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Head of employers’ federation says integrity of single market more important than making good business with Britain. / German industrialists have warned that British hopes of their support in Brexit negotiations are misplaced and could backfire with dangerous consequences for international trade.
Brexit secretary David Davis said this week that no one ever said leaving the EU would be "simple or easy". Except all these times that people did.
Former Brexit secretary David Davis to earn £3,000 an hour as adviser to major Tory donor JCB
23/01/2019
Critics said it was 'disgusting' Mr Davis had been offered the role having 'failed to properly plan for Brexit and storming out of the cabinet'.
Former Brexit secretary receives £3,000 an hour for consultancy role with JCB.
David Davis says he wants the Brexit Bill to pass with ‘no strings attached’.
David Davis claims medicine and banking bodies will not have to leave Canary Wharf.
Jacob Rees-Mogg says the benefits of leaving the EU may not be felt for 50 years – and he’s not the only Eurosceptic asking the people of Britain to wait patiently.
"They should be held when people can view all the arguments for and against and when those arguments have been rigorously tested. In short, referendums should be held when people know exactly what they are getting." / "We should not ask people to vote on a blank sheet of paper and tell them to trust us to fill in the details afterwards."
If Northern Ireland opts for reunification it would have the ability to join the European Union as part of the Republic after Brexit, a leaked ministerial letter has indicated.
The E Foundation worked with UK thinktank on Brexit and is alleged to favour weakening EU food regulations.
‘We’re in a mess’: Painful moment David Davis has previous quotes about Brexit read out to him
20/03/2019
The former minister was asked: 'Do you regret at times sounding like it was an easy task?'
Brexit protesters unfurl giant banner mocking David Davis during Put It To The People March
23/03/2019
Protesters demanding a second referendum on Brexit mocked David Davis on Saturday by unfurling a banner emblazoned with one of the former cabinet minister’s old statements. / Quote comes from a speech by former DExEU secretary in 2012.
EU officials privately branded Theresa May's Brexit strategy 'insane' and 'pathetic', film shows
08/05/2019
EU officials involved with Brexit negotiations privately considered aspects of Theresa May’s approach “insane” and “pathetic”, a new behind-the-scenes documentary shows. / BBC camera crews were given access to Brexit officials in the European Parliament to make Brexit: Behind Closed Doors, a two-part series focusing on the team around Guy Verhofstadt.
David Davis 'Did Not Give A F**k' About The Irish Border During Brexit Talks, EU Figures Claimed
08/05/2019
Former Brexit secretary David Davis was mocked and criticised by Brussels figures during torturous EU exit negotiations, with one adviser suggesting he did not “give a f**k” about the Irish border, a new documentary reveals.
London (CNN)Three turbulent years after 17 million British people voted to leave the European Union, Brexit has grown from a quaint word to an ugly cloud hanging over the nation.
The former Brexit secretary, David Davis, has suggested this week that the UK might not have to pay a “divorce” settlement to Brussels if we leave the EU without a deal. So can we really cut and run?
The vote to leave the EU has sparked a clash between sugar-cane importers and farmers producing homegrown sugar beet. Is this bitter skirmish a microcosm of the big battles to come?
'My God. They're idiots': EU leader's extraordinary denunciation of UK ministers' Brexit behaviour
18/07/2019
‘Perhaps I am being a bit harsh, but it’s about time we became a bit harsh,’ says Frans Timmermans.
'Here he [David Davis] is at the People's Pledge Congress for a [confirmatory, i.e. 2nd] EU Referendum'
22/10/2011
Here he is at the People's Pledge Congress for an EU Referendum on the 22nd October 2011
Amendment to withdrawal bill not picked - in blow to scores of hard Brexit-backing Conservative MPs.
Former minister said he 'misspoke' when he claimed trade deal would be ready for Brexit day
31/01/2020
Former Brexit secretary David Davis has claimed he 'misspoke' when he previously said there would be a trade deal with the EU ready for the day the UK leaves the trading bloc.
'It is hard to predict how full Brexit would play out, because this scale of multiple simultaneous renegotiations of global trade agreements is unprecedented – and no country has ever left the EU. It certainly can’t be assumed that Britain is bound to get quick and good deals because it is a large economy.'
Under cover of Brexit - Chris Grey
03/07/2020
The most important Brexit event of the week came and went with relatively little fanfare, yet it marks a significant moment.
New border checks in Kent and elsewhere reverse 47 years of removal of trade barriers.
This week, the practical realities of what Brexit is going to mean came into central focus for perhaps the first time, with a new government information campaign.