The Sunday Times reported that U.K. government lawyers put the financial obligation in the event of no deal at between £7 billion and £10 billion, but following the Tusk meeting, Downing Street declined to put a figure on it. [...]
There was also a sense of anti-climax about Johnson’s challenge to Donald Trump on trade. The prime minister had positioned himself before the summit as a defender of the principles of free trade and open economies. But in comments to the press ahead of his one-hour meeting with the U.S. president, amid bellicose rhetoric from Trump on China, Johnson mustered only what he admitted was a “faint, sheep-like note of our view on the trade war.” [...]
In a reminder of the battle waiting for him at home, former Chancellor Philip Hammond sent a strongly worded letter on Sunday demanding Downing Street withdraw anonymous briefings that last week suggested a former minister was responsible for leaking documents that painted a bleak picture of the potential impact of a no-deal Brexit. Hammond has fallen under suspicion for the leak, something his team has denied.
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