Why the EU’s Singapore ruling does not lead to a smoother Brexit road for Britain: Europe’s top court ruled that all member states and their regional parliaments must sign off on the trade deal being negotiated by the EU and Singapore, dashing hopes that the EU institutions would have the final say in negotiating trade deals.

Surge in Poles leaving UK since Brexit vote fuels immigration drop: A surge in the number of Polish people and other European citizens leaving the UK since the Brexit vote means there has been an 84,000 drop in net migration to the UK.

Five signs that leaving the EU is starting to hurt the UK economy: The UK economy expanded by 0.2 per cent in the first three months of 2017, making it the worst performing of its G7 peers, so far this year.