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Failure to complete the first phase of Brexit negotiations is costing UK pharmaceutical companies “an enormous amount of money”, industry representatives have warned. With less than 18 months to go until the official date of EU withdrawal in March 2019, companies are having to make preparations now, with some setting up facilities and offices abroad […]

The Democratic Unionist Party has said it will not accept any Brexit deal which “separates” Northern Ireland from the rest of the UK, it said today. DUP leader Arlene Foster said the party, which props up Theresa May’s Tory minority Government, would not allow “any form of regulatory divergence” from the UK. She spoke out […]

Britain will “meet our obligations” as it leaves the EU and pay for financial commitments made as a member, a Brexiteering Cabinet minister has said amid reports that a “divorce bill” of much as £50bn has been agreed. Transport secretary Chris Grayling refused to comment on “speculation” about the final figure but acknowledged “the price” […]

The Government has been warned it could be in contempt of Parliament unless it hands full details of its assessment of the potential impact of Brexit on the economy to MPs. Brexit secretary David Davis faced a furious backlash after passing an edited version of the documents, looking at 58 sectors of the economy, to […]

David Davis’s Department for Exiting the EU has finally handed over to a parliamentary committee its secret papers on the economic impact of Brexit. The handover of the documents to the Commons Committee on Exiting the EU, chaired by Labour MP Hilary Benn, came a day ahead of the deadline agreed by the Brexit Secretary. […]

Theresa May today faces fresh pressure over her plans to deal with the Northern Irish border post-Brexit after Ireland’s European Commissioner urged her to change course. Phil Hogan said the problems around the border – one of the key obstacles blocking talks on a UK-EU trade deal after the country leaves the bloc – could […]

Theresa May has issued a fresh plea for European Union leaders to move onto the “next stage” in the Brexit negotiations. Arriving in Brussels for the EU Eastern Partnership summit, the Prime Minister said the EU and the UK needed to “step forward together” in the ongoing talks. She confirmed she will be meeting European […]

A Conservative MP and leading Brexiteer has written to universities across the UK asking for the names of lecturers teaching courses on Brexit and the content of their lessons. Chris Heaton-Harris, a government whip and member of the pro-Brexit European Research Group of Conservative MPs, wrote to vice-chancellors earlier this month asking for the names […]