David Davis tells Lords EU Committee he’ll keep negotiating cards close to his chest… Leaving the EU will involve the most complex negotiations of modern times, the Brexit secretary David Davis said yesterday. He also warned that parliament could be kept in the dark about the progress of the talks. – The Times (£) “Clearly there is a need for Parliament to be informed without giving away our negotiating position. I may not be able to tell you everything, even in private hearings”… Mr Davis admitted the period between now and when Article 50 is triggered could be “a fairly frustrating time, because we won’t be saying an awful lot”. – Daily Mirror Davis: Brexit could be ‘most complicated negotiation of all time’ – Politico.eu Davis says Brexit is the sexiest area of politics – Steerpike for The Spectator‘s Coffee House blog …but says devolved bodies will not have a veto on Brexit .@DavidDavisMP says there will be no veto for devolved UK parliaments and assemblies in the EU negotiations. pic.twitter.com/HnqOElewWY — BrexitCentral (@BrexitCentral) September 12, 2016 Brussels is even less prepared for Brexit than Whitehall If British ministers and officials have put little thought into what they want out of an exit, it seemed to me that European politicians and bureaucrats have put in even less, other than a sense that the UK should not steal some advantage of participation in the single market when there is no reciprocal benefit to the EU. – David Allen Green reflects on a recent trip to Brussels for the FT (£) Brexit dominates newspaper editorials’ view of now ex-MP David Cameron If David Cameron had hoped that the media’s leader writers would somehow not judge the Brexit vote to be his abiding legacy, then he will be gravely disappointed as he reads Tuesday’s editorials. – The Guardian To his credit, he honoured a pledge to give the public a vote on leaving the EU. But he then conducted a sham negotiation with Brussels before attempting to browbeat the public into voting Remain with apocalyptic warnings about the dangers of Brexit – Daily Mail editorial He gave us the Brexit referendum… but only because he feared Ukip – and reckoned he would win it anyway – The Sun Says Giving the British people a chance to free themselves from Brussels rule was a noble act – Daily Express editorial Last ever British EU commissioner pledges allegiance to Brussels… The man set to become the UK’s last ever European commissioner has pledged to work solely for Europe’s best interests in a “marathon” hearing before members of the European Parliament. Julian King, currently the UK’s ambassador to France, was announced as successor to Lord Jonathan Hill, who resigned straight after the EU referendum, having been in charge of the prized financial services portfolio.- City A.M. …as ex-Commission chief Delors admits Brexit has plunged EU into ‘crisis’ Jacques Delors, the former president of the European Commission, confessed the British public’s majority decision to quit the EU on June 23 is a “warning signal” for the 27 other member states. – Daily Express Restoring a Europe built on values for its youth – Jacques Delors’s piece for EurActiv.com City firms carry on hiring through Brexit uncertainty London’s firms are still taking on staff despite the uncertainty caused by June’s referendum… Recruitment outfit Manpower said the number of employers planning to hire more staff in the final three months of the year has increased, taking London to second place on the nationwide league table for employment prospects. – City A.M. We need a Brexit plan now to keep employers in UK – Andrew Vine in the Yorkshire Post Chancellor highlights growing importance of non-EU trade – City A.M. Three ways for Fox to secure the best trade deals – Douglas Hansen-Luke for ConservativeHome Ruth Davidson warns Brexit process could take decades The Scottish Conservative leader compared the Brexit negotiations to the devolution process, which she said started with a referendum in 1997 and is still continuing this year with the transfer to Holyrood of new tax and welfare powers… Ms Davidson also announced a new expert panel to advise her on Brexit and argued that what appeared to be an independence “bandwagon” in the wake of June’s EU referendum has since gone backwards. – Daily Telegraph Brexit fails to boost support for Scots independence, poll shows – Bloomberg Brexit must help blue collar workers who feel they have lost out from globalisation, says IDS The former Tory leader said he was determined to shape the outcome of the Brexit deal to benefit the millions of ordinary working people who voted for it in June. Mr Duncan Smith, who resigned as Work and Pensions Secretary in March over planned disability benefits cuts, said he would be returning to run the think-tank [Centre for Social Justice] he founded after stepping down as party leader more than a decade ago… Mr Duncan Smith, who will remain an MP, said he now wanted the think-tank to focus on drawing up new policies to take advantage of the ‘great opportunity’ created by leaving the European Union. – Daily Mail Aslef boss welcomes “once in a generation opportunity” of Brexit Despite the potential pitfalls, and the compromises this Conservative government may well choose to make, this is a once-in-a-generation opportunity for Britain to redefine its relationship with the European Union and to define, for the 21st century, our relationship with the world… We are not isolationist — we are pro-Europe, but anti-EU — and will still march with our colleagues and comrades on the continent. – Mick Whelan in the Morning Star Trade unions must be represented in Brexit negotiations – Labour MP Jon Ashworth for The Times (£) Red Box website Labour NEC chair: People voted for Brexit because they felt ignored by politics – LabourList James M Roberts: Brexit could lift all boats, if the EU will let it Hard-core anti-Brexiters in the EU and among multinational corporations (along with their apologists in the professions, media and the academy) are really just trying to feather their own nests, either to protect their cushy EU civil service jobs or to keep their companies’ transaction costs down… Brexit is not the end of the world. The end of the world will happen when government-worshipping leftists finally admit that an all-powerful state cannot save their souls and they bend their knees to a higher authority. – Heritage Foundation’s James M Roberts in the Washington Times Can Brexit create a revolution across Europe? – Lee Rotherham for CapX What has the EU learnt since Brexit? – Gavin Hewitt for the BBC Britain’s struggling Border Force is in no state to manage a post-Brexit migration crackdown – Sam Bowman for City A.M. Maybe we aren’t all suddenly racist and maybe EU free movement is racist – Julian Jones for Huffington Post The Implications of Article 50 – John Ashworth on the Campaign for Independent Britain blog Brexit news in brief £350m for the NHS was ‘just an example’ of where cash could go, says ex-Vote Leave chair – The Independent Government urged to protect EU student exchange scheme – The Guardian Ulster Unionists publish post-Brexit vision for Northern Ireland – Irish News Romania and Bulgaria were not ready for accession, EU auditors confess – EurActiv.com Paris and Berlin push for tighter defence co-operation – FT (£) Danish PM says UK Mustn’t Get Competitive Edge After Brexit – Bloomberg Vote Leave PR lead and Cameron’s former strategy chief join forces in new agency – PR Week