Simon Usherwood

Simon Usherwood is professor in politics at the Department of Politics, University of Surrey.

Simon Usherwood is professor in politics at the Department of Politics, University of Surrey. Since 2017, he has been deputy director of the ESRC's "UK in a Changing Europe" program.His research focuses on euroscepticism, both in the UK and across the EU, as well as UK-EU relations. He is co-coordinator of the UACES (the UK's European Studies association) Collaborative Research Network on Euroscepticism.


Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson is shown walking past the EU and UK flags.

Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal: What’s in it and how is it different to Theresa May’s version?

Prime Minister Boris Johnson secured a new Brexit deal from the European Union. It’s product of months of planning by the British government, so it’s reasonable to ask what has actually changed since former Prime Minister Theresa May struck her original deal.