No time to waste in charting orderly EU exit
Five-year Norway-style transition would give business certainty they crave.
Whatever courts say, Parliament should decide on Article 50
Judges will decide whether PM can trigger formal EU divorce proceedings. Either way, MPs’ scrutiny likely to lead to better Brexit deal.
U-turn on migration target raises hope of soft Brexit
Johnson and Rudd have signalled government may abandon Cameron’s foolish migration target. That could make it easier to avoid a hard Brexit.
UK Academia: another jewel in the crown at risk from Brexit
Brexit a massive threat to UK scientific research, universities.
David Davis’ trade deal fantasies
Chief Brexit negotiator is entitled to be optimistic about our prospects. But some of Davis’ predictions are naïve to the point of fantasy.
Boris wrong to claim Brexit won’t affect our European leadershi...
Foreign Secretary’s insistence that leaving will not “in any way” harm foreign policy cooperation with EU nations is at odds with reality
Revoking an Article 50
EU Treaty doesn’t rule out mid-course Brexit process reversal; political agreement from EU states would be needed to halt the process.
Gisela Stuart tries to airbrush record on migration
Vote Leave chair claims she tempered inflammatory rhetoric on immigration during campaign. Labour MP didn’t try hard enough.
To think UK backed Brexit on theory Turkey was about to join
Idea that 80m Turks were heading here was always fanciful. After failed coup, Leave voters duped by this scaremongering might think again.
UK likely to miss out on giant new EU capital market
Jonathan Hill’s last act as EU Commissioner was to push for an EU venture capital market. But for Brexit, Britain would have dominated it.
Brexit means Brexit – but what does Brexit mean?
Theresa May is fond of saying “Brexit means Brexit”. But it’s far from clear what that means. Her cabinet appointments give a few clues.
New dual act for UK economy rehearse their lines
Wisely, Hammond and Carney take their time even as UK economy turns down post-Brexit.