Jill Rutter will discuss Governing after Brexit, considering the total re-set in our laws and standards.

The Trade and Cooperation Agreement of 24th December 2020 between the EU and the UK only covered 1/5th of the UK's economy; future negotiations will provide plenty of scope for discussion. The UK Parliament was allowed just 15 hours to scrutinise the TCA on 30th December; the European Parliament are working on ratifying the TCA until 28th February - or longer.

From the unlawful prorogation of 2019 to the controversies over parliament’s role during the COVID-19 pandemic, the government's relationship with parliament has been more tumultuous than most.

We hope Jill Rutter will be able to shed light on questions such as:

- How does disbanding the Select Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union improve parliamentary scrutiny?

- How can parliament reassert itself post-Brexit in the face of an overweening executive?

Jill Rutter is a former British civil servant whose work included Defra, the Treasury and the Number 10 Policy Unit. She also worked at BP and the Advocacy Institute in Washington DC. She is a senior research fellow of UK in a Changing Europe (UKiCE), and was previously the programme director at the Institute for Government (IfG) directing the organisation's work on better policy-making and Brexit. She has written a number of reports on the civil service and the implications of Brexit for Whitehall and Westminster. Her writing features frequently in the media and she is a regular commentator on radio and television.

Jill Rutter studied philosophy, politics and economics (PPE) at Somerville College, Oxford, and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1975. She speaks English, German, Spanish and French. She is keen to raise the quality of public and policy debate in the UK.

For background, do listen to this video (2¼ minutes) giving a summary of reaction to the deal (as at 29th December 2020):

https://ukandeu.ac.uk/video-audio/jill-rutter-on-bloomberg-is-the-brexit-deal-a-real-deal/

North East Surrey for Europe are organising a series of Zoom talks together with the local action group MoVEM (Mole Valley European Movement).

All those curious about European politics are welcome to join in and learn more about Europe and the Brexit process.

Further details on: www.nes4eu.co.uk.

Feel free to email info@nes4eu.co.uk if you have any queries.

Please note the Zoom meeting is open from 7pm, but Jill Rutter's talk is due to start at 7.30pm.