It comes as a senior UK Brexit adviser signalled the next phase of talks with the EU would be tough.

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The value of UK exports to the two countries could increase by £1 billion as a result of trade deals, officials said.

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Border checks on EU imports to Great Britain will be phased in over six months.

Ministers will launch a fresh attempt to repeal EU freedom of movement in the UK as flagship immigration legislation appears before MPs.

Downing Street said that by early summer it should be obvious whether or not negotiations are worth continuing.

Boris Johnson has hinted he is willing to walk away from trade talks with the EU.

The Environment Secretary refused to rule out chlorinated chicken and hormone-treated beef being imported in a post-Brexit trade deal.

Anyone applying to work or live in the UK must have reached 70 points under strict criteria. 

Britain has just months to negotiate a new relationship with the EU, including thrashing out a new trading deal with its closest partners.

Boris Johnson is expected to use a speech on Monday to declare that ‘no achievement lies beyond our reach’ during trade negotiations. 

On the 31st of January, the UK 'leaves' the EU. But that's only the start of a long path to Brexit. 

Our departure means the immediate end of the Common Agricultural Policy and the Common Fisheries Policy.

Europe’s best young prospects are readily available to English clubs now but that only applies for as long as we’re in the EU.

Brexit has already inspired books and theatre and TV programmes, I’d be surprised if we didn’t see a lot more this year.

In a factory in County Durham, that is proud of its British-made products, few are celebrating a job that is far from finished. 