Sign up here to receive the daily news briefing in your inbox every morning with exclusive insight from the BrexitCentral team Today’s Queen’s Speech is set to be dominated by Brexit The Queen’s Speech will set out the legislation that will be needed howsoever we leave the EU. The largest measure by far will be what has been dubbed “the great repeal bill”. This is a misnomer. In fact it should be called “the great continuity bill”. This bill will indeed repeal the European Communities Act 1972 and thereby take Britain out of the EU. But that is a technicality. More importantly the bill will transfer EU rules and regulations into UK law so there is no legal and financial chaos when we leave. The idea is to preserve the status quo in the short term so that after Brexit parliament can go through these many laws at its leisure and delete, amend or keep what it wants. This is such a huge exercise that the government will also have to set out how it intends to go through the estimated 19,000 laws it will need to transpose. – James Landale for the BBC Theresa May defiant over EU exit ahead of Queen’s Speech – Express This Queen’s Speech is the Conservatives’ last chance to get a grip on the country – Telegraph Editorial (£) The Queen’s Speech marks a shift in favour of a softer Brexit – Independent Editorial May day over Brexit – Daily Mirror Editorial Theresa May committed to ‘smooth and orderly’ Brexit – Politico Philip Hammond: Prioritise jobs in Brexit and phase in new customs arrangements Jobs and living standards must come first as the UK negotiates its exit from the EU, Philip Hammond has said. The chancellor said it would require “every ounce of skill and diplomacy” to get the right deal, warning that people didn’t vote for Brexit to be poorer. Speaking in London, he said changes to customs arrangements should be phased in and there should be transitional measures to protect key industries. Labour said the chancellor was seeking to “distance himself” from Theresa May. Mr Hammond’s speech came as ministers deny the UK had caved in over the timetable for Brexit talks. – BBC Hammond urges phased departure from EU – Daily Mail Philip Hammond vows to put business first in Brexit talks – The Times (£) Chancellor in plot to lead Tory Remainers and kill Brexit – Express Philip Hammond’s Brexit speech: practical policy, impractical politics – Guardian editorial Philip Hammond risks new cabinet rift by insisting current EU customs arrangements must stay – Independent Philip Hammond will help Britain leave the EU, even if he wants to go by a different route – Tom Harris for The Telegraph (£) > By John Longworth on BrexitCentral in April: Leaving the EU’s customs union could make us the world leader in effective trade ‘No deal’ Brexit would be unacceptable, 30 Tory MPs reportedly tell Number 10… At least 30 Conservative MPs have indicated to their own Government that they will not accept leaving the European Union without an agreed deal. Sky News has been told the MPs informed whips that the economic impact of a “cliff-edge” Brexit, alongside the failure of the Conservatives to win a majority for its manifesto, should lead to a rethink of the position that “no deal is better than a bad deal”. The phrase was one of the key planks of Theresa May’s Lancaster House Brexit speech and the strategy of David Davis’ Department for Exiting the European Union. – Sky News Senior Tories plotting to ‘complicate Brexit’ – Express …as a similar number of Labour MPs call on Jeremy Corbyn to fight to stay in the single market More than 30 Labour MPs have reopened the party’s split over Brexit by demanding Jeremy Corbyn campaigns to keep Britain in the single market. The rebels urged the Labour leader not to “throw in the towel” by aping Theresa May in arguing withdrawal is inevitable when Britain leaves the EU. Instead, they warned that quitting the single market would extend austerity for many years after an independent forecast of a £31bn hit to the public finances. In agreeing Britain would leave the trading arrangement, Mr Corbyn was siding with a “motley crew of hard-right, pro-Brexit Tories” – including Michael Gove. Boris Johnson, John Redwood and Iain Duncan Smith. – Independent Labour politicians join forces to fight against Brexit – Guardian Labour have important role steering parliament towards sensible EU deal – The Times Editorial (£) Dozens of MPs defy Corbyn to demand Britain stays in single market – Express As Labour politicians, we reject a hard-right Brexit, and defend the single market – Stephen Doughty, Chuka Umunna and others for the Guardian Remainer MP Chuka Umunna berated during furious Brexit TV clash Chuka Umunna was savaged by several Brexiteers after the Labour MP declared Theresa May’s European Union divorce was “job-destroying”. The prominent Remainer insisted he would stand in the way of the Conservative party’s proposed Brexit, not wanting to impose it on his constituents… Appearing alongside the Labour MP, Brexiteers Suella Fernandes and Jonathan Isaby both slammed Mr Umanna for his comments. Isaby, editor of pro-Leave website Brexit Central, accused him of not respecting the wills of British voters, who just under a year ago opted to leave the EU. – Express > On BrexitCentral’s YouTube channel: Isaby tells Chuka ‘You don’t accept the result!’ EU citizens in Britain to be asked to register for post-Brexit status The government is preparing to announce a registration process for the estimated 3 million EU citizens living in the UK, as a first step towards regularising their legal status post-Brexit. It is understood ministers will unveil plans inviting all EU citizens to officially “register their interest” in acquiring documentation allowing them to live and work in the country after 2019 when Britain is scheduled to leave the European bloc. The government is hoping the stocktaking exercise will help it understand the scale of the demand for residency applications once Britain leaves the EU and prevent an overwhelming avalanche of applications on Brexit day. – Guardian US and UK to start trade talks next month Trade talks with the US will kick off next month as British officials start to scope out plans for a deal, with the aim of setting up a free trade agreement as soon as possible after Brexit. Liam Fox, the secretary for international trade, is in Washington to meet US commerce secretary Wilbur Ross and US trade representative Robert Lighthizer, discussing trade and investment between the two countries. “We’re not allowed to conclude any negotiations as long as we’re part of the EU, but of course we are allowed to scope out the future relationship that we will require as we do leave,” Mr Fox told an audience at the Select USA Investment Summit. – Telegraph EU can’t decide how to relocate agencies marooned by Brexit EU ministers and diplomats failed to reach agreement Tuesday on guidelines for relocating two agencies that will leave the U.K. after Brexit, with rivalry between Eastern European countries and wealthier member states preventing them from resolving the dispute. That means European affairs ministers will now have to defer the final decision on where to relocate the European Medicines Agency and the European Banking Authority — which must leave London because of Brexit — to EU leaders who meet in Brussels on Thursday and Friday. It marks the third time an EU institution has had to pass the agencies decision onto someone else. – Politico Bank of England’s Carney warns Brussels off City land grab Bank of England Governor Mark Carney has warned Brussels that a Brexit land grab for crucial City of London business could “damage” financial stability. Around 98% of all euro-denominated derivatives are handled in London by UK-based clearing houses like LCH.Clearnet, which stand between buyers and sellers to settle trades and bear risk. But the European Commission has proposed giving itself powers to move euro clearing away from London after Britain leaves the bloc in 2019 and wants UK-based clearing houses to stick to EU regulations and accept requirements set by the European Central Bank. – Evening Standard Bank of England chief says it is in ‘no-one’s economic interest’ to move the business from London – Daily Mail At least 750 Whitehall policy experts to relocate to Brexit departments Sir Jeremy Heywood, the cabinet secretary, is planning to relocate at least 750 policy experts from across Whitehall to five key Brexit departments without any extra cash to cover the cost of replacing them. In further evidence of the drain upon resources by Britain’s complex negotiations to leave the EU, the head of the civil service asked last month for experienced policy developers to be prepared to move as soon as possible. – Guardian Northern Ireland emerges as the thorniest issue in Brexit talks Avoiding a hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland has emerged as the biggest challenge facing negotiators in the early phases of the Brexit talks. The decision, finalized on the first day of talks Monday, to bring in the highest-ranking officials from both sides — Oliver Robbins and Sabine Weyand — to oversee the issue was a clear signal of how seriously the U.K. and the EU take the matter, and how alive they are to the political risks. – Politico How does the Irish border affect the Brexit talks? – Guardian > WATCH on BrexitCentral’sYouTube channel – Jacob Rees-Mogg MP: Leaving the Customs Union will be simple Scottish plan to keep EU workers after Brexit Adjustments to Britain’s existing immigration system would make it possible for Scotland to keep up flows of low-skilled workers into the country after Brexit, according to plans drawn up by researchers at Edinburgh University. In a report published Tuesday, researchers recommended options such as changing Britain’s so-called Tier 2 working visas — which are expected to apply to EU nationals after Brexit — in order to allow low-skilled workers to continue coming to Scotland even if they are no longer permitted to work in the rest of the U.K. Another option that should be considered is the reintroduction of post-study work visas, the report said. – Politico Ratings agency says it may make a decision on UK credit rating before Brexit is finished One of the world’s most influential credit rating agencies may not wait for Brexit to be completed to move its judgement on the UK, according to reports.The chief rating officer at S&P Global, one of the “Big Three” global agencies, said “No, we don’t have to wait”, when asked if the rating could move before the details of a Brexit deal are known, according to Reuters. S&P Global currently rates UK government debt at ‘AA/A-1+’, with a negative outlook reflecting a higher likelihood of it falling than rising. – City A.M. EU states spar over hosting London-based agencies after Brexit – Reuters Two-thirds of Europeans say they have not benefited from EU European voters yesterday delivered their damning verdict on the EU project with two-thirds saying they haven’t benefitted from being part of the club and more than half believing life has actually got worse whilst inside it. An excoriating set of polling data lifts the lid on massive public dissatisfaction with Brussels across the continent and demonstrates the monumental task the bloc faces to save itself from oblivion. The divide between how the haves and the have-nots view the Union is utterly cavernous, with just a third of ordinary working people saying it is a good thing compared to nearly three quarters of the political and economic elite. – Express Ian King: Britain has put its post-Brexit trading future in good hands Crawford Falconer has worked on resolving some of the thorniest trade disputes of recent times, such as the row between the European Union and the United States over subsidies paid to Boeing and Airbus. One of his strengths is a “can-do” mentality. He has already called Brexit “a huge strategic opportunity” for Britain once it realises that it is a “sleeping giant” of world trade with which nations such as Australia, New Zealand and Mexico will wish to cut deals. The business world got a flavour of this when, at the end of April, Mr Falconer proved to be one of the stars of the Prosperity UK conference. – Ian King for the Times (£) Guido Fawkes: ‘Soft’ and ‘Hard’ Brexit terms are obsolete The language of “soft Brexit” and “hard Brexit” is still being used by the pro-Remain broadsheets and broadcasters. Let Guido explain why these terms are obsolete and shouldn’t be used by objective TV news reporterers. First, the definitions of these terms change on the whim of Remainers. Last week, according to Sky News and co, “soft Brexit” meant staying in the single market and customs union. “Hard Brexit” meant leaving them. Since Philip Hammond signalled the UK will leave the single market and customs union, Sky News reporters have today redefined “soft Brexit” to mean transitional arrangements. How can viewers keep up? – Guido Fawkes Matthew Goodwin and Thomas Raines: Brexit was supposed to unite Europe As EU leaders meet this week, they will do so with a spring in their step. Economic growth is returning, pro-European candidates won out in the Netherlands and France, and Brexit looks like it could become a source of unity on the Continent rather than division. Among core EU members, there’s talk of a once-in-a-generation opportunity to spark genuine political and economic renewal. But as the focus turns to where the Union goes next, a new Chatham House report shows there is no consensus among the public or Europe’s elites about integration, and important divides remain in how different groups view the Union’s future. – Matthew Goodwin and Thomas Raines for Politico Asa Bennett: People are still angry at the EU elite. Brexit is its last chance to show it can change The dream of a united Europe excites many of the continent’s leaders, as they have tried to unite their countries with one flag, one anthem, a single currency, a joint army, common (liberal and pro-migration) values, and a common language to boot (remember Esperanto?). But did they stop to run their agenda by the people they claim to represent? This project, not the public, came first for the European elite. They kept Greece in the Eurozone, but turned the once mighty nation into a beggar. Angela Merkel threw open Germany’s gates to the vast number of migrants coming from Syria, Iraq and African countries in order to show Europe’s “friendly face”, even though many of her citizens felt they were being far too welcoming. – Asa Bennett for the Telegraph (£) Brexit comment in brief The Brexit debate has been torn back open – Robert Colvile for CapX It’s not just the UK that will benefit from Brexit. The EU will too – John Redwood for The Guardian Does Mark Carney think Brexit will be a success – or a disaster? – Michael Deacon for The Telegraph (£) Anti-Brexit Lib Dems now full-on neo-authoritarian – The Commentator Theresa May Must Stay. For Now. – Alexander Fiuza for Get Britain Out A sombre moment, M. Barnier? Not for those who wanted to go – Quentin Letts for the Daily Mail Brexit news in brief John Curtice suggests the election was decided by age groups and Brexit allegiance – Daily Mail Ahead of Brexit, cars produced in Britain become more British – Wall Street Journal Liam Fox’s winning streak – Politico Merkel urges EU to stick together after Brexit talks launched – Reuters EU chief Barnier looks on verge of meltdown as Brexit talks hot up – Express Ryanair boss claims Brexit could halt flights and hit jobs – Evening Standard Oil lurks beneath EU-Norway snow crab clash – Politico ECB’s Coeure: Forcing clearing to leave London may be appropriate – Reuters George Soros claims UK will be forced to reverse Brexit – Daily Mail EU army now inevitable says Germany – The Sun Germany’s Schulz: UK owes G7 membership to single market – Politico EU backs the encryption Amber Rudd wants to ban – The i Eastern Europeans registering for work falls by a third since referendum – Sun