transitional deal

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.

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

PM has renewed her threat to quit EU without a deal, after a disastrous dinner with Juncker that led to her being called deluded.

That’s what the PM says she wants with the EU. But as with her previous mantra of getting the “best possible deal”, she’s being vague.

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

Pressing the red button isn’t end of the Brexit process or even the beginning of the end. Here’s our guide to 18 twists and turns in store.

EU negotiator sets out firm positions on UK settling bills, ECJ involvement in any transition and no “regulatory dumping” in future FTA.

If we leave the EU with no trade deal in place, the economic damage will be immense. There has to be time after Brexit to reach a new arrangement with Europe.

British Influence chair argues judicial review of government view that quitting EU means leaving EEA could pave way for smart Brexit.

Omens for the two major Brexit negotiations look poor.

Such an arrangement seems needed to stop economy falling off a cliff post-Brexit. But the legal and political barriers are huge.