The Brexit department has apologised after David Davis made a surprise visit to the Irish border.

The fallback deal to ensure there is no return to any border or checkpoints in the North is now “legally firm”, the Government has said.

Brexit Secretary David Davis has dismissed claims Britain is heading for a "Max Mad-style" dystopia after it leaves the European Union with a sweeping programme of deregulation.

Brexit Secretary David Davis has criticised the "discourteous" European Union for publishing plans that would allow it to sanction the UK during a transition period.

Britain will have to obey the EU rule-book in full during a transition period after Brexit while having no voice in decision-making bodies, under proposals agreed by the remaining 27 member states.

Former taoiseach Bertie Ahern has questioned whether British Tory MP David Davis actually understands Brexit issues and has warned that the deal to prevent a hard border in the North is a “fudge”.j

The European Union has expressed "surprise" at David Davis’s complaints about its planning for a "no deal" Brexit given the scenario was first put forward by British Prime Minister Theresa May.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar is attending the European Council Summit this morning as negotiations on Brexit move towards the next phase.

The Government has stopped circulating sensitive reports on how the UK Government is handling Brexit negotiations after one was leaked in November.

Britain’s Brexit secretary David Davis has written to MPs in a last-ditch attempt to avert a Tory revolt and potential Commons defeat for the UK Government’s Brexit legislation.

The European Parliament is to demand that last week’s Brexit deal is converted into a legally binding text as soon as possible.

Britain's commitment to maintaining a soft border after Brexit is "much more than legally enforceable", David Davis has said.

Significant divergence has emerged between Ireland and the UK after Britain’s Brexit minister indicated that the agreement committing to no hard border does not have to be kept.

Britain’s Brexit secretary has risked a war of words with the Government after stating the Brexit deal signed to much fanfare last week was “more a statement of intent than it was a legally enforceable thing”.

There was considerable and obviously well informed speculation last weekend about a proposal to align regulation between the North and the Republic as a means of avoiding a hard border between both parts of the island, writes Jim Power.

Leaving the EU will provoke a "paradigm change" in the UK economy in a similar way to the financial crash of 2008, Brexit Secretary David Davis has told MPs.

The British government’s been accused of a U turn after it announced MPs will be given a binding vote on key parts of the Brexit deal with the EU.

Business leaders from Europe will meet with UK Prime Minister Theresa May today to discuss the future of UK-EU trade post-Brexit.

Britain has set out proposals to ensure that trade in goods and services can continue with Europe after the point at which the UK leaves the European Union.

Brexit Secretary David Davis has hit back at suggestions that there are a lack of women in the team negotiating the UK's withdrawal from the European Union.

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Negotiations on Brexit began in Brussels yesterday but, beyond those bare facts, it is not possible to record any achievement beyond the beating of chests so very usual at moments like this.

David Davis has signalled that discussions on the UK's exit from the European Union (EU) may not start on June 19 as anticipated.

Legislation will be introduced “within days” to ensure the British government can stick to its timetable of triggering the process of leaving the European Union by the end of March.

The Minister in charge of the UK's exit from the European Union has spent the day in the North meeting politicians and business leaders.