The Latest Breaking News from Brexit

Editorial: Whether in the Irish Sea or the Channel, the legacy of separation from the single market is pointless friction and economic pain

Both the details and the repercussions of the new Northern Ireland plan will be aggressively contested, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

Plus, price rises fear over new EU fresh produce red tape

‘UK internal market’ to be created to ease unionist fears over de facto border in the Irish Sea

My favourite thing about cricket is the statistics. Nothing fills me with greater joy than when a commentator breathlessly reveals something like 'the batsmen have just recorded the highest-ever fifth-wicket partnership for England at Edgbaston against Sri Lanka.' You don't say?

City Comment: The rest of the world still does not know what to make of an “independent” Britain… and is largely giving it the swerve

There was always going to be “some friction” when it comes to trading with the European Union, but that is the “price you pay”, Brexit cheerleader and Government minister Andrea Leadsom acknowledged this morning. Curious that Vote Leave never put that on a bus.

'There's always someone saying the EU is going to break up but it's more robust than ever'

Prominent Leave campaigner still 'absolutely convinced' that it was right to leave the EU as Boris Johnson also weighs in on fourth anniversary

Health minister and Brexiter says businesses experiencing ‘some friction’ should adapt to changes in trade rules

While many in the UK say Brexit has harmed the UK's standing in the world, observers overseas see the UK through a wider lens