The Parliamentary Battle over Brexit

Abstract The Parliamentary Battle over Brexit elaborates on the bitter arguments over Brexit. It aims to provide a further understanding of the role parliament played throughout the process of enacting Brexit. Since the 2016 referendum, the Brexit issue raised fundamental questions surrounding the working of British democracy, especially the role of parliament in the UK constitution and the Brexit process. Even though the mandate was supposed to re-establish parliamentary sovereignty, Brexit caused significant damage to the reputation of parliament and the wider culture of UK democracy. The book also highlights the correlation of British politics to the culture of UK democracy and the challenges of populism and democratic backsliding.