Brexit vote sparks new revolt by EU states Former communist states are planning to exploit the fallout of Brexit with a “counter-revolution” designed to block migrant deals and assert the power of national governments over Brussels. Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia, an influential diplomatic European Union bloc known as the Visegrad Group, will lobby together at a summit next week to ensure that national governments are put back in the EU’s driving seat. – The Times (£) Brexit has inspired eastern Europe to press for fundamental reform of the EU – The Times (£) editorial Theresa May: No ‘running commentary’ on Brexit negotiations Mrs May gave little away at her first Prime Minister’s Questions since Parliament returned from the summer recess….[she] insisted she would not give a “running commentary” on Brexit negotiations, as she refused to say whether she wanted the UK to stay in the European single market. – Sky News Germany warns UK not to jump the gun on trade talks – Euractiv Jeremy Corbyn says UK should reject key aspects of single market after Brexit In a briefing after prime minister’s questions, a senior Labour source said Corbyn wanted to ditch some of the rules which other member countries see as integral parts of the single market – including restrictions on when governments can bail out failing companies. – The Guardian Jeremy Corbyn opens split with John McDonnell by suggesting Britain should leave single market – The Telegraph Leaked emails show Corbyn stopped briefing promoting benefit of single market during referendum – Buzzfeed Theresa May and Donald Tusk to holding Brexit talks today Theresa May is to meet European Council President Donald Tusk for the first time since becoming UK prime minister later, with Brexit on the agenda… Mr Tusk – who oversaw the UK’s EU renegotiation prior to the in/out referendum – has said he wants to see a “velvet divorce” between the UK and EU, but he has also insisted that there will be no formal talks until the UK triggers the formal process for leaving under Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty. – BBC News Cool-hand Carney ‘serene’ over Brexit warnings Before the Brexit referendum, Mr Carney attracted criticism from Eurosceptic MPs for saying the UK could experience a “technical recession” as a result of a Leave vote. But on Wednesday he said he was “absolutely serene” about the judgments made by him and his colleagues on the BoE’s Monetary Policy Committee. – The FT (£) My interest rate cut will help UK make a success of Brexit, Carney says, as pound drops below $1.34 – The Telegraph ‘Serene’ Mark Carney tries to take credit for Brexit bounceback – Tom Goodenough on The Spectator’s Coffee House blog The Brexit bounce that’s making doom-mongers look foolish If your experts turn out to be wrong, you end up looking pretty silly. That is exactly where George Osborne and many of his fellow Remainers stand now. We haven’t yet left the EU, of course, and there could well be other economic shocks before we do, but the talk of immediate financial meltdown stands exposed as bunkum – Ross Clark’s cover article for today’s Spectator Confidence in housing market rising after Brexit vote, say surveyors – The Guardian UK’s post-Brexit rebound extends to housing and jobs in August – Reuters Britain after Brexit: UK forecasters have got it wrong – Brian Reading on Reaction Post-Brexit London is officially best city in the world for opportunity – The Express Commission’s Brexit negotiator breaks his silence Speaking publicly for the first time since his appointment to the Brexit post in July, the former French foreign minister and European commissioner said it would be important to keep a good relationship between the EU and Britain… He also hinted that he’s eager to start the negotiation process, and would like U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May to trigger Article 50, at which point negotiations can begin on Britain’s exit from the EU and on its future relationship with the bloc. – Politico Stephen Booth: The UK needs the best of both a points-based and work permit immigration system The real questions that Government faces are how much emphasis is placed on the market-based, employer-led approach which would respond more readily to skills needs of business? And how much this is regulated top-down by government regulation – the ‘control’ element – which will determine both the mix and scale of immigration to the UK? – Stephen Booth for Open Europe Graeme Leach: Forget trade deals – unilaterally tearing down our tariffs would be Britain’s Berlin Wall moment There is a real risk at present that the UK will chase free trade deals all over the world and Liam Fox will accumulate more air miles than any man in history. But while the secretary of state is at 35,000 feet, consumers and businesses in the UK will continue to be deprived of their liberty due to a continuing tariff wall. Unilateral free trade makes economic and moral sense. – Graeme Leach in City A.M. Stephen Pollard: Trigger Article 50 and stop all these delays over Brexit – Daily Express Daniel Hatch: Why Australia will do anything to secure a trade deal with Britain – Daily Telegraph Martin Vander Weyer: Theresa May’s student crackdown will cost post-Brexit Britain dearly – The Spectator Garvan Walshe: A good Brexit will be inspired by sex, not football – ConservativeHome Jos Gallacher: Is the financial services passport actually worth fighting for? – Left Foot Forward News in brief Hard Brexit would make it much harder to achieve Scottish independence – The Herald Workers must not pay the price of Brexit, says TUC – BBC News Brexit vote was great relief for UK fishing industry – The Guardian Cheers! Brexit could see the UK flooded with cheap Australian wine – The Express