Liam Fox

There are seven clear reasons why the global trade bonanza beloved of Brexiters will not happen soon – if ever.

Liam Fox says any customs union would be sell-out. His former top official has savaged him. It’s quitting EU that’s the real sell-out.

One faction wants to protect jobs, another fears becoming a vassal state. Both are right. The more they tear into each other, the better.

As Westminster whirs back to life, here’s the Brexit news you may have lost in a haze of turkey and mulled wine.

With one flip-flop after another, PM’s deal with EU leaders is far cry from bullish Lancaster House vision. Here’s our definitive run-down.

Hardliners like Fox used to talk about glorious future. Now they’re reduced to saying world won’t end - hardly rhetoric that won referendum.

Brexiter has read riot act to May, made peace with Johnson and polished his image. If PM falls, he’s well placed to pounce.

Liam Fox plays down “continuity” legislation as way to “guarantee stability”. It’s broader than that, and Parliament needs a say.

Trade minister can’t make formal agreements with the EU’s other trading partners, neither has he grasped the complexities.

Trade secretary is wasting time chasing phantoms. He should focus on humdrum task of making sure we don’t lose deals we already have.

Johnson, Davis and Fox have achieved nothing in their 15 months in office. Unless they get a grip fast, May should sack them.

If they get their way on “no deal”, the hardliners will provoke a crisis in Parliament the Tory government is unlikely to survive.