Downing St has played down suggestions the UK is prepared to pay £36bn to settle its so-called 'divorce bill' from Brussels.

The UK has been "absent" from the opening round of Brexit talks because the Government has "no clear position" on negotiations, according to the former top civil servant at the Foreign Office.

Theresa May is willing to hand over £36bn in a Brexit divorce deal provided the EU kick-starts talks about a future trade relationship, a new report has said.

Anti-EU hardliners could become “Brexit jihadis” if they are denied their vision of Britain outside the bloc, Liberal Democrat leader Vince Cable has warned.

EU migrants under 30 could be given special two-year work visas if they want the right to live and work in the UK, under plans being considered in a Government-commissioned review.

Ireland's prime minister has hit out at Britain’s hard Brexiteers for failing to offer ideas on a future border between the UK and Ireland despite having had ‘ample time’.

The travel chaos on the continent could be "subterfuge" from member states trying to give Britain a "warning" after the Brexit vote, a minister has reportedly said.

Michael Gove has confirmed that some European fishing fleets will continue to have access to British waters after Brexit.

A former Labour frontbencher has given his backing to a poll on reuniting Ireland, calling it a "realisable and sensible option".

Jean Claude Juncker has downplayed the possibility of Brexit not going ahead, despite other European leaders expressing hopes that the UK will remain in the EU after all. 

The shock result from the general election will have a “game-changing” result on Brexit, the outgoing French Ambassador to the UK has said.

Boris Johnson’s claim that ministers are not preparing a contingency plan for Britain dropping out of the EU without a Brexit deal has been rejected by a fellow minister.

Treasury select committee chair Nicky Morgan has called on the Bank of England to provide details of how prepared banks and insurance firms are for Brexit.

William Hague has given his backing to Philip Hammond's proposals for a transitional Brexit deal, claiming it is the best way to stop Brexit becoming a "disaster" for the UK. 

Disagreements over free movement have re-ignited quarrels between Cabinet ministers, says Dods political consultant, Sabine Tyldesley.

The Archbishop of Canterbury has said the chances of Britain agreeing a deal on Brexit in less than two years are “infinitesimally small”.

Downing St has made clear that free movement of EU citizens to the UK will come to an end in March 2019.

Some 20 public bodies are set to spring up across the country as the civil service takes on new work as a result of Brexit, a minister has revealed.

Boris Johnson has accused Vince Cable of “peddling lies” after the Liberal Democrat leader claimed the Foreign Secretary might be on the verge of resignation.

Cabinet ministers were again at loggerheads last night with reports of fresh splits over the UK's post-Brexit migration system.

Philip Hammond has made clear the Government does not plan to undercut European rivals with swingeing tax cuts after Brexit.

The prime minister of Luxembourg has said the UK must pay what it owes in the Brexit divorce bill.

Liam Fox has sparked a fresh Cabinet split after he rejected Philip Hammond’s claim that ministers had agreed on the UK having a transitional deal with the EU.

The prime minister of Malta has said he believes “Brexit will not happen”, as he called for Britain to hold a referendum over the terms of its leaving the EU.