Department for Exiting the European Union

Steve Barclay: Tomorrow we will get Brexit done, and start building a better future for every corner of our United Kingdom

The third piece in our mini-series on the road to Brexit comes from the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union.

Would the Withdrawal Agreement be acceptable without the backstop? 3) Redwood’s response to Barclay

“The Agreement is a very expensive invitation to talks about our possible exit. It does not give us either a clear date for leaving or the terms on which we might eventually be allowed out.”

Would the Withdrawal Agreement be acceptable without the backstop? 2) Barclay’s reply to Redwood

In a letter dated May this year, the Brexit Secretary attempted to assuage concerns about the implications of Theresa May’s deal for the United Kingdom.

WATCH: Barclay refuses to rule out a leadership bid

“I would say to my colleagues: focus on the day job. Concentrate on what is before us, on what we promised to the public. Ensure that we leave.”

Appointments 2) Cleverly joins the Department for Exiting the European Union

He takes over the role vacated by Heaton-Harris, who resigned yesterday over Theresa May’s decision to reach out to Jeremy Corbyn.

Heaton-Harris resigns as No Deal Minister: “I simply cannot support any further extension to Article 50”

He praises the work done by civil servants to prepare for exit without a deal – and suggests the Prime Minister has not been fully informed of their progress.

The Government is bluffing. Why I and many others will vote against the Withdrawal Agreement later today.

The EU won’t grant us a long extension for fear of what European elections here would produce. If we hold our nerve, the UK will Brexit on WTO terms in April.

The first department to need boosting post-March. The Treasury? Business? Transport? No: Northern Ireland.

The challenge to “our precious union” will be as much constitutional as economic – Deal, No Brexit…or No Deal especially.

Brexit, the backstop, Anglo-Irish relations – and learning from Burke

We need a new strategic partnership with Ireland. At the moment, that end seems endlessly remote.

WATCH: Barclay – “The vote is going ahead, and that’s because it’s a good deal”

The Brexit Secretary claims that the Withdrawal Agreement balances controlling money and immigration with keeping trade flowing.

Hammond, Penrose, and Kwarteng join the Government as May circles the wagons

The Prime Minister has eschewed the chance to bind waverers with patronage in favour of promoting able loyalists who won’t make trouble.

Stewart Jackson: Mendacity, duplicity, subterfuge and misjudgement. How I saw an establishment coup wreck a clean Brexit.

Number Ten has been desperate from the start that we must remain in the Customs Union – and endure a kind of semi-skimmed faux Brexit.

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