Sign up here to receive the daily news briefing in your inbox every morning with exclusive insight from the BrexitCentral team Philip Hammond accused of undermining Government Brexit strategy with warning about leaving with no deal… Philip Hammond has been accused of undermining Theresa May’s Brexit strategy after warning on Thursday that leaving the European Union without a deal will have “large fiscal consequences” for Britain. Dominic Raab, the Brexit Secretary, had attempted to play down the risk of a no-deal Brexit as part of a choreographed Government strategy, saying that the “vast majority” of consumers will not even notice the impact. However within hours of Mr Raab’s speech Philip Hammond, the Chancellor, published a letter to the Treasury select committee warning that a no-deal Brexit could increase borrowing by £80billion a year by 2033. – Telegraph (£) Theresa May urged to sack Philip Hammond after his comments on a no-deal Brexit – The Sun …earning himself rebukes from Dominic Raab and David Davis… Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab escalated the furious Cabinet row over no deal Brexit planning yesterday by dismissing Philip Hammond’s warning of a £80 billion hit to the economy. He questioned the point of the Treasury’s forecasts and said he always treats its projections with “a measure of caution”. It was a withering slapdown of the Chancellor’s decision to publish controversial warnings of “large fiscal consequences” of leaving without a trade deal with the EU” on the same day as Mr Raab presented the virtues of a No Deal Brexit last week. – The Sun Ex-SAS bruiser David Davis is at war with the Chancellor, blasting his attempts to wreck Britain’s departure from the EU. The ex-Brexit Secretary rages at the Project Fear scare tactics of Philip Hammond that undermine our negotiating hand with Brussels. Mr Davis urges his former Cabinet colleagues to ignore the “misery merchants” of the Treasury. Writing in The Sun on Sunday, he takes aim at Mr Hammond who said a no deal Brexit could hit GDP by up to ten per cent and borrowing could be £80billion a year higher by 2033. – The Sun …while Theresa May responds by saying a no-deal Brexit would not be the ‘end of the world’ Theresa May has said that leaving the EU without a deal will not be the “end of the world” as she appeared to dismiss the Chancellor’s dire warnings about a no-deal Brexit. The Prime Minister refused on two occasions to endorse Philip Hammond’s claims that a no-deal Brexit would lead to billions in additional borrowing and a slowing of economic growth by up to 10 per cent over the next 15 years. Mr Hammond made the remarks in a letter to the Commons Treasury committee last week, just hours after Dominic Raab, the Brexit Secretary, sought to play down fear-mongering over a no-deal scenario.His intervention is believed to have incensed aides close to Mrs May, while also threatening to reignite a long-running row between the Treasury and Downing Street, which is said to be concerned that the Chancellor’s pessimism is hindering efforts to secure a good deal with Brussels. – Telegraph (£) Theresa May downplays Philip Hammond’s no-deal Brexit warning – The Times (£) Hammond’s Brexit warning: May slaps down Chancellor over apocalyptic Brexit fear-mongering – Express May: No-Deal Brexit ‘Wouldn’t Be End of the World’ – Bloomberg Britain’s economy is strong but we don’t want a no deal Brexit, say Liam Fox Arriving in Cape Town this morning to announce plans boost Britain’s investment in Africa after Brexit, Mrs May was all smiles after dismissing the Chancellor’s Project fear offensive as an old “work in progress”. The PM also used the tour to attack Tory Remainers calling for a second referendum insisting “Britain has voted”. However UK trade minister Liam Fox said today in Singapore that Britain’s economic picture was stable and strong but that no one really wanted to no deal Brexit. He told CNBC: “We don’t want there to be no deal. We want there to be a good deal, but our European partners should understand that if we don’t get a good deal and we had to walk away, then we would.” Fox is currently in Singapore attempting to strengthen trade relationships with Asia Pacific. – Express Deadline for Britain and EU to agree Brexit deal delayed by four weeks to new November ‘hard deadline’… The deadline for Britain and the European Union to agree the terms of Brexit has been pushed back by four weeks amid fears that Conservative MPs could scupper Theresa May’s Chequers deal. Negotiators for the EU and UK have agreed a new “hard deadline” of mid-November, according to sources in Whitehall, to sign off the deal at a special meeting of EU heads of Government. Any vote of MPs could come after that. The news comes as fears mount that a hardline group of Conservative Eurosceptic Tory MPs could sink Mrs May’s deal by not voting for it in the House of Commons. – Telegraph (£) …as May sets September date for Cabinet ‘no deal’ summit Theresa May is to hold a cabinet crisis summit to prepare for a no-deal Brexit amid fears that a cabinet row between remainers and Brexiteers will stop Britain going it alone, and undermine her negotiating position with Brussels. No 10 has ordered cabinet ministers to clear their diaries for September 13 to work on a plan to pump fresh cash into critical areas not yet covered by disaster plans. The instruction was sent on Friday morning after Philip Hammond reignited the cabinet’s Brexit civil war by warning that Britain would be £80bn worse off if the UK crashed out without a deal. – The Times (£) EU’s secret plan for a no-deal Brexit mirrors Britain’s preparations – despite Brussels’ threats Secret EU plans for a no deal Brexit are “very similar” to Britain’s preparations that seek to make our departure as smooth as possible, an insider has told The Sun. It blows apart its bluff and bluster threats of treating the UK like any other non-EU country if we leave without a deal – designed to bully Theresa May into accepting a soft Brexit. A source in the European Commission said that in reality its contingency plans for a No Deal mirror Britain’s plans to smooth the divorce by continuing to recognise each other’s standards for a limited period and keeping the borders open to all but high-risk goods. The plans have been kept secret in the hope Britain buckles to EU demands for a deal that keeps us closely aligned to Brussels rules – or reverses the Brexit decision altogether. – The Sun Macron hits out at US isolationism and says EU unity more important than UK relations post-Brexit Emmanuel Macron, the French president, on Monday said preserving European Union unity was more important than forging a close relationship with post-Brexit Britain, and hit out at what he called US President Donald Trump’s “aggressive” isolationism. Mr Macron, who met Theresa May, the prime minister, for talks on Britain’s departure from the EU during the summer holiday, said he wanted to reach a Brexit deal by the end of the year and showed no signs of breaking ranks with other EU capitals. “France wants to maintain a strong, special relationship with London but not if the cost is the European Union’s unravelling,” he told a gathering of French ambassadors. – Telegraph (£) Macron says EU’s unity is more important than trade deal with Britain. – Express Former WTO negotiator says it would have limited power to enforce customs checks at the Irish border The World Trade Organisation has no immediate formal sanctions at its disposal if the British decide not to impose customs checks on the Irish border in the event of a no-deal Brexit, a leading trade expert has said. Theresa May, the British prime minister, has pledged that no hard border will be established even if the UK leaves the EU in March without a trade deal. Pascal Lamy, a former director-general of the WTO, has said that if there were a hard Brexit then a border would be required on the island of Ireland. However, Dmitry Grozoubinski, a former WTO trade negotiator and now a consultant based in Geneva, said that the process of forcing the UK to take remedial action could take years and the outcome would be uncertain – The Times (£) Theresa May orders space race after Brexit with sat-nav system to rival EU’s Galileo Theresa May has ordered officials to start work on a British satellite-navigation system to rival the EU’s Galileo, in a show of strength as Brussels threatens to block the UK from its project. The Telegraph understands that Philip Hammond, the Chancellor, has signed off funding amounting to as much as £100 million to “map out” plans for a post-Brexit UK satellite system, with an official announcement due this week. The disclosure comes after European Commission claimed that to allow continued UK involvement in Galileo after Brexit would threaten the EU’s security. – Telegraph (£) Theresa May warns Tory MPs backing new referendum of backlash Theresa May has warned Conservative MPs backing a new referendum on Brexit that they risk a backlash from their local parties. The prime minister said Tory associations that have powers to sack MPs cared most about “delivering what people voted for” in the 2016 referendum. She was speaking amid claims that thousands of ex-Ukip members and those linked to the Leave.EU campaign are said to be infiltrating local parties to push them towards a harder Brexit agenda. – Independent Post-Brexit UK will ensure aid to Africa ‘unashamedly’ benefits British firms The Prime Minister wants to spend Britain’s £13.9billion development budget giving companies greater confidence to invest in Africa as Britain expands its global outlook after Brexit. The money would be diverted from charities and NGOs to help states tackle corruption and invest in infrastructure and security. In a speech in Cape Town today, Mrs May will vow pledge to divert British taxpayer handouts to the continent and use it instead to roll the pitch for the UK to become the world’s “number one investor in Africa” by 2022 – overtaking the US. – The Sun Theresa May vows to ‘unashamedly’ use UK aid to Africa to drive post-Brexit trade between the continent and Britain as she touches down in Cape Town for three-day tour. – Daily Mail Jeremy Corbyn to face pressure from union leaders to back a second Brexit referendum… Jeremy Corbyn will next month face pressure from union leaders to back a second referendum on Brexit, The Telegraph can disclose. Two motions to be debated at the TUC annual congress in Manchester call for unions to campaign for a second referendum on Britain’s exit from the European Union. It came as Andy Burnham, the Labour Mayor of Manchester, suggested that those campaigning for a second referendum on Brexit are “arrogant” and warned that it risks “inflaming” resentment. Labour is split over a second vote with Sir Keir Starmer, the shadow Brexit secretary, last week refusing to rule one out, and Barry Gardiner, another frontbencher, saying it would risk civil disobedience. – Telegraph (£) …as Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham slams ‘arrogant’ Labour figures demanding another referendum… Remainers trying to force Britain into having another referendum are “arrogant” and not listening to the will of the people, Andy Burnham has said. The Manchester Mayor lashed out at those trying to force through another Brexit vote, and insisted the party should be finding out a way to deliver a “pragmatic” exit from the EU. The former Labour leadership candidate told Politico today: “My frustration with those leaping to a second referendum is it further inflames this idea of an arrogant political class, which isn’t listening and isn’t dealing with the issues that gave rise to the referendum in the first place.” – The Sun This is what caused Brexit! Second referendum campaigners branded arrogant by Andy Burnham – Express …while Momentum prepares to consult members on Brexit policy The grassroots group Momentum – set up to support Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership of the Labour party – looks set to begin a consultation of its members on its Brexit stance, ahead of the party’s conference in Liverpool next month. Momentum’s ruling body will meet next week and will consider a petition, signed by more than 4,000 members, calling for the organisation to canvas opinion in its ranks, including on whether to call for a conference vote on holding a referendum on the final Brexit deal. Support for the idea has been growing among Labour members – and backing from an influential group like Momentum would increase pressure on the party leadership. – BBC News Leave Means Leave building £5m war chest to fight ‘dilution’ of Brexit A Eurosceptic campaign group recently joined by Nigel Farage, the former Ukip leader, is building a £5 million war chest to fight the “dilution” of Brexit. The Sunday Telegraph understands that Leave Means Leave has already raised around £100,000 in small donations from the public in the last week, following an announcement that it had recruited Mr Farage as vice chairman. – Telegraph (£) Boris Johnson: The state of Greece shows us why it is crucial to chuck the Chequers deal So it is “Cabin crew, doors to manual” and, as you settle back and prepare to hand over €20 for an easyMeal, you may be reflecting on that delightful week you just had in the Med – the bustling marinas, the crowded restaurants – and you may conceivably have been persuaded by all those UK cheerleaders for the EU that the euro crisis is indeed at an end. You may now go along with the fashionable pro-EU narrative, that the nice Mr Draghi of the European Central Bank has cracked it, that the euro is in robust health, that Club Med countries are on the way to durable recoveries. – Boris Johnson MP for the Telegraph David Davis: Just ignore bogus Chancellor Hammond… the sun is Brexing out When the world suffered enormous financial crisis in 2008, the Queen asked simply: “Why did no one see it coming?” Of course, she was right to ask. Not a single public authority predicted the biggest crash in modern history — not the Bank of England, not the Treasury, and certainly not the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Then in 2016 they did it again. Project Fear forecast dramatic downturns in the economy if the people were so unwise as to vote for Brexit. Wrong again. Since then, we have had record levels of employment, huge investments from the likes of Google, Microsoft, SoftBank and a long list of other companies. They demonstrated their confidence in the future of this great country in the best way possible — with their money. – David Davis MP for The Sun Jake Berry: Our tough, brave Northerners could teach the timid South a thing or two about Brexit As our commentariat, civil servants and politicians inside the M25 were last week raging about potential sperm shortages, a possible need for the Army to appropriate bacon and other existential crises that a No Deal Brexit might bring, I took the opportunity to hammer it across the 739 miles of the Northern Powerhouse to have conversations with and take questions from over 500 Northerners on construction sites, steel mills, dockyards and offices to find out what they want to see next. – Jake Berry MP for the Telegraph (£) Priti Patel: We must chuck Chequers, or disillusioned voters will reject mainstream politics Two years ago, over 17 million Britons voted to leave the European Union. Since then, big corporate business, millionaires and powerful forces within the establishment have fought tirelessly to cancel Brexit. They have aligned with the EU’s bullying tactics, attempting to frighten the British people into submission. These are the very voices who are delighted that the Government has caved in with the Chequers proposals – proposals that effectively mean we will never take back control of our laws, money or trade. And they hope for further concessions so that we won’t take back control of our borders either. – Priti Patel MP for ConservativeHome Andrea Jenkyns: Free trade can improve aid and help make the world a better place I recently returned from a Malaria No More UK trip to Kenya, where I saw the tragic costs of untreated Malaria and what Britain is doing to help the fight against this preventable disease. As a mother myself, it was heartbreaking to watch a young baby having to be resuscitated due to Malaria complications. I saw first-hand Global Britain in action, a nation that is outward looking and a force for good across the world. The Department for International Development’s budget for Kenya in 2018/19 is £111 million, the top three programmes are £20.7 Million for a Hunger Safety Net, £20 Million for Regional Economic Development and £10 Million for ‘Pamoja’, which provides clean water by constructing wells. – Andrea Jenkyns MP for the Telegraph Atiku Abubakar: Africa longs for Brexit In 1960 British prime minister Harold Macmillan embarked on a tour of African colonies, famously proclaiming that a “wind of change” was blowing through the continent. It was an acknowledgement that African nations were ready to govern themselves and the days of Empire were ending. It was a moment where Britain looked into the future and saw new possibilities while countries like Nigeria saw a chance to thrive as an independent state. Macmillan’s speech was a mutual recognition of change for the benefit of all both in Africa and Britain.That spirit helped us to reform the old imperial partnership into the Commonwealth. We were able to move forward together as partners and friends instead of masters and servants. Now, 58 years later, as the current Prime Minister Theresa May tours Africa, a new wind of change is blowing. The wind has a name – Brexit. While some in Europe see it as a destructive power this new wind, if harnessed properly, could blow life back into the old relationships in the Commonwealth and fan the fires of progress and prosperity in Nigeria and across Africa. – Nigerian Presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar for the Express Larry Elliott: Britons seem relatively relaxed in the face of Brexit apocalypse Before heading off for his summer break Mark Carney said the risks of a no-deal Brexit were . Last week if negotiations between Britain and the EU failed completely. There is a risk to this latest manifestation of Project Fear. If the public really thinks that in eight months’ time Britain is going to be plunged into the economic equivalent of a nuclear winter, the economy will take a serious hit. So far, though, people seem relatively relaxed and haven’t spent the bank holiday weekend stripping supermarket shelves of baked beans and bottled water. While opinion polls show that voters think – rightly – that the government is making a pig’s ear of the Brexit negotiations, the state of the economy suggests they are taking what Carney and Hammond say with a pinch of salt. – Larry Elliott for the Guardian John Longworth: Blocking Brexit would betray our nation’s proud history of democracy Following two years of inept negotiations by the Government and the announcement of the disastrous Chequers White Paper, the Leave Means Leave campaign are taking the Battle for Britain to every part of the country. The calamitous Chequers proposal foisted on Conservative MPs, has fractured the Party more than any other policy in its long history. Leave Means Leave will do everything possible to apply pressure to the Government to ensure that the Chequers deal is abandoned and replaced with a World Trade Deal that is best for Britain. We should also offer the EU a free trade arrangement along the lines of the deal they currently have with Canada. – John Longworth for the Telegraph (£) The Sun: Chancellor Philip Hammond’s doom and gloom over Brexit needs to stop now We commend Dominic Raab for his brutally honest assessment of the positives and negatives of a No Deal Brexit. What a pity the Chancellor then saw fit to stick his Eey-ore in. Brexit Secretary Mr Raab rightly rubbished the wilder scare stories and said most people wouldn’t even notice the impact of a so-called “hard Brexit”. And he is convinced, like The Sun, that after a potential short-term wobble the country will be better off out. But he was realistic too about banking problems for our expats — plus credit card charges rising and customs duties having to be paid on EU imports. – The Sun says Telegraph: The Government’s job is to prepare, not scare Scaremongering about Brexit is dangerous. It encourages Brussels to play tough, it spooks markets and it worries voters. Blame lies not only with Project Fear but also a government that has failed to defend its own policies or assert its confidence in them. Instead we have heard about risks to card payments and pensions; Northern Ireland having its electricity cut off; even shortages of food and medicine. It is the Government’s job, of course, to prepare for all eventualities – and no one denies that a no-deal Brexit would be an almighty task. But how on earth have the Tories allowed only the worst-case scenarios to become the dominant narrative? – Telegraph (£) editorial The Sun: Theresa May is right to start looking for trade deals outside the EU and in Africa to show that we are making our vision a reality A major factor of the Leave vote was for Britain to become an independent nation, free to strike global trade deals with fast-growing, emerging economies. So the Prime Minister is absolutely right to start outlining trade policy with our Commonwealth allies South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya. She is also right to call for funds from our bloated foreign aid budget to be diverted from frivolous handouts and used instead on developing infrastructure and security in Africa. As we unshackle ourselves from Brussels, it is clear Africa presents us with huge opportunities. It is the world’s second biggest continent, home to 16 per cent of the global population. Its GDP is growing rapidly. Similar to India, its middle classes are rocketing. And its workforce is estimated to be larger than China’s by 2035. – The Sun says COMMENT IN BRIEF After Brexit, we must reform our democracy – Michael St George for The Conservative Woman Two questions for farmers to take advantage of Brexit – John Redwood’s Diary “No deal” Brexit – Let’s embrace the opportunity – David Paton for the Express We’ve been told Brexit will bring hunger, sickness, pestilence… what next — plagues of locusts? – Brendan O’Neill for The Sun Let’s make Brexit bold, inspiring and green – not timid and apologetic – Simon Clarke MP for ConservativeHome Theresa May has dug in, and now Brexiteers are preparing for trench warfare – Asa Bennett for the Telegraph (£) Revealed: the People’s Vote’s three-point plan to trigger a second referendum – Katy Balls for The Spectator Theresa May has one last chance on Brexit – Brian Monteith for The Scotsman NEWS IN BRIEF European Parliament splashes out £800,000 of taxpayers’ money on 751 43-inch flatscreen TVs for MEPs – Telegraph (£) ‘Eurozone is destined to end’ – Expert warns Italy could ‘divorce’ from EU failure – Express Medicines will be protected in the event of no-deal Brexit, Matt Hancock says – Practice Business What Brexit? 2018 on course to be a record year for stock market listings in London – Proactive Investors May under fire: Prime Minister faces booing at conference in Brexit backlash – Express Fear v reality: have Remain predictions come true in the two years since the Brexit vote? – Telegraph (£) Sweden election to spell nightmare for EU as anti-Brussels party set to be kingmaker – Express