A lot on Brexit; not much elsewhere. The lack of a majority leaves the Prime Minister exposed – whatever may happen with the DUP.
We would remain bound by the EU’s protectionist tariff structure, and have our trade agreements determined by institutions on which we were not represented.
We cannot afford to get it wrong. The Prime Minister is the right woman to go out to bat for Britain. She will deliver a strong deal and a bright future for everyone.
After almost a year, there is still no sign that Corbyn’s Party is committed to fulfilling the will of the people.
Her new administration would be on the right side on the big issues – Brexit, immigration, Islamism; and would likely feel its way towards the right answer on the economy and trade.
The absence of a comprehensive agreement would not be apocalyptic, but it would involve many complexities.
A joint response to our series on WTO by a former Director-General of that organisation and a former Australian Ambassador to it – via Policy Exchange.
There are practical ways to retain our share of the benefits of the EU’s existing arrangements for trade with other countries.
There are some risks to trade, but they should be rationalised and addressed rather than overhyped.
Hammering out a “Son of CAP” has its challenges, but they are more technical than political – and can be resolved.
The absence of a trade agreement with the EU should not concern us – there are swift, practical ways to overcome possible issues.
The absence of tariffs comes last, not first. They are the end-point of a successful negotiation, not its starting-point. They are the icing on the cake.
Unless either the UK or the EU want a trade war, its most likely consequence would be making use of a mass of small deals to achieve sizeable gains.
By seeing off Le Pen and electing the most ideologically pro-EU president since Giscard d’Estaing, France has changed the game.
His Mansion House speech offered an opportunity to shift the tone of Brexit policy towards openness, liberalism, free trade and responsible capitalism.