Brexit earthquake has failed to materialise 100 days after polling stations opened and the nation decided to walk away from the European Union, we may have felt the tremors, but an earthquake has failed to materialise.With few facts, or a fixed timetable, bitterness, fear, anger and bravado have been carving through the biggest parties. Let us start with the winners…. – Sky News 100 days of Brexit: Key moments from three months that shook British politics – Daily Mirror 100 reasons why Brexit was a good thing – Daily Telegraph May under pressure to name Article 50 date in Tory conference speech May is speaking to the Conservative party conference on Sunday, as well as making the closing address on Wednesday, and could use the occasion to signal a timetable. Both Eurosceptics such as Iain Duncan Smith and pro-Europeans such as Nicky Morgan have urged her to provide clarity on the start of negotiations. The prime minister is also eager that Brexit does not dominate her first conference, or her administration, and yet the issue dwarfs all else in the political landscape. – The Guardian ‘Theresa May will live or die by Brexit – whether she wants to or not’ – Daily Express Nicky Morgan: Theresa May must say what she wants from Brexit within weeks or risk others deciding for her – The Independent Stick to Brexit: May must not define herself in Birmingham – Iain Martin for Reaction Theresa May must be bold at next week’s Tory conference and stay true to her promise to make Britain ‘work for everyone’ – The Sun Says David Mundell: Tory conference will focus on Brexit and keeping Scotland in UK after Labour turned ‘inwards to chaos’ While Labour flounder, we are doing what we do best: getting on with the job of governing and delivering the change that ordinary, working people want. We are working hard every day to ensure we get the right deal abroad and build a better deal at home. We are setting out to make a success of exiting the EU. We are forging a bold new role for ourselves in the world. – Scottish Secretary David Mundell in the Daily Telegraph Theresa May: Nicola Sturgeon has no veto on Brexit – Daily Telegraph Nicola Sturgeon is using Brexit process to “push for independence”, says David Mundell – The Herald Scotland Tory ex-ministers push for speedy Brexit The [Brexit] Blueprint says that as Article 50 is triggered, a Bill should be brought forward repealing the 1972 European Communities Act, which gave legal force to the country’s membership of the then European Economic Community….It also suggests Britain should either continue tariff-free trade with the bloc post Brexit, but without any obligation to accept free movement of EU citizens – or trade freely under the “relatively light” WTO standard tariffs. – BBC Dr Lee Rotherham: Making sense of Article 50 – and why we are right not be triggering it immediately – BrexitCentral The North East need an ‘all star’ Brexit committee The IPPR North think-tank argues that the region needs what it called a Northern Brexit Negotiating Committee (NBNC) to advise the government on Brexit and give it extra clout during negotiations with the EU….The IPPR says unlike London, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland, the North currently lacks a coherent united voice to articulate its top priorities, the report argues. – Chronicle Live UK services sector defies gloomy expectations as GDP grows by 0.7% The first official figures on how the biggest sector of Britain’s economy fared after the decision to leave the EU, showed services output rose 0.4% in July, improving on June’s growth of 0.3%. That was at odds with business surveys of the sector, which includes government services, retail and banking. They had suggested it suffered an initial slump after the referendum before rebounding in August. But the Office for National Statistics said there was little sign of a referendum blow. – The Guardian Consumer confidence bounces back to pre-referendum levels – Daily Express Services sector output ‘grew strongly’ in July despite Brexit vote – ITV News It’s official – the economy is doing fine after Brexit – Alister Health in the Daily Telegraph Brexit is a ‘once-in-a-generation’ chance to restore our green and pleasant land The RSPB, WWF UK, National Trust and The Wildlife Trusts said the British countryside was “key to our identity as a nation” and farmers had the ability address the “urgent challenge of restoring nature”. They called on the Government to replace the much-criticised EU Common Agricultural Policy subsidy system with a British one that pays farmers to maintain “high environmental standards”. – The Independent Could Brexit Be An Opportunity To Rethink Carbon Pricing In The UK? – Clean Technica European tradesmen will be safe in post-Brexit Britain, says Sajid Javid European builders will still be allowed to come and work in the UK after Brexit, cabinet minister Sajid Javid has indicated… Romanian roofers and Polish plumbers now join bankers in the list of occupations ministers have suggested will be unhindered by new promised restrictions of freedom of movement. – The Independent Status of EU NHS staff needs protection post-Brexit – Nursing Times Third of Scots worried about Eastern European immigration as SNP calls for free movement after Brexit – Daily Telegraph Tom Goodenough: Theresa May’s Brexit silence isn’t going down well But how is May’s Brexit reticence going down closer to home? Not well, it seems: only one in six people think the Prime Minister is doing a good job in the early stages of negotiations. While half of voters think May is doing badly. May’s reputation is particularly miserable among ‘Remain’ voters: just one in ten thinking she is doing a good job so far. – Tom Goodenough for The Spectator’s Coffee House blog James O’Shaughnessy and Philippa Stroud: May must get tough on the causes of Brexit Our analysis suggests that there is a deeper malaise in British society that the Brexit vote brought to light as never before. The vote was a heartfelt cry from millions of people who feel Westminster no longer knows, or even cares, how it feels to walk in their shoes….The Government must get on with delivering the will of the British people and implementing Brexit. But it must also learn the deeper lessons of the referendum vote and act to give many more people a genuine voice and stake in their country. – James O’Shaughnessy and Philippa Stroud for ConservativeHome Ted Bromund: Brexit was a reality check which Tories must now implement In short, three of Britain’s political parties have more or less given up on politics as we understand the term. They are crusaders who would rather tilt at windmills than enter the field of combat. They prefer to lose in purity than to compromise and win…. But conferences nonetheless mark the political calendar. So when the Tories reconvene in Manchester in a year’s time, they had better have the business of governing – Brexit, above all – well in hand. If they don’t, the temptation to turn to one of the crusaders can only grow. – Ted Bromund in the Yorkshire Post Brexit news in brief The plan to recommission the Royal Yacht Britannia is doomed because the ship was out of date 22 years ago – The National Post-Brexit trade negotiations could falter without third Heathrow runway – The Sun ‘I want to see free movement across the Irish border post Brexit’ says May – Belfast Telegraph Isle of Man’s economic resilience will help it weather the ‘domino effect’ of Brexit – International Business Times Brexit will force wine prices up, but we’re still selling more abroad – Daily Telegraph Japanese car firm ‘blackmailing Britain’ with claims it will abandon UK after Brexit – Daily Express Information commissioner urges UK to adopt EU data protection laws – International Business Times UK heading for hard Brexit, say European diplomats – The Guardian Crafting a way forward for the European Union – EurActiv Want to send a positive Brexit message to Europe? 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