Bernard Jenkin: Why the Government’s customs partnership proposal won’t work

Those continuing the Remain campaign represent a minority. The Prime Minister understands that the people have spoken, and that now there is no turning back.

Simon Clarke: Teesside is experiencing an industrial renaissance – with Conservative optimism driving out Labour gloom

The first in a three-part ConHome mini-series on the Tory revival in the area since the Mayoral election of last May.

‘Partial’ customs union means paying a high price to be stuck in EU limbo

But a vote on some form of customs union is coming. Might it become a confidence issue?

Customs and practice

It would make no sense to spurn taking control of our trade policy and leave it with the EU – in which we will no longer have a say.

WATCH: Houchen urges the UK to “capitalise on the opportunity” of Brexit to develop freeports

The Tees Valley mayor says his area was “left behind in the Blair and Brown years”, and this is a chance to rebalance the economy.

Hammond’s indiscipline shows why May should have moved him – and why she must stop dithering over Brexit

If making a final decision seemed too risky for the Prime Minister, her deliberate indecision has now proved even more dangerous.

Charlie Elphicke: Keeping order at the border – to prepare for a smooth Brexit

Too often it seems as though our perimeters are seen as a problem to be patched-up rather than an asset to be fully modernised.

Kieran Mullan: A good deal is within our grasp – including on the Northern Irish border

For political reasons some ignore practical solutions and pretend the current EU arrangements are perfect. Such obstructionism helps no-one.

Charlie Elphicke: Ensuring we are Ready on Day One for any Brexit scenario is the smart thing to do

Why wouldn’t we want to have world class customs systems, cutting edge digital border controls and resilient road infrastructure?

James Arnell: Hammond must spend by December at the latest if we are to be ready for No Deal.

The truth is that any money committed now will return multiples of cost in a reduced price for an agreement with the EU.

To salvage her Brexit policy, May must now ensure that her government is ready for No Deal. Or it won’t last.

There is time to correct the lack of preparedness of our customs and computers for 2019. But it is running out.

Henry Newman: Of the Government’s two proposals for post-Brexit customs policy, only one is workable

The policy paper provides welcome clarity, but it’s time the Treasury gave up on the fiendishly difficult model it prefers.

Brexit, customs, implementation and new trade deals. May wants to have her cake and eat it – but not quite yet

We will all have to wait until after the autumn’s federal election in Germany until the negotiating positions of the two sides start to firm up.

Charlie Elphicke: Ready on Day One for lower, fairer, simpler taxes to boost jobs and growth

The fourth article in a five-piece series by the author on how Britain must prepare for March 31 2019 – and has less than 600 days to get it right.

Westminster and Whitehall should spend less time talking about Brexit and more time preparing for it

To the claim that one can’t get ready for the unknown comes the answer that government must prepare for all eventualities.