The Latest Breaking News from Brexit

Business tired of ‘smoke and mirrors’ over funding, says Labour

Rejoining single market would create even more uncertainty, says Labour leader, who instead wants a ‘better Brexit’

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Ridiculed and pitied abroad, and floundering at home, the new UK prime minister sets out his vision: survival of the weakest, says Observer columnist Simon Tisdall

In her first interview since joining the monetary policy committee, Britain’s newest interest-rate setter warns inflation is not the biggest threat to the economy – because ‘the slowdown is here’

Britons need to be kept aware of the cost of leaving the EU, says Swati Dhingra

We are paying £6bn more just to eat. After years of abstract debate, the human consequences of our exit become clearer by the day, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

His own party remains cautious, but Tories are pretty sure he is heading for No 10, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr