Constitutional Fracture: How Brexit Revealed Deep Fault-Lines in the British Constitution

by Tom Hickman and Gavin Phillipson

This book presents cutting-edge analysis of one of the most significant constitutional crises in recent British history: the prolonged and intense struggle between government and parliament for control over Brexit. It argues the crisis was very largely caused by the emergence of an Executive-centric approach to governance it dubs 'Whitehall Plus', and the strong parliamentary-push back it both provoked and responded to.

The book shows how...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1529245648
• ISBN13: 9781529245646
• Release Date: October 2025
• Publisher: Bristol University Press
• Length: 144 Pages