A freer hand. Not a free hand.

Officials at the Treasury must have been delighted yesterday when the EY Item Club suggested the Chancellor will present his Budget in a fortnight against a backdrop of lower borrowing and strong growth. That delight will probably be for two reasons. First, because...

Brexit weekly: 5 things

Negotiations in numbers Brexit was always going to be a massive diplomatic, political and legal exercise, but now more precise numbers have emerged as to the scope and size of the project. This week Politico summarised a series of European Parliament reports on...