negotiating mandate

Tories spent the election avoiding the topic of Brexit. Now they won't be able to avoid answering some pretty tricky questions - whether May stays leader or not.

The EU has developed vital tools to fight cross-border extremism, often under UK leadership. We must maintain this relationship post Brexit.

While Theresa May was changing her mind on social care, the EU adopted its Brexit negotiating position with little fuss.

EU’s negotiating mandate provides basis for potential Brexit divorce bill of over €100bn. UK still refuses to pay.

Britain’s mis-steps have made it easy for the EU 27 to close ranks on Brexit. All is not lost, but flexibility will be needed.

EU leaked document raises many contentious issues - giving a lie to PM’s claims that she could provide certainty “straight away”.

Before triggering Article 50, the PM’s red lines came from hard-Brexiters in the UK. Now the EU has begun setting its own rules.

Brexiters casually threw the Rock under their battle bus. Now they’re sabre-rattling to cover up their responsibility.

Although there is virtually nothing surprising in EU’s draft negotiating guidelines, they may still shock public and divide Tories.

Much needs to be agreed before Brexit talks begin in earnest, hindered by a climate in which any comment can cause unhelpful distractions.

By failing to trigger talks this week, PM has given EU reason to wait until June to set its negotiating mandate. She could run out of time.