Free Trade Agreement

Such a mega u-turn could tear the UK apart and damage the economy. But PM’s position is so desperate that the scenario can’t be ruled out.

To avoid cabinet splits on Tuesday, PM likely to back fantasy plan - “Canada, plus, plus, plus”. Snag is EU won’t agree.

Insistence on UK staying close to EU rules post-Brexit won’t please Brextremists. But if we don’t agree, our economy will be badly hurt.

PM clings to fiction that we can cut an FTA by March 2019. By pretending impossible can happen, she’s messing up Brexit and damaging us all.

Whoever leaked PM’s dinner with Juncker is playing into Brexiters’ hands. It’s actually Brexit’s consequences that are damaging.

Trade minister says UK-EU deal should be the “easiest in human history”, but neglects problem of regulation.

Trade secretary must spell out how he will negotiate a better deal with Japan than the one the EU has clinched.

America’s new preference for EU trade deal pushes UK down pecking order. Still, Trump engaging in free trade at all is good news.

Two tweets seem designed to show how bright our trading future will be outside EU. They actually show how bright it is inside EU.

Brexit MPs slam their own committee’s report as “unduly negative”. The document makes important recommendations based on evidence.

UK government claims outside EU is a nirvana of bilateral free trade deals. Victory for Australia’s Labor Party would make this unlikely.

A House of Commons committee has called on the government to evaluate rejoining EFTA. This would be a good damage limitation exercise.