Event delayed after UK refuses to grant EU ambassador same privileges as other diplomats.

João Vale de Almeida’s main task will be ensuring Britain sticks to withdrawal agreement.

The EU has again criticised the UK's decision not to give the EU ambassador to London full diplomatic status.

Comments made by the Sir Kim Darroch, the British Ambassador to the US, on the Trump administration have been leaked to pro-Brexit journalist Isabel Oakshott, with key Brexiteers exploiting them to attack the civil service and diplomatic corps and call for the removal of non-Brexit-supporting civil servants.

Europe Day statement comes as trade talks between UK and its former partners hit new difficulties.

Speaking to Sky News, a former British ambassador to Japan noted the impact of Brexit, saying many companies are maintaining a presence in the UK, but moving the bulk of their operations to Europe. / Asked about the former ambassador's assertion, Labour's shadow environment secretary Jim McMahon told Kay Burley: "To some degree, it's a natural consequence of leaving the single market."

Peter Ricketts, former British ambassador to France, tells of the difficulties faced by businesses and the 'extra red tape' as well as travel changes.

'The British ambassador told me — and I loved it — that every time the British military is meeting with the American military, the Americans are talking about the French' / British influence in Washington DC has “vanished” following Brexit, the outgoing French ambassador to the US has said.

Row over status of João Vale de Almeida has 'chilled' relationship between London and Brussels.

Ex-ambassadors and high commissioners say UK is weakened by ‘fiasco’. / More than 40 former British ambassadors and high commissioners have written to Theresa May warning her that Brexit has turned into a “national crisis”...

Ambassador to South Korea says most officials there show ‘deep incredulity’ on the matter. / British ambassadors have been sending messages to the foreign office describing Brexit as a political shambles that is destroying the UK’s reputation, the serving UK ambassador to South Korea has said.

Internal market bill would endanger future trade deals, says Kim Darroch, the former British ambassador to the US.

Sir Ivan Rogers condemns 'diplomatic amateurism' that will lead to hugely damaging trade deal – or a crash-out Brexit in a year. / Boris Johnson is deceiving voters by claiming he will “get Brexit done” quickly and hiding the “biggest crisis” yet to come, a former ambassador to the EU is warning.

Former PM in four-letter tirade against Sunak’s new Brexit deal.

PM urged to recognise pursuit of no-deal Brexit would be regarded as serious error by US.

As the EU finally ratifies the Brexit trade deal, attention shifts to some major loose ends.

Diplomatic cables reveal the monarch also appeared to back the creation of a single market. / The Queen confided to the German ambassador that she believed the future of Britain lay in Europe, newly released diplomatic cables from 1988 have shown.