Politics

Michel Barnier has hit back at firebrand Brexiteer Mark Francois, reminding the Tory MP that he voted for the very agreement he was criticising in a viral letter sent to the EU’s Brexit negotiator.

Labour say the Treasury has "slipped out" the announcement amid a slew of coronavirus relief schemes.

His first challenge will be to decide when – and if – to release the long-awaited report into alleged Russian interference in UK politics.

Meetings will continue in Brussels next week and the next round of negotiations will take place in the week of July 20 in London.

IFS director Paul Johnson said that a “reckoning, in the form of higher taxes” would have to come eventually.

"It's a bit late for the border still not to be ready", concerned members of the ERG have reportedly said.

"Businesses will continue to struggle unless the public are given the confidence they need to go out and start spending money again.”

Sunak rode in on his horse furlough, shot it and turned it into cheap glue to try and stick our economy back together.

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