Sign up here to receive the daily news briefing in your inbox every morning with exclusive insight from the BrexitCentral team Britain will take back control of 200 miles of fishing waters, Government tells MEPs Britain will take back control of all fishing rights within 200 miles of the coast after Brexit, according to a Government briefing paper seen by The Daily Telegraph. The UK will no longer be bound by Europe’s Common Fisheries Policy when it leaves the EU, meaning it will revert to UN rules on fishing, which provide for the 200-mile zone, compared to just 12 miles of protected waters under EU policy. The Government has until now said the extent of the zone will be part of the Brexit negotiations, but an “information note” from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs sent to UK MEPs states that the UN convention will apply. The note also states for the first time that the UK will leave the Common Fisheries Policy, which gives vessels from the EU access to the UK’s 12-200 mile zone – Telegraph (£) Britain risks ‘being made a laughing stock’ unless the size of the Navy is hiked after Brexit, ex-First Sea Lord warns – The Sun > WATCH via BrexitCentral’s YouTube channel: Lord West of Spithead says we need more ships to enforce our fishing rights David Davis still backs ending jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice Contrary to weekend reports David Davis remains fully supportive of the government’s policy to end the jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice in the UK. On Saturday Davis’ ex-SpAd James Chapman said his former boss had been “hamstrung” by the commitment to leave the ECJ. [Yesterday]’s Guardian claims there has been a “dramatic change of mood at DExEU since the general election”, erroneously suggesting Davis is now willing to make concessions on sovereignty and concede “political control”… Allies of Davis insist he is not going soft on this key Brexit issue and say any suggestion to the contrary is mischief-making by anti-Brexit elements of the press. Indeed a DExEU spokesman flat out denied the Guardian’s story. A source says that Hammond, Davis, Boris and May are in agreement on all the major aspects of Brexit. Boris in particular would not countenance any backsliding on the ECJ issue. – Guido Fawkes Chancellor Philip Hammond tries to woo business leaders with soothing words on Brexit transition deal and immigration Speaking to business chiefs at a dinner organised by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), Hammond said he would aim for a “transition that prioritises protection of the free-flow of trade across our borders” until a deal is secured. Hammond, an early supporter of a transition deal, also said the government will aim for an immigration deal that limits migrant numbers but “allows British businesses and public services to continue to recruit the labour they need to deliver both economic growth and our social objectives.” – City A.M. London businesses lobby for open visa regime after Brexit – Politico Industry is ‘near Brexit tipping point’, manufacturing group to say – The Times (£) UK manufacturers say Brexit uncertainty will force them to make cuts – Guardian New Brexit minister Steve Baker filmed in 2010 saying the EU is obstacle to free trade and “incompatible” with a free society Filmed at an event by The Libertarian Alliance in 2010, he goes on to argue that the EU has “succeeded in raising economic nationalism to a continental scale”. The Wycombe MP, who played a lead role in the Leave campaign, adds: “It was meant to defeat economic nationalism, it is therefore a failure in its own terms. If we wish to devolve power to the lowest possible level, make it accountable and move on into a free society, then it’s clearly incompatible. What I want is free trade and peace among all the nations of Europe as well as the world and in my view the European Union is an obstacle to that.” – Independent Ministers call for post-Brexit co-operation with EU on drugs Two senior UK ministers have warned hardline Brexiters they should be ready to accept some continued regulation from Brussels, writing that Britain’s life sciences sector needs collaboration with the EU’s drug regulator after Brexit. In a letter to the Financial Times, Jeremy Hunt, health secretary, and Greg Clark, business secretary, said that in order to shore up investment in the industry, “the UK would like to find a way to continue to collaborate with the EU, in the interests of public health and safety”… Government insiders said the letter from Mr Hunt and Mr Clark has been signed off by Downing Street, the Treasury and the Department for Exiting the EU. – FT (£) Senior MPs urge post-Brexit EU drug regulation deal – BBC News Genomic medicine is changing lives and Britain leads the field – Dame Sally Davies for The Times (£) UK slated to lead EU military mission — after Brexit Under current plans, Britain is due to provide most of the 1,500 soldiers for an EU battlegroup, a rapid-reaction military unit, from July 2019 — just months after it has left the bloc. As part of their Brexit discussions, London and Brussels have to decide whether to go ahead with that six-month rotation, which could see British troops deployed on the orders of EU leaders… An EU official said Brussels and London had yet to discuss what would happen to Britain’s role in the battlegroup after Brexit, which is due to be completed by March 2019. But the official noted that the legal basis for the battlegroup project was in EU law. – Politico Theresa May says she wants to carry on as Prime Minister for five years to 2022 Theresa May wants to stay on as Prime Minister for five years, her official spokesman has insisted as her ministers hit back at suggestions she should stand down after Brexit in 2019… Yesterday asked if she intends to “stay for the full five years to the next election” her spokesman said: “I have been asked this before, and I am sure I will be asked again, and the answer is ‘yes’.” Some Cabinet ministers have been saying she should set out our timetable for going at this year’s Conservative party conference. However ministers warned that Mrs May risked becoming a “lame duck” and undermining the office of Prime Minister if she set out her plans this year. One pointed out that Mrs May had to be at her strongest for a key summit on the next state of Brexit talks in October in Brussels. – Telegraph (£) May asks Lib Dems for help to win crucial votes – The Times (£) Macron warns the EU has ‘lost its way’ and ‘been weakened by the spread of bureaucracy’ French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday said the European Union has ‘lost its way’, calling for a ‘new generation of leaders’ to revive the bloc in the wake of Brexit. ‘The building of Europe has been weakened by the spread of bureaucracy and by the growing scepticism that comes from that,’ Macron said in an address to both houses of parliament. ‘The last 10 years have been cruel for Europe. We have managed crises but we have lost our way.’ Macron laid out his political, security and diplomatic priorities at an extraordinary joint session of parliament at the chateau of Versailles on Monday. – Mail Macron lays down the law and dares France to defy him – The Times (£) Man charged with plotting to kill French president – BBC News Germany and France finally agree to take more migrants as Italy buckles under weight In a joint statement Paris, Berlin and Rome set out a series of proposals for bringing the current migration chaos under control including upgrading camps in Libya and sealing off the country’s southern border. Italy has been forced to take drastic measures, including threatening to turn rescue boats away from its ports, with more than 10,000 people arriving across the Mediterranean every week. Along with Greece it is supposed to benefit from Brussels imposed quotas, which automatically relocate migrants to other member states, but the scheme has fallen into chaos amid bitter infighting between member states. – Express Migrant numbers in Italy show Europe is still in crisis – Steven Woolfe MEP for the Express From Italy to Sweden, Europe is dying – Douglas Murray for the Spectator Call for a solution to the migrant crisis is overdue – Express editorial Suella Fernandes: Brexit will revitalise our political culture and make our leaders responsible once again Our membership of the EU has had a corrosive effect on domestic politics. For decades, the British political class has lacked the confidence to be bold for Britain, emasculated by its own insecurity. This has been partly fuelled by the media which has dumbed down political discourse; and partly due to politicians coming to believe that Experts Know Best and thus outsourcing power to other bodies. This has rendered politicians unwilling, rather than unable, to make their own final judgments and led them to be driven more by media headlines, political correctness and polls, rather than conviction, principle or guiding philosophy. This sums up the EU establishment. An inherent lack of legitimacy and accountability in the EU have diminished the potency of UK politics. – Suella Fernandes MP for the Telegraph (£) Daniel Hannan: Staying in the customs union after Brexit would be a disaster for Britain’s trade It’s odd how political concepts come into fashion and assume a totemic significance. Pro-EU activists and MPs have suddenly latched on to the EU customs union. Staying inside it, they proclaim, is “the only way to avoid a train crash”. Forty-nine Labour MPs backed an amendment to the Queen’s Speech last week calling for the UK to keep the Single Market and the customs union – as though they were pretty much the same thing. I can’t help wondering how many of the people taking this line had heard of the customs union before last year… Throughout the years of our membership, we have generally been the only state, or sometimes one of two, that sells more outside the EU than to it. The global, rather than continental, orientation of our economy means that we are uniquely penalised by the EU’s Common External Tariff. – Daniel Hannan MEP for IBTimes Stephen Booth: A transitional deal will deliver a successful Brexit For practical and political reasons, everyone is now focused on what a transitional deal to span the UK’s formal exit and the conclusion of a final long-term settlement would entail. A staggered transition could satisfy enough Brexiteers on one side and EU negotiators on the other… Phasing out Customs Union membership would be mirrored by the phasing in of a zero-for-zero tariff deal on goods trade, which would form the foundation of an eventual new UK-EU trade agreement. This should be the easiest part of a future UK-EU deal to negotiate. At this point the UK could conclude its own, limited trade deals in goods and German car makers would secure their access to the UK market. – Stephen Booth for CapX Telegraph: The EU has been a disaster for the fishing industry. Britain is right to take back its seas It is important to show that the vote to reassert our national independence has beneficial consequences, not least to counter suggestions that leaving will be an irredeemably painful process. To that end, Michael Gove’s announcement that the UK has begun the process of leaving the London Fisheries Convention is to be warmly welcomed… These are precisely the sorts of decisions that the majority who voted for Brexit thought the referendum was about. Along with control of borders, farming and the ability to strike our own trade deals. It is what being an independent country entails… Membership of the EU has been a disaster for the British fishing industry. The least that Brexit can deliver is to return control of our own seas. – Telegraph editorial (£) Peter Foster: Macron the ‘boy King’ of France can deliver a speech, but can he deliver real change? Making speeches is the easy part. Mr Macron promised “deep change”, but in the mould of Barack Obama, sugared his narrative with platitudes. “I refuse to choose between ambition and fairness”, he said, or “you do not need to trample on anyone to succeed”. The truth, however, is that if Mr Macron is to make good on his promises to increase labour mobility, make it easier to hire and fire and to bring in France’s budget deficit beneath the EU’s target of 3 per cent, there will have to be some trampling. Older generations will be forced to give up entitlements that they cherish deeply, and younger generations of French workers still covet for themselves. At the same time the French state will also have to shrink – that means spending cuts and redundancies. – Peter Foster for the Telegraph (£) Macron lacks fire in first ‘state of the union’ à la française – Pierre Briançon for Politico The Guardian view on Macron: progressive and pro-European. What’s not to envy? – Guardian editorial Sun King Macron puts a shine on tarnished role of presidency – Charles Bremner for The Times (£) France’s liberal strongman – Paul Taylor for Politico Brexit comment in brief UK could have been richer if we’d voted to leave the EU in 1975 – Matthew Lynn for the Telegraph (£) Prospects for the economy: It’s steady as she goes – but there are some risks ahead – Andrew Lilico for ConservativeHome Brexit and Hope are the tools we Tories need to crush Jeremy Corbyn – Michael Fabricant MP for the Telegraph (£) UKIP’s decline leaves voters concerned about immigration without much of a voice – Mark Wallace for ConservativeHome The door is open to a Brexit deal on freedom of movement – Nick Clegg for the FT (£) With uncertainty on the rise, we shouldn’t take business confidence for granted – Christian May for City A.M. What Jeremy Corbyn gets about Brexit – it’s a catalyst for change – Baroness Stowell for the New Statesman Leaving the Single Market would be an act of economic self-harm – Alison McGovern MP for City A.M. Voters are hungry for new politics – bring on a leftwing Brexit – Rachel Shabi for the Guardian After Brexit, we should just let the UK car factories close – Will Dunn for the New Statesman Brexit’s impact on farming policy will take Britain back to the 1920s – but that’s not necessarily a bad thing – David Arnott for Reaction Their Brexit delusions could yet destroy the Tories – Polly Toynbee for the Guardian A diminished Britain must be realistic about the Brexit talks – Simon Fraser for the FT (£) Freedom of movement helped British creativity thrive. Its loss will diminish us – Nicholas Hytner for the Guardian By fining Google, Brussels bureaucrats show themselves to be absurd – Antonio Garcia Martinez for the Guardian Brexit news in brief Brexit prompts skilled European workers to leave the UK – FT (£) Commission’s UK financial services experts sidelined due to Brexit talks – Politico Boris Johnson and Michael Gove get their relationship back on track – Steerpike Push to crack down on rogue European Parliament missions – Politico Taskforce of environmental lawyers plans to stop UK dropping EU rules on environment after Brexit – Guardian UK banks could face £13bn restructuring bill after EU split according to study – Independent Frankfurt offers ‘risk takers’ post-Brexit exemptions – FT (£) No imminent visit to the UK for Donald Trump, says White House – Sky News And finally… a Great British Brexit Calendar has been released, featuring portraits of 12 Brexit champions to count down to Brexit – The Great British Brexit Company