ef8bcec-7bc4-11e9-81d2-f78092ab560
Financial Times Theresa May serves no one by
clinging on to power. FT, 14 May 2019. www.ft.com/ RTE May to make ‘bold offer’ to MPs to seal Brexit
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brexit/2019/0519/1050352-brexit-britain
BBC Brexit: talks between Tories and Labour set to
close with no deal. BBC, 17 May 2019. www.bbc.com/ The Guardian Brexit delay will harm long-term
news/uk-politics-48304867 economic outlook, says Bank. Guardian, 13 May 2019.
www.theguardian.com/business/2019/may/13/brexit-
The Guardian Theresa May blames Labour divisions deal-delay-harm-uk-long-term-economic-outlook-says-
for collapse of Brexit talks. Guardian, 17 May 2019. bank-of-england
www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/may/17/brexit-
talks-tories-labour-likely-to-collapse-theresa--may- Financial Times The Brexit effect: private equity firms
jeremy-corbyn shun UK for Europe. FT, 13 May 2019. www.ft.com/
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Financial Times Nigel Farage gives Remainers reason BBC How did the parties do in Great Britain?
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politicians-liberal-europe mistakes and the Irish question brought her down.
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The Guardian EU despairs at emptiness of May’s comment/2019/0525/1051593-1theresa-may-brexit
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media/speeches/speeches-archive/2019/may/address-by-
The Guardian Guy Verhofstadt: “If you want to minister-helen-mcentee-future-of-europe-following-on-
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content/1cd4d690-77d6-11e9-bbad-7c18c0ea0201 Irish Times Taoiseach promises European aid will ‘flow
to farmers’ shortly. IT, 17 May 2019. www.irishtimes.
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responsibility of the author.BREXIT BRIEF BREXIT BRIEF 065 | MAY 2019 Patrick Smyth Change of British PM will not end Brexit deadlock. IT, 15 May 2019. www.irishtimes. com/news/world/uk/change-of-british-pm-will-not-end- brexit-deadlock-coveney-warns-1.3891059 Irish Times Varadkar expects Brexit to be centre stage again after Tory/Labour talks collapse. IT, 19 May 2019. www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/varadkar-expects- brexit-to-be-centre-stage-again-after-tory-labour-talks- collapse-1.3896153 Cliff Taylor The Government must face up to the ongoing risk of a hard Brexit. IT, 19 May 2019. www.irishtimes. com/opinion/cliff-taylor-the-government-must-face-up- to-the-ongoing-risk-of-a-hard-brexit-1.3895763 Irish Times Irish in Britain must stand up and have their voices heard this week. IT, 20 May 2019. www.irishtimes. com/life-and-style/abroad/irish-in-britain-must-stand- up-and-have-their-voices-heard-this-week-1.38967411 Irish Times Coveney to brief Cabinet on measures for no-deal Brexit. IT, 21 May 2019. www.irishtimes.com/ news/politics/coveney-to-brief-cabinet-on-measures-for- no-deal-brexit-1.3898772 Denis Staunton May’s cabinet to consider alternative Border proposal in Brexit deal. IT, 21 May 2019. www.irishtimes.com/news/world/uk/may-s-cabinet- to-consider-alternative-border-proposal-in-brexit- deal-1.3898817 DFAT Tanaiste attends EU Foreign Affairs Council and EU-Eastern Partnership Ministerial Meeting, 20 May 2019. www.dfa.ie/news-and-media/press-releases/press- release-archive/2019/may/tanaiste-attends-eu-foreign- affairs-council-eu-eastern-partnership-ministerial- meeting Further Reading Ferriter Diarmaid The Border , Profile Books, London As an independent forum, the Institute does not express any opinions of its own. The views expressed in the article are the sole responsibility of the author.
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