Sign up here to receive the daily news briefing in your inbox every morning with exclusive insight from the BrexitCentral team Back Repeal Bill or get Corbyn, Damian Green tells potential Tory rebels… Theresa May is urgently moving to head off a major rebellion over her Brexit plans as pro-EU Tory MPs prepare to join Labour’s attempt to derail a key part of her withdrawal bill. Damian Green, the Prime Minister’s de facto deputy, warns in The Telegraph that Conservative Europhiles must unite behind the Government’s plans or risk handing power to Jeremy Corbyn. Separately Mrs May said that blocking the bill could precipitate Britain falling off a “cliff-edge” and that Parliament must “play its part”. – Sunday Telegraph Remain Tory MPs ‘are supporting Corbyn’ if they defy Brexit votes . – Observer PM appeals to backbench Tories over repeal bill – BBC May and Davis warn Tory rebels to toe the line over Brexit bill – Guardian MPs prepare for showdown over EU Withdrawal Bill – City A.M. Passage of the EU withdrawal bill will secure a Brexit in the national interest – Bill Cash MP for the Sunday Telegraph (£) …as Labour demand big changes to Great Repeal Bill… Labour is to launch an all-out assault on the government’s “undemocratic” and “unacceptable” plans to legislate for Brexit, setting the scene for months of parliamentary warfare. Ministers are due to introduce the so-called Great Repeal Bill for its second reading in the House of Commons on Thursday. The bill incorporates most existing EU law into domestic legislation while repealing the act that took Britain into the EU in 1973. But in a sign of the parliamentary battles ahead, Labour has written to David Davis, the Brexit secretary, demanding wholesale changes to the legislation and warning that it fails to guarantee “crucial rights and protections” for citizens. – The Times (£) Opposition will unite against repeal bill, says Mandelson – The Times (£) I agree with Labour’s principled position on Brexit – whatever it is – Michael Deacon for the Telegraph (£) …but Labour’s Brexit policy descended into chaos… Labour’s Brexit policy descended into chaos after Sir Keir Starmer refused to back Tom Watson’s claim that the UK could permanently remain in the European Single Market. Sir Keir said Labour wanted the UK to secure a “changed relationship with the Single Market” post-Brexit despite Mr Watson, the party’s deputy leader, having suggested Britain could keep its current trading arrangements with the bloc indefinitely. Mr Watson said remaining part of the Single Market and Customs Union “might be a permanent outcome” of Brexit negotiations. – Telegraph (£) Labour’s Brexit policy in chaos as Keir Starmer contradicts deputy leader Tom Watson – The Times (£) Labour threatens “sh**storm’ if Corbyn agrees deal to limit Brexit bill debate – Express Labour’s ‘soft Brexit’ U-turn could backfire disastrously – Joan Hoey for City A.M. Labour’s next Brexit policy is just about anybody’s guess – Greg Hands for City A.M. Labour needs to be honest over Brexit – Telegraph editorial (£) > On BrexitCentral’s YouTube: Keir Starmer sets out Labour’s Brexit U-turn …as Caroline Flint tells her colleagues to back the bill My advice to Labour colleagues is, let’s use the Bill to force answers on our future relationship with key EU agencies like Euratom, and many few of us have heard of covering aviation safety, cyber-security, telecoms and much more.If we accept the referendum result, let’s not seek to sink the Government’s Brexit Bill with dozens of wrecking amendments. Let’s Brexit together and plan for the future. It’s time to move on. – Caroline Flint for the Sunday Telegraph (£) > On BrexitCentral’s YouTube: Caroline Flint tells Marr she won’t disrupt Brexit David Davis appears to concede end to ‘blue sky’ customs arrangement… Britain is unlikely to secure anything but a hard customs border with the European Union after Brexit, David Davis conceded. Two weeks ago ministers announced proposals for an “innovative” and “unprecedented” approach to the UK-EU border that would remove the need for customs checks between Britain and Europe. The UK said it would offer to collect duties on behalf of the EU for goods entering Britain that were bound for the single market. All goods would then have to be electronically tracked to ensure that the difference between any new UK tariff rates and existing rates in the EU was paid. – The Times (£) David Davis takes aim at Trump’s isolationist rhetoric in US speech – Guardian …but denies Theresa May will agree €50bn Brexit divorce bill David Davis has denied Theresa May is preparing to approve a Brexit ”divorce bill” of €50bn, saying UK negotiators would not allow time pressures to force Britain into paying vast sums. The Brexit secretary insisted there was no legal obligation for the UK to pay sums for EU projects after leaving the bloc, even those approved while the UK was a member, but conceded there were “moral or political” reasons to reach a financial settlement. No 10 sources also denied May was preparing to agree a bill of around £46bn at current exchange rates, which the Sunday Times reported was set to be announced after the Conservative party conference – Guardian Theresa May ‘secretly agreeing £50bn Brexit bill’- Sunday Times (£) > On BrexitCentral’s YouTube: David Davis tells Marr £50 bn story is untrue > On BrexitCentral’s YouTube: Liam Fox: UK can’t be ‘blackmailed’ over the Brexit Bill > On BrexitCentral’s YouTube: David Scullion tells TalkRadio no deal is still better than a bad deal UK seeks ‘continuous’ talks to propel Brexit resolution The U.K. government has proposed extending the next round of Brexit negotiations on a rolling week-by-week basis until a breakthrough is reached on the contentious issue of Britain’s “exit bill,” according to two U.K. officials familiar with the proposal. A “very senior” member of Britain’s negotiating team explored the possibility of “continuous negotiations” during talks with an EU counterpart over the last few days, the officials said. The move would see British negotiators camped in Brussels semi-permanently in a bid to break the deadlock over Britain’s financial obligations to the EU. – Politico City’s Brexit envoy says France’s attempt to steal business ‘will fail’… France’s aggressive attempt to use Brexit to steal business from the City and set up Paris as a rival financial centre to London is doomed to failure, the City of London’s Brexit envoy has told The Telegraph. Jeremy Browne said that France – led by President Emmanuel Macron – was mounting a highly visible “whole country” effort to take business from London, but without much visible success. “The problem is, it’s quite hard to find people in the EU outside France, who think that the financial centre should be in Paris,” he said. – Telegraph (£) UK Manufacturing grows at fastest rate for three years. – The Times (£) Liam Fox calls up ad giant Ogilvy to help raise an army of exporters. – The Times (£) …and it is predicted Davis’ tactics will cause an internal EU brawl… Hugh Bennett, deputy editor of BrexitCentral, has urged anxious Britons to stick with David Davis’ Brexit tactics amid growing criticism at the slow pace of negotiations. The leading Brexiteer said Mr Davis was slowly turning the screw of his EU counterpart Michel Barnier and said a massive internal fight between EU officials was only a matter of time. The latest round of Brexit talks ended this week, with the EU’S chief Brexit negotiator hitting out at the lack of “decisive progress” on key issues. Mr Barnier suggested that the divorce bill was the big sticking point between the two sides after the British Government refused to rush through any settlement. – Express > On BrexitCentral’s YouTube: Hugh Bennett on the Brexit talks – it’s all about the money …as Michel Barnier claims Britain needs to be ‘educated’ over Brexit Michel Barnier has claimed Britain needs to be “educated” over Brexit as a war of words between the EU and the UK escalated with David Davis saying his opposite number had made the bloc look “silly”. Mr Barnier reportedly told a conference in Italy on Saturday that divorce proceedings would be an “educational process” for the British and that the UK needed to recognise the “serious consequences” of withdrawal. – Telegraph (£) Britons need to know consequences of Brexit, says EU negotiator – Guardian Poorest will gain most under Brexit, concludes new report Britain’s poorest households will be the biggest beneficiaries of Britain’s departure from the European Union, according to a report published by a prominent Labour group. A paper co-authored by Labour Leave and a group of economists estimates that Brexit will bring a reduction in prices and immigration that will save the most deprived families £36 per week. The group also warns that a “soft Brexit” would “leave us worse off and in danger of remaining in the EU in all but name.” John Mills, a prominent party donor who chairs Labour Leave, said the calculations in the report show that working class Labour voters “were right to back quitting the EU”. – Telegraph (£) > David Paton on BrexitCentral today: A new model economy post-Brexit will benefit those in Britain who need it most UK says defence commitment in Nordic and Baltic states won’t waver after Brexit Britain will pledge on Monday that its commitment to security and defence in Nordic and Baltic nations will not change after Brexit, seeking to reassure states affected by what foreign minister Boris Johnson described as “Russian antagonism”. The Foreign Office said Johnson would host a meeting of foreign ministers from eight countries, including Estonia, Sweden and Latvia, on Monday to discuss issues including Russia, NATO and defence co-operation after Britain’s EU exit. “In an increasingly complex world, Britain remains a reassuring presence to its friends, especially those facing continued Russian antagonism in the north of Europe and the Baltic region,” he said in a statement ahead of the meeting. – Reuters Some suggest Britain now has a one in three chance of leaving the EU with no deal on trade… Britain now has a one in three chance of leaving the EU without a free trade deal after Brexit talks ended in acrimony, Cabinet sources have told Sunday Telegraph. Eurosceptic ministers believe that the chance of a hard Brexit has increased significantly after a bruising round of negotiations last week ended in deadlock, with Brussels publicly ridiculing the UK’s negotiating position. One Government source said that there is now a one in three chance of talks ending without a trade deal amid claims that Whitehall is failing to put sufficient contingency plans in place. – Telegraph (£) …as a majority of the Tory membership wants transitional period over before the next election About a fifth want no implementation or transition period at all. They want to be out of the EU’s embraces as fully and as soon as possible. A further sixth are willing to wait for a year. This is the view taken by some in the Cabinet who backed Leave during the EU referendum. Liam Fox originally spoke of months rather than years. Roughly a quarter, the biggest proportion backing any single option, would put up with such a term lasting two years. Between a sixth support the view pushed by Philip Hammond during the summer: that it should last no longer than three years, this concluding before the planned date of the next election. – ConservativeHome Britain offers £1bn a year to stay in the EU’s science club Britain will offer to keep paying more than £1 billion a year to the EU after Brexit to continue to participate in its science and research programmes. The proposals are expected to be published on Wednesday, and follow David Davis’s rejection of claims that the UK will pay £50 billion as a so-called divorce bill upon leaving the EU. He accused Brussels of taking a “silly” approach to negotiations. In the latest in a series of position papers the Brexit department will set out its proposals and name the agencies in which it wants to keep participating. They include Horizon 2020, the EU’s €8.5 billion (£7.8 billion) science and research fund.- The Times (£) Investment in UK insurtech startups is rocketing The amount of cash flowing into innovative UK startups hoping to disrupt the insurance sector is rocketing, new figures reveal, with London attracting more than any other location in Europe. Investment in insurance technology (insurtech) has grown an astonishing near 3,000 per cent in 2017, hitting £218m according to fresh insight from Accenture and CB Insights, easing fears of a slowdown after Brexit. *Read more*: Aviva’s invested in another fintech startup That figure was dominated by a major £180m deal for life insurance specialist Gryphon over the summer. – City A.M. Former New Zealand Trade Minister and High Commissioner joins Legatum Institute’s Special Trade Commission Sir Lockwood Smith, recently New Zealand’s High Commissioner in London, former Speaker of New Zealand’s Parliament and a former trade minister, has accepted Legatum Institute’s invitation to join their Special Trade Commission. The Institute’s Director of Economic Policy and Prosperity Studies and Chair of the Special Trade Commission, Shanker Singham said: “We are very fortunate to have Sir Lockwood join our Special Trade Commission. He brings invaluable experience, advice, creativity and perspectives at this critical juncture for the UK.” The Legatum Institute is committed to positioning the UK for the best possible Brexit – one that is open and able to generate the jobs, growth and prosperity we need to provide genuine opportunity for the people of Britain. – Legatum Institute The Spectator: Britain’s Brexit team must call Barnier’s bluff There is a growing perception that Britain is floundering in its EU negotiations, with a professional team from Brussels running rings around our bumbling amateurs. It is an idea that is being put about by the EU’s chief negotiator, Michel Barnier, who this week appealed for Britain to begin ‘negotiating seriously’. As he has found out, the strange dynamic of British public debate at present means that EU spin is repeated uncritically by those hostile to Brexit. It can seem, at times, as if we are in the grip of hysteria normally seen during the final days of an election campaign. – The Spectator editorial Lord Mandelson: Hard Brexit opponents, let your voices be heard As politics returns after the August hiatus, pro-Europeans should view the state of the Brexit process with equal measures of concern and optimism. Concern, because it is increasingly clear that the negotiations between the UK government and the European Commission are sinking into a quagmire, with increasing bad blood on both sides. And optimism because there are real signs that effective opposition to the course charted by the government is growing, especially in the Labour Party. The most significant development of recent weeks has been Labour’s shift in stance on single market and customs union membership. – Lord Mandelson for The Times (£) Daniel Hannan: Others outside the EU access its market. So why can’t we? ‘We want you to hand us a wodge of money, and we insist that you calculate the appropriate sum!” It’s a strange negotiating position, even by the European Commission’s standards. After all, Brussels is the demandeur here. If Eurocrats want our cash, it is surely for their side, not ours, to make the case.In normal times, Michel Barnier’s bizarre request would be met by a collective British snort of derision. But our weird post-referendum dynamics mean that some Remain campaigners are so emotionally invested in the failure of Brexit that they automatically side with the EU, however absurd its position. – Daniel Hannan MEP for the Telegraph (£) Nigel Biggar: Europe’s imperial ambitions led to Brexit Brexit is the fault of our romantic attachment to the British empire, says Vince Cable. Writing recently, the leader of the Liberal Democrats judged that the vote to leave the European Union was caused by the old “imposing a worldview coloured by nostalgia for an imperial past on a younger generation”. Sir Vince, like many Remainers who subscribe to this view, is both wrong and right: wrong that imperial nostalgia swung the vote, but right that empire had something to do with it. It’s true that leading Brexiteers envisioned a resumption of pre-EU trading relations with the English-speaking world. – Nigel Biggar for The Times (£) Robert Colvile: Will Britain run out of time on Brexit? Many people – very clever people – say that this week’s rows over the Brexit bill are nothing much to worry about. Yes, David Davis and Michel Barnier seem to be fundamentally at odds over everything from the size of Britain’s fiscal obligations to who ate the last chocolate biscuit on the negotiating table. Yes, the list of issues on which the two sides have apparently irreconcilable differences is getting longer, not shorter. But this is all part of the show. In the long run, there is too much at stake for a deal not to be done. -Robert Colvile for CapX Niall Ferguson: I was right: hell hath no fury like a spurned EU I was wrong about Brexit — which I opposed — but I was right that it would be like a divorce. Last June, just two days before the referendum on Britain’s EU membership, I made a prediction: getting a decree nisi after 43 years of marriage would take a lot longer and cost far more than anyone campaigning for the “leave” campaign wanted to admit. Most people contemplating divorce, I observed, are motivated by two things. First, they see only their spouses’ defects. Second, they fantasise about an idealised alternative future. – Niall Ferguson for The Times (£) Tim Newark: Why do so many Remainers want Britain to fail? As one of the biggest net contributors to the EU, we’ll be leaving a considerable black hole in its budget that will mean it cutting back on its vanity projects and reducing its gold-plated pensions. It has already committed billions of our taxpayers’ pounds to aid projects in Africa and the Caribbean – parts of the world where our own Department for International Development is spending heavily on our behalf. It even wants to spend money on green projects creating ladders to help fish swim upstream, a bit like the feeling David Davis must have every time he has to go to Brussels and face EU negotiator Michel Barnier. This so-called “green infrastructure” includes bridges for helping animals totter across mountain passes in the Austrian Alps. – Tim Newark for the Express Bill Jamieson: Time and patience are running out as clock ticks on Brexit The EU insists that its citizens living in the UK should keep the same rights as now. According to Hugh Bennett of BrexitCentral who has waded admirably through the documents thus far, a joint technical note identified 44 negotiating areas, on 22 of which the UK and EU had already reached agreement, along with 8 which required further discussion, and 14 on which there was “divergence”. “Most of the outstanding disagreements”, says Bennett, “should be possible to iron out with a few more concentrated negotiating sessions.” – Bill Jamieson for The Scotsman John Redwood: Why do some commentators and many in the media exaggerate the economic impact of Brexit? Brexit is a very important political event. Taking back control of our laws, our money and our borders means restoring democracy to these islands. That is why so many voted for Brexit. We didn’t expect a magic wand once we are free again. We do want to live in a country where the government is answerable to the people and can be kicked out if it gets too much wrong. We do not like what is happening on the continent, where people cannot change their economic policies when they fail because they are controlled by the EU. As Syriza in Greece found, you can win on a ticket of changing policy but the EU does not let you. – John Redwood’s Diary Brexit comment in brief There are also political risks for the Government to agreeing an “exit fee” to the EU – Harry Phibbs for ConservativeHome The EU will survive when Britain leaves – but what form will it take? – Roger Bootle for the Telegraph (£) Forget the European Parliament at your peril – Maia de la Baume and David Herszenhorn for Politico Four ways in which the media distorts our EU negotiations – Richard Graham MP for ConservativeHome The Barnier-Juncker tantrums can only end in tears, for both sides – Janet Daley for the Telegraph (£) Shopping for Brexit – John Redwood for John Redwood’s Diary An EU defence force would betray Brexit and undermine NATO – Ben Brittain for ConservativeHome Brexit news in brief German press attack Theresa May’s Brexit stance – The Times (£) Leave voters want skilled EU workers to come into Britain after Brexit – The Sun Inside the Brexit talks: 72 hours in Brussels – Politico Strong euro? We ain’t worried, says EU economic commissioner – City A.M. Lib Dems claim Brexit to blame for football’s expensive transfer window – Daily Mail Strong euro weakens resolve on rate cut – Sunday Times (£) Waitrose boss turned trade minister Lord Price leaves Government – City A.M. Sainsbury’s CEO claims post-Brexit rules could leave food rotting – Independent Fishermen threaten SNP ministers with legal action over plan to force them to land more catch in Scotland – Telegraph (£) Brexit casts shadow over Erasmus scheme – Sunday Times (£)