This chapter explores the role and powers of the UK Parliament, setting out the powers of the House of Commons and the House of Lords . It also provides an account of the extent to which Parliament can hold the government to account, focusing on recent examples of ministerial and prime ministerial resignations. It also provides an account of the impact of Brexit on the Westminster Parliament, including the enactment of private members' bills, votes of no confidence, governmental defeats and the reinterpretation of standing orders. It evaluates how far these changes stemmed from the combination of Brexit and a minority government.

This chapter provides an account of the role of the Crown and government in the UK constitution. It also explains individual and collective ministerial responsibility.

This chapter examines recent developments in judicial review. This includes an account of recent developments in the law of judicial review, setting out the heads of judicial review. It also provides an account of the extent to tort law and contract law apply to public authorities.

This chapter provides an account of the role of political parties in the UK constitution, as well as explaining the move away from the Westminster Parliament being dominated by two major political parties with the rise and fall of the Liberal Democrats and the rise of the SNP. It sets out the Fixed-Term Parliaments Act 2011 and the Early Parliamentary General Elections Act 2019.

The chapter introduces the UK constitution, focusing on its non-codified nature and the way in which the UK, unlike other constitutions, has no developed understanding of the state. It explains both the strengths and weaknesses of a fluid, evolving constitution. It also sets the stage for the theme of the impact of Brexit on the UK constitution, which runs through the book as a whole. It also explains and evaluates recent constitutional change - from the Coalition Government onwards - and sets out possible future constitutional change.

This chapter sets out and explains the key principles and values of the UK constitution - and of constitutionalism more generally. It explains parliamentary sovereignty, the rule of law, democracy and the separation of powers. It provides contemporary examples of the application of these values and principles , including the impact of referendums and of the two groundbreaking Miller decisions - known as the Brexit and the prorogation cases.

The chapter analyses the different sources of UK constitutional law: statutes, case law, prerogative powers and constitutional conventions, in addition to rules and practices in the UK Parliament (including standing orders, the Cabinet Manual and the Ministerial Code. It provides a detailed account of constitutional statutes and developing ideas of the common law constitution, in addition to providing an up-to-date account of prerogative powers in the light of the recent Supreme Court case on prorogation.

This chapter provides a detailed account of the powers of the UK Government, both in relation to executive powers and the initiation and control over the enactment of primary legislation. In particular, it provides an up to date account of the impact of the two recent Miller decisions (the Brexit decision and the prorogation decision) , explaining their impact on the control over prerogative powers. It also explains the impact of the Fixed-Term Parliaments Act 2011 on prerogative powers.

This chapter provides an up-to-date account of the evolving history of devolution in the UK. In particular, it explains the impact of the independence referendum in Scotland, the move to devomax and the possibility of a second independence referendum. It provides an up-to-date account of further devolution to Wales. It also provides an account of the failure of devolution in Northern Ireland from 2017-20, looking at the governance of Northern Ireland by civil servants. It also provides a new analysis of the impact of devolution on parliamentary sovereignty and the impact of Brexit on devolution.

This chapter provides an account of the protection of civil liberties and human rights in English law. This includes an account of the Human Rights Act 1998 and its relationship to decisions of the European Court of Human Rights. It also explains the interaction between the Human Rights Act 1998 and common law protections of fundamental rights. It then provides an evaluation of the laws on terrorism, freedom of expression and the right to protest.

The chapter examines the impact of Brexit on transnational solidarity. It explains how Brexit was triggered, in part, by concerns as to the impact of EU membership, both in terms of the UK’s identity as a member of the EU and the impact of migration. This negative impact on transnational solidarity will only continue post Brexit, particularly if the UK were to leave the EU with no deal concerning its future relationship. Some of these issues would be mitigated were the UK to leave under the terms of the current Withdrawal Agreement. Nevertheless, the chapter argues that some of the benefits of EU membership will continue post Brexit, particularly as concerns the impact of the UK’s membership of the EU on the UK constitution.