"Desperate" Britain is "delusional" to expect a favourable trade deal with the US, an ex-Obama advisor has warned, as Dominic Raab seeks to "fire up" the UK's trade relationship with North America.

A former Sainsbury's chief has warned of 'significant gaps' on supermarket shelves within a week of a no-deal Brexit.

'We're going to be depriving ourselves of a lot of information that we will be spending the next few years trying to find out by other means'

Opposition parties and pro-remain groups have criticised the Brexit secretary, Dominic Raab, after he admitted that until recently he did not fully appreciate the importance of the Dover-Calais crossing for UK trade.

Amal Clooney has quit as a UK Special Envoy over the Government's plans to break international law with the Internal Market Bill.

Brexit will never be done. Because it can never be done. Not for as long as the UK sits 50km off the European mainland and does 50% of its business with Europe. Not when the island of Ireland sits behind it – and the north east corner of that island is contested political ground.

ANGUS Robertson has said that Brexit is the "biggest single factor" in the UK's supply chain crisis.

Another great Raab clip, this one from 2016. It appears he and and other senior Brexiters took us out of the customs union without understanding any of the ramifications of that - or even seemingly what the customs union is.

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

Boris Johnson was represented by an empty lectern during Channel 4′s Tory leadership contest on Sunday evening, after the frontrunner to succeed Theresa May refused to take part.

More Tory MPs have come out to support an amendment to a trade bill that would make it harder for the government to sign trade deals with countries that have committed genocide.

PM risks major confrontation with Joe Biden by persevering with internal market bill.

Boris Johnson ‘shredding trust’ with three breaches of international law, former top diplomat warns.

Sally-Ann Hart, feels that Brexit “has not worked” for the fishermen of Hastings and Rye. When you consider the promises that the Conservatives were making – such as Dominic Raab’s claim that they had achieved “a great deal for the fishing industry” – the MP’s words are almost shocking in their plain honesty.

This week: Did Chancellor Merkel wobble on the backstop? A longer transition period possible; Dominic Raab's dash to Brussels, and work continues in the Brexit 'tunnel'.

Mr Raab goes to Washington, Mr Miliband goes to town on Mr Johnson in another busy, busy Brexit week. Europe Editor Tony Connelly, London Correspondent Seán Whelan and Deputy Foreign Editor Colm Ó Mongáin look at the continuing external waves being made by the Internal Market Bill and go-slow negotiations.

Finally – a Visa-free aspect to Brexit. At least that’s what the deluded Dominic Raab is likely to tell you...

Foreign secretary attempts to blame Brussels for red tape hitting exporters.

What happens in the next three months, perhaps even the next couple of weeks, is going to shape the fate of the country for decades. If Brexit goes ahead, in any form, it will enact a profound misreading of the nature of the contemporary political and economic world and represent an unprecedented failure of British statecraft.

Brexit is a Tory invention and pro-Europeans must still fight the prospect of EU exile, writes Will Hutton.

Europe Letter: UK’s reputation diminished as EU capitals digest declaration to break law

Critics say No 10 move to quit bloc’s institutional structures leaves UK blindsided. / British diplomats will pull out from the EU’s institutional structures of power in Brussels within days, under plans being drawn up by Downing Street.

Ex-minister’s claim about EU boast over Brexit resurfaces in pro-unionist campaign video. / The European commission has described a claim made by the Conservative leadership hopeful Dominic Raab about a key EU official’s views on Brexit as “fake, fraudulent and pure disinformation” after it was spread in an election campaign video.

I've been tagged in this because I was on #Newsnight on the same panel, but I wasn't asked to respond to this claim about Dominic Raab. So I thought it might be helpful to share the actual clip from the Panorama documentary referenced, showing Barnier talking about Raab.

Foreign secretary rejects calls to 'urgently' extend the transition period to 'focus 100 per cent on the emergency' - arguing it 'makes the case' for a clean break in December.

Theresa May’s former deputy says public and business realise coronavirus should be the priority.

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab claimed that he had talked of the possibility of a no-deal Brexit during the referendum campaign in 2016.

Johnson’s chief of staff lied to media about drafting of Benn act, Grieve says at PMQs.

Dominic Raab "chickened out" of no-deal Brexit after his threats to pull out of talks were met with support from the EU, Michel Barnier states in his new book.

European vice-president Maroš Šefčovič says claim about Brussels trying to erect barrier down Irish Sea undermines UK’s reputation

You would think anyone about to make decisions affecting the future of entire nations would take the time to do the required reading. But in the case of former Brexit secretary Dominic Raab, this appears not to be the case.

Conservative MP Dominic Raab has blocked James O’Brien on Twitter after the LBC host published a video dissecting his public comments.

Foreign secretary suggests government will find a way around the legislation, to ensure the UK leaves the EU at the end of October.

Dominic Raab is facing fresh allegations of bullying amid claims that he launched an “abusive attack” on a prominent anti-Brexit activist.

Dominic Raab has been mocked after celebrating the launch of trade negotiations with a number of European countries that the UK already had agreement with before Brexit.

President-elect says peace in Northern Ireland must not be casualty of Brexit.

Foreign secretary urges business to take a ‘10-year view’ to current problems.

Dominic Raab has come under fire for saying he "hadn't quite understood" how reliant UK trade in goods is on the Dover-Calais crossing.

Gina Miller, who challenged the government’s Brexit plans in the Supreme Court, claimed Mr Raab abused her while the pair shared a lift after appearing on the BBC’s Today show in 2016.

Dominic Raab’s departure takes us closer to a wipe-out of five right-wing “brains” who authored a tract published in 2012 under the title “Britannia Unchained”.

Ian Taylor launches attack on Boris Johnson's "misleading" promise to "Get Brexit Done".

"I think the EU is concerned that Britain might do rather well once we leave the EU," he said.

As the EU and UK continue to prepare for the trade negotiations, there are clear signs that all is not well when it comes to implementing the divorce part of Brexit, in particular the Irish Protocol.

UK foreign secretary has said EU invite for Covid-19 scheme was sent to old email address.

Boris Johnson viewed as Trump-like figure while Dominic Raab accused of ‘making things up’. / The EU has been on a Brexit break since the UK secured a six-month delay to its departure. With Theresa May soon to leave 10 Downing Street, Brussels is tuning in to the Westminster drama of the Tory leadership race – with both amazement and exasperation.

Foreign affairs chief raises concerns over UK refusal to grant EU mission full diplomatic status.

Stephen Delahunty reports on a lawsuit being brought before for the courts to consider the legality of the UK-Morocco Association Agreement

'It's not like a novel where you sit down and you say: do you know what... this is a cracking read,' he told a committee meeting.

Downing Street tells Brussels negotiators documents must not be shared with 27 states.

The “sausage war” row between the UK and EU deepened today as the Elysee Palace rejected claims that Emmanuel Macron confused the constitutional status of Northern Ireland in a conversation with Boris Johnson at the G7 summit in Cornwall.

'...it is a good time to take stock of the Gibraltar strand of Brexit and how that intertwines with the Brexit saga and, ultimately, to the extent that it does represent a certain kind of completion, a good time to take stock of Brexit itself.'

Get Brexit Done’ has unravelled in a spectacular fashion; a significant knock to the economy, removal of rights and freedoms, more red tape for business and – the most heart-breaking of all – trouble has returned to Northern Ireland. The obvious answer to this foreseeable problem is for the UK to be part of the single market and customs union.

Organisation which drove UK to a hard Brexit made up of ‘climate change deniers’ and ‘Trump sympathisers’, new book is told.

Following a weekend of utter chaos at the Channel crossing, James O'Brien reminds listeners how the Tories insisted Brexit would not bring about these very issues.

The moment that James O'Brien took a forensic look at the words of Dominic Raab is at number six in the countdown of his top clips.

Presidential candidate says any US-UK trade deal must be contingent upon respect for agreement.

A clip of John Bercow mocking Dominic Raab over his predictions about the UK securing a strong trade deal with the US after Brexit has resurfaced now that Johnson and Biden have failed to strike one.

The Speaker of the House, John Bercow, says ending the current session of Parliament to force through a no-deal Brexit is "simply not going to happen".

Move threatens to collapse talks that PM has said must be completed within weeks.

'MPs cannot be bystanders while the next Tory PM tries to crash the UK out of the EU,' says Starmer. / Labour will mount a bid to seize control of the Commons agenda to prevent the next Tory prime minister forcing through a no-deal Brexit.

Huge constitutional clash looms if Tory rebels join bid to spike guns of a new Tory leader. / Boris Johnson’s vow to deliver a no-deal Brexit is facing a major cross-party ambush after Labour moved to give parliament new control over the process.

Labour has tabled a cross-party motion to try to stop a future prime minister pushing through a no-deal Brexit against the wishes of MPs.

Opposition day debate picked for motion backed by SNP, Lib Dems, Greens and a Tory MP.

Any attempt to shut down parliament to force through a no-deal exit from the EU could kill off Brexit completely, Tory leadership hopeful Matt Hancock has warned.

‘If the government thought it had a very strong case they would publish these studies ... it’s an indication that there’s nothing there’

Opposition MPs have lost critical vote on a bid to prevent a future Tory prime minister from forcing through a no-deal Brexit.

The UK's chief Brexit negotiator has said the government is not "scared" of walking away from talks without a trade deal ready to come into force in 2021.

Proposal to replace Human Rights Act with bill of rights is effort to make government ‘untouchable’, say critics.

Report increases fears government is determined to weaken judicial scrutiny.

Some in Tory leadership race ready to go against warnings of major business lobby groups.

The ex-Chancellor continued his public feud with Boris Johnson, attacking the Prime Minister's 'hypocritical' plan to stifle dissent.

Dominic Raab refused to rule out a further prorogation of Parliament, ahead of the Supreme Court's ruling on the issue.

Foreign secretary ‘not convinced’ woes of industry caused by Brexit deal.

There is a split within the Cabinet over the UK’s continued membership of the European Convention on Human Rights.

The Tory leadership candidate said MPs would set up parliament outside the Palace of Westminster if the frontrunner for PM tried to lock them out. / Tory leadership candidate Rory Stewart has said he will “bring down” front-runner Boris Johnson as prime minister if he tries to suspend parliament to force through a no-deal Brexit.

The long-awaited Russia report was finally released today - and warns the UK 'took its eye off the ball' of a mounting threat, failing even to look for any interference in Brexit.

Long-awaited intelligence committee report says threat from Moscow was ‘badly underestimated’.

‘If you ask me about our emotions, you will witness I think always empathy,’ says former European Council president.

The government’s attack on the Human Rights Act is a betrayal of those Conservatives who helped create it.

The foreign secretary is asked why the UK would want to rely on organisation with ‘inherent flaws’ that ‘even its leader recognises is struggling with legitimacy’.

Ex-minister Nick Boles says cross-party group which forced Theresa May to delay Brexit have a new plan.

Mr Rees-Mogg was accused of a “smear” on Arj Singh after he told MPs on Thursday that the HuffPost correspondent was “a knave or a fool” over a story in which he accurately quoted foreign secretary Dominic Raab.

THE SNP’s shadow attorney general Angela Crawley has written to the Foreign Secretary urging him to intervene to secure the freedom of a Scot who has been held in a Catalan prison for a month without trial because Brexit rendered him a “flight risk”.

Speakers past and present have criticised Brexiteer Dominic Raab's suggestion that he could prorogue parliament to force through a no-deal Brexit against the wishes of MPs if he becomes prime minister.

Boris Johnson’s government is waging a war of words not against the EU but the British people.

Boris Johnson was accused of “ransacking” Brits’ human rights tonight as he blocks fights against his government being heard in court.

Tory leadership candidates have turned on “dictator” Dominic Raab after he refused to rule out suspending Parliament to push through Brexit by the end of October.

Asked if Washington would be free to ‘jack up prices’, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab replies ‘The Americans will take their decisions’.

Theresa May’s claim that “no deal is better than a bad deal” has been criticised as unsubstantiated by a parliamentary committee, but its pro-Brexit MPs have refused to back the findings.

Furious Conservative MPs have threatened to oust Rishi Sunak as PM following his “betrayal” over plans to scrap thousands of pieces of EU legislation.

Dominic Raab defends rebranding account during debate and adds: ‘no one gives a toss’.

UK FOREIGN Secretary Dominic Raab has accused the EU of putting pressure on the Good Friday Agreement with its approach to the ongoing Brexit negotiations.

DOWNING Street has been branded “morally bankrupt” after the Foreign Secretary told officials the UK should strike trade deals with nations that do not meet European standards on human rights.

Dominic Raab says he wants to turn page on Brexit saga and treat EU with respect it deserves.

Britain did not take part in €1.5bn order for kit to protect against Covid-19 despite shortages in NHS.

‘There are certainly instruments that we may not have access to’, Foreign Secretary says - after police chiefs warned of ‘major impact on counter-terrorism’

Scale of aid cut emerges in leaked FCDO memo, prompting experts to describe it as ‘a national shame’

Access to vital EU crime-fighting databases could be lost, MPs told – after Theresa May warns they ‘keep us safe’.

Dominic Raab faces backlash over Irish border and attempts to leave EU on own terms.

Leo Varadkar has urged the British government to tone down “nationalist rhetoric” over Brexit, and branded Dominic Raab’s memo to UK diplomats to sit separately from their EU counterparts as “petty”.

'There will be some bumps along the road if we don't get the free trade deal – that's the inevitable consequence of change’

A major feature of the 2016 Leave campaign was a refusal to define what, precisely, Brexit would mean.

Ministers are saying “this won’t be as bad as the winter of discontent”. I dread to think what they’ll promise next.

I run two shops in Cowbridge in the Vale of Glamorgan. The negative impact that Brexit is already having on my business is causing me sleepless nights.

As part of our special edition looking at five years since the EU referendum, Alastair Campbell looks at the silence of the Leavers.

We could end up with tonnes of fish that Brits don't even like and no way of selling them to the EU before they rot.