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Conservative sources believe the Prime Minister will put a “triple lock” on Brexit in the Tory manifesto, promising voters to leave the single market and the European Court of Justice (ECJ) and end freedom of movement.

Italy’s Deputy Foreign Minister has warned “hardliners” in the European Union (EU) could seek to punish Britain and exploit Brexit, sparking a “battle of interests” and even an “economic cold war”.

A majority of the British public support the UK leaving the European Union (EU) single market, the first poll since the prime minister’s landmark Brexit speech has revealed.

The Prime Minister is expected to make a landmark speech signalling that she is prepared to back a clean Brexit, taking the UK out of the European Union (EU) customs union and Single Market. “She’s gone for the full works,”

Major Conservative party donors, with big business interests, are threatening to withdraw funding unless the Prime Minister bows to their demands for a so-called ‘soft Brexit’.

Quitting the European Union’s customs union could see Britain become a “beacon of global free trade” and create nearly 400,000 jobs, an analysis based on EU figures has shown.

A Hard Brexit is “mission impossible” and the UK could be forced to remain within the European Union’s (EU) single market, subject to unlimited mass migration, the head of Germany’s motor industry association has said.

LONDON (AFP) – Prime Minister Theresa May on Tuesday said she was planning to negotiate both Brexit and Britain’s future relationship with the EU by 2019 but a transition period may be required after that.

LONDON (Reuters) – The government has accepted the opposition Labour Party’s call for it to set out its plan for leaving the European Union before formal talks begin, but has asked parliament to respect its Brexit timetable.

Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has followed David Davis, the Brexit Secretary, in suggesting the Torys are leaning towards a ‘soft’ Brexit and UK could pay into EU’s budget after the UK leaves.

The UK’s Brexit secretary has indicated the Tory government is leaning towards a “sort Brexit”, saying he may maintain low-skilled migration and is prepared keep contributing to the European Union’s (EU) budget for “access” to Single Market.

European Union leaders have reportedly agreed to push the UK must towards a “hard Brexit” in order punish Britain and counter the rise of Eurosceptic movements across the continent.

Nigel Farage has warned Britain is heading for a “half Brexit” after courts blocked the government triggering Article 50, promising to resume “full-time campaigning” if the process of leaving the European Union (EU) is not begun by spring.

Britain may be on the verge of a “great betrayal” as MPs ramp up their efforts to prevent a hard Brexit, the outgoing UKIP leader Nigel Farage has warned.

Companies based within the European Union would be around £8 billion worse off than British firms if the UK leaves without a free trade deal, a study has found. The figures from think tank Civitas show that EU firms would

(REUTERS) – Britain’s government will reject any attempt to ignore the result of its referendum vote to leave the European Union or to unduly delay the process of exiting the bloc, Brexit minister David Davis told parliament on Monday.

Britain must go for a “hard Brexit” if it is to achieve its aims in leaving the European Union (EU), a senior German businessman has said. Markus Kerber, head of Germany’s biggest business lobby the BDI, said that trying to