Brexit's Three Lanes

Brexit has become a journey as much as a destination. At their emergency summit in Brussels this week, the UK and the 27 remaining EU governments agreed to delay Brexit – for a second time – until 31 October (with some caveats).  

This new extension means that the Brexit journey now resembles travelling on a motorway with three lanes. The first slower lane covers the Brexit process up to Halloween (31 October). The middle lane involves the impact of Brexit on EU governance, including, but not only, the European Parliament elections. The third, fast, lane represents the currently-febrile world of UK politics.  

To find out more about the three-lane Brexit motorway, see the new European Movement Ireland explainer here.