“The British should realise that their quarrelling is beside the point.”

“There is general confusion over who is in charge of Britain’s trade negotiations with the EU.”

“The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee meets this week and expectations are high that it will ease policy to offset the negative effects of Brexit. A better decision would be to stand firm.”

“A subcommittee of the UK cabinet is expected to meet this week to decide whether to endorse the Davies Commission’s recommendation that a new runway be built at Heathrow airport rather than Gatwick.”