‘Don’t be a coward’: Hunt calls on Johnson to attend TV debate

Johnson repeats determination to deliver Brexit by Halloween as pressure mounts over private life

Boris Johnson under pressure to explain police being called to his flat

Hunt says Tory rival must answer questions as issue threatens to derail his PM campaign

Second Brexit referendum ‘not a red line’ for Labour

Conservatives braced for heavy losses in local elections as they seek to avoid European poll

May’s request to stall Brexit until end of June passes by large majority

Tory-Labour talks unfruitful as Brexit delay now needs EU leaders’ unanimous approval

Ulster Carpets MD appointed to strategic trade advisory group

Nick Coburn represents NI Chamber and exporters

MPs vote to remove control of Brexit from May government

Three junior ministers resign before defying whip to back amendment tabled by Tory Oliver Letwin

Brexit: ‘No vote’ on deal this week without DUP and ERG support

DUP says talks with UK government are focusing on legal assurances and not cash

Brexit deal gaining ‘significant’ support but May still lacks majority

Prime minister warns Britain could face a long delay in exiting EU if deal is rejected

UK would ‘scrap 80-90% of import tariffs’ in no-deal Brexit

Move could benefit some Irish exporters but key uncertainties remain over food tariffs

British Labour ‘would impose whip’ to back second Brexit referendum

Senior backbencher Caroline Flint warns move could mean rebellion of up to 60 MPs

‘Project Reality’, Brexit and the cargo ship en route to the unknown

Planet Business: A long way from Spitfires, UK’s no-deal flirtation racks up casualties

Australia to fast-track UK trade pact in event of no-deal Brexit

Canberra vetoes UK’s aim to join Trans-Pacific partnership as it is ‘not in the Pacific’

Brexiteer warns what May seeks from EU will not satisfy backbenchers

Steve Baker suggests what prime minister is seeking from EU is no more than a ‘codicil’

No-deal Brexit ‘a real possibility’, UK trade secretary says

Bigger threat to Britain than no-deal is not abiding the referendum result, Liam Fox says

Brexit: Barnier says withdrawal agreement is best deal possible

Poland suggests time limit to backstop in first hint of dissension within EU

A ‘non-starter’: Varadkar and Coveney reject backstop treaty plan

Bilateral treaty envisaged both governments bypassing EU for deal on invisible border

German MP says Border controls in Ireland inevitable in event of no-deal Brexit

Liam Fox admits Britain may not be able to replace any of the EU’s trade deals ahead of March 29th

Elite architects of Brexit are safe, far behind the front line

While billionaire backers of the Leave campaign will make money either way, it is the young who will pay the price

Brexit: May says vote on withdrawal deal will ‘definitely’ go ahead

Prime minister says opponents risk damaging economy and trust in democracy

Brexit: Juncker tells UK to ‘get your act together’

Liam Fox says chance of Britain leaving the EU is little more than 50-50

Chinook crash reaction indicative of changing attitude both sides of Border

UK state papers: All 29 people on board – 25 intelligence personnel – were travelling to a security conference

Brexit: Second referendum would further divide UK, May to tell Commons

Some cabinet ministers believe MPs should have ‘indicative vote’ on alternative options

Brexit: May weighs up offering backstop vote to MPs

No changes sought to withdrawal agreement, Downing Street stresses

Brexit: JPMorgan says probability of UK staying in EU has doubled to 40%

Reversal of Brexit more likely after May defeats, analysis finds

Brexiter Liam Fox backs Theresa May’s deal ahead of vote

MPs need to look beyond divisions and get on with delivering Brexit, says trade secretary

No surrender on DUP’s adamant opposition to withdrawal agreement

DUP conference: Most notable moment was Arlene Foster’s abject apology over cash for ash

Foster warns support for Conservatives may be revisited over Brexit

Philip Hammond and Liam Fox visit fails to soften DUP stance on withdrawal agreement

DUP will ‘work to defeat Brexit deal’, says Sammy Wilson

Theresa May will travel to Brussels for talks with Jean-Claude Juncker

Brexit deal: Varadkar signals very little wriggle room

‘Very difficult’ to avoid hard border if no withdrawal agreement in place, says Taoiseach

Denis O’Brien says UK is in ‘so much chaos’ over Brexit

Comments come as businesses in Ireland and Britain continue to prepare for hard Brexit

May tells cabinet of ‘small number’ of unresolved Brexit issues

Downing Street remains non-commital about chances of striking deal soon

May tells cabinet she will not agree Brexit deal ‘at any cost’

Sterling drops as Donaldson says it looks like the UK is headed towards a no deal Brexit

Sterling touches two-week high on Brexit deal hopes

European Union prepares to back compromise proposal on Irish Border

Saudi regime will face ‘severe’ consequences if behind Khashoggi disappearance

Trump admits it ‘certainly looks’ as if journalist is dead as diplomats pull out of summit

Brexit plans could see UK tied to EU rules well beyond end of 2020

Secret plans designed to convince Foster that backstop will not come into force

Ratings agency Fitch sees growing risk of damaging no-deal Brexit

Fitch currently rates British government debt at AA with a negative outlook

Chris Johns: Brace yourself for the Brexit ‘fudge’ crisis

Sterling volatility seems inevitable even if the City is betting that some deal will be agreed

Brexit shaping up to be more Armageddon than Mad Max

Business Week: also in the news were Iran sanctions and a raft of corporate news

What are British people stockpiling in case of messy Brexit?

Some Britons aren’t taking any chances on Brexit, and already have plans in place in case Britain runs out of food

Sterling continues downward slide on ‘no deal’ Brexit fears

Odds of UK crashing out of the EU with no deal put at 60-40 by trade secretary

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