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

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Tom Hickman (University College London) Gavin Phillipson (University of Bristol)

Constitutional Fracture

Name: Constitutional Fracture
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ISBN: 9781529245646

How Brexit Revealed Deep Fault-Lines in the British Constitution

Tom Hickman (University College London), Gavin Phillipson (University of Bristol)

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English

Bristol University Press
22 April 2026

Constitution: government & the state; Constitutional & administrative law; Parliamentary & legislative practice

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 the crisis exposed and widened deep fault-lines running through core doctrines and practices of the British constitution

profound disagreements long held unresolved and in abeyance, but which exploded into high-octane conflict during the period.

By: Tom Hickman (University College London), Gavin Phillipson (University of Bristol)
Imprint: Bristol University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 127mm,
ISBN: 9781529245646
ISBN 10: 1529245648
Pages: 144
Publication Date: 22 April 2026
Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Undergraduate , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Tom Hickman KC is Professor of Public Law at University College London and a practising barrister. Gavin Phillipson is Professor of Public Law and Human Rights at the University of Bristol.