Brexit weekly: 5 things

Brexit weekly: 5 things

Court in a trap The nation stopped this week as the Government released the latest of its position papers on aspects of the UK’s departure from the EU – this time on the role, or otherwise, of the Brexiteers’ favourite bogeyman, the European Court of Justice (ECJ),...
Brexit weekly: 5 things

Brexit weekly: 5 things

Will we or won’t we (support a transitional arrangement for the Customs Union)? The Government sent some decidedly mixed messages on the Customs Union this week. There had been reports Chancellor Philip Hammond had “come to heel” and agreed that the UK would leave the...
Brexit weekly: 5 things

Brexit weekly: 5 things

The Colour of Money The week began with a report that the UK was willing to pay a £36 billion Brexit ‘divorce bill’, providing that the EU is willing to negotiate the settlement as part of a wider deal on trade. The apparent offer is an attempt to break the deadlock...