Theresa May has laid out a vision for a "Global Britain" that will, post-Brexit, reprise its historical place as an international trading hub thanks to a web of new trade agreements that her government plans to negotiate in the coming years.more
The president of the EU commission has said talks on Britain's departure will be "very, very, very difficult" as Europe's press turned hostile, attacking Theresa May's Brexit plans as isolationist, unachievable, extremist - and disastrous for the UK.more
Scotland must have the option of independence from the UK if its wishes on Britain's new trade plan after it leaves the European Union are rejected, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said on Tuesday.more
Britain's departure from the EU will leave a €10bn black hole in the European Union budget that will pit rich and poor EU members states against each other in a fight over how to fund the Union, a leading EU think-tank has warned.more
The contrast could hardly have been sharper. While Britain's biggest newspapers cheered Theresa May's Brexit speech, their continental counterparts rolled their eyes.more
The head of the European Council Donald Tusk said that the speech of the British prime minister Theresa May on plans for negotiations on the withdrawal of Great Britain from the EU was "at least more realistic."more
Theresa May has said the UK "cannot possibly" remain within the European single market, as staying in it would mean "not leaving the EU at all". But the prime minister promised to push for the "greatest possible" access to the single market following Brexit.more
A Dutch woman who has lived with her British husband in Devon for 30 years has learned from the immigration minister, Robert Goodwill, that she may not have the right to stay in the country after Brexit.more
Ireland's economy is forecast to expand by 3.7 per cent this year, making it the fastest growing in Europe. Employment is expected to increase by 2.3 per cent this year while house prices are set to rise by 8 per cent, according to the Davy economy forecast.more
What Mrs May said in a television interview last Sunday was interpreted as meaning we would control our borders even if that entailed losing access to the internal market. more
Donald Trump has praised Britain as "smart" for opting out of a European Union that he believes is dominated by Germany and on the brink of collapse, in an interview with former Tory leadership contender Michael Gove.more
The chancellor, Philip Hammond, has suggested Britain could transform its economic model into that of a corporate tax haven if the EU fails to provide it with an agreement on market access after Brexit.more
"May's Brexit battle plan" is the headline on the front of the Sunday Express, which says the prime minister will get "tough with Brussels" by saying Britain will leave the single market and customs union if it cannot take back control of its borders.more