Sign up here to receive the daily news briefing in your inbox every morning with exclusive insight from the BrexitCentral team David Davis insists the UK is preparing for no deal… David Davis has issued a stark warning to the European Union (EU) that Britain will be ready for no deal if talks break down at the end of the year.Speaking on the third day of the Tory conference, the Brexit secretary hailed Britain’s decision to leave the EU as a “one off, time limited, extraordinary opportunity”. And hinting at a no-deal prospect, he said: “If the outcome of negotiations falls short of the deal, we will be ready for the alternative. “That is what a responsible government does. Anything else would be a dereliction of duty.” But David Davis said it was time for Britain to stand on “its own two feet and face outwards to the world,” adding Britain would become more “international”. – Express …as Heywood is challenged to prove Britain is ready to walk away from negotiations Sir Jeremy Heywood is under pressure from cabinet members to show that Britain is preparing properly for Theresa May being unable to strike a deal with the European Union. Senior government figures are concerned that the cabinet secretary is not doing enough to ensure ports, trading links and airlines can continue to operate if the UK were forced to rely on World Trade Organisation rules in its dealings with the EU after March 2019. The Times understands that it would take years to set up a fully functioning customs system if the UK left the EU without a deal and there would be many months of delays at the border. – The Times (£) Theresa May to channel Winston Churchill and promise to not ‘shrink or retreat’ from EU Theresa May will draw inspiration from Winston Churchill by calling on the country to “go forward together” while promising to not “retreat” or “turn away” from Brexit negotiations, in a party conference speech later today.The Prime Minister is under pressure to present a united front for her party which is suffering from deep divisions over Brexit and a disappointing General Election result.She will say in her speech: “Let us shape up and give the country the Government it needs. “For beyond this hall, beyond the gossip pages of the newspapers, and beyond the streets, corridors and meeting rooms of Westminster, life continues – the daily lives of ordinary working people go on. And they must be our focus today.” – Express Theresa May must stay on to deliver a true Brexit – Express editorial Stop Brexit pessimism, Liam Fox and David Davis tell Tories… Liam Fox and David Davis have called for an end to pessimism over Brexit and for the British public to “keep their eyes on the prize” on offer. The international trade secretary hit out at “negative” attitudes in certain quarters and urged people to be more upbeat about the UK’s prospects. “We are not passengers in our own destiny,” he told the Tory conference. In his speech, Mr Davis said the UK would still be “good Europeans” in all respects after leaving.Mr Davis, Mr Fox and foreign secretary Boris Johnson – dubbed the three Brexiteers – all made eagerly-awaited speeches to conference on Tuesday afternoon. Earlier on Tuesday, MEPs in the European Parliament claimed cabinet divisions were hampering the UK’s approach to negotiations and urged EU leaders to postpone a decision on extending the talks to discuss trade. – BBC ‘EU won’t be around for long’ European nations will overthrow Brussels superstate says Fox – Express >Watch on BrexitCentral’s Youtube: Liam Fox – Conference Speech Highlights >Watch on BrexitCentral’s Youtube: David Davis – Conference Speech Highlights …as Boris Johnson says people must stop treating Brexit like a ‘plague of boils’ Boris Johnson has said that Britain must stop treating Brexit as if it is a “plague of boils” and instead “roar” like a lion about the opportunities it presents. The Foreign Secretary used his 29-minute keynote conference speech to attack Brexit “pessimists” who “make Eeyore look positively exuberant”. His 29-minute speech, which ranged far from his foreign policy brief and touched on the economy, housebuilding and education, added to mounting speculation about his leadership ambitions. His speech was given a standing ovation by Tory activists, who had packed the conference hall to see him speak. – Telegraph (£) Boris delights activists with upbeat vision of Brexit – Daily Mail Sack Boris Johnson for unity, urges Merkel ally – The Times (£) Theresa May: Boris Johnson isn’t undermining me – BBC Amidst this flat, bewildered and underwhelming conference, Sir Winston Johnson offers a sense of direction – Paul Goodman for ConservativeHome Boris Johnson shows what it means to be an upbeat Conservative – Isabel Hardman for the Spectator Boris Johnson has provided a dose of much-needed optimism – Telegraph editorial (£) >Watch on BrexitCentral’s Youtube: Boris Johnson – Conference speech highlights Brexit vote was a ‘tantrum’ by working class voters, opines Alan Duncan… Leave supporters among the British working class threw a tantrum in the Brexit referendum about immigration, and often complained about Europeans taking the jobs they themselves had refused to do, the Europe minister, Sir Alan Duncan, has said. Conservative conference 2017: Theresa May says she does not want ‘yes men’ in her cabinet. He also warned that labour shortages after Brexit “could cause us a lot of damage”, especially in the National Health Service.- Guardian Duncan: Brexit is working class “tantrum” – Guido Fawkes …as academics find the Brexit vote was a ‘cry of financial pain’ from all voters – not just older people Last year’s Brexit vote was a “cry of financial pain” from voters who felt they were not doing well economically, new research has found. A report from the University of Warwick rejected popular theories that the victory for Leave in the 2016 general election was driven by older voters or people from rural areas. Instead, it was “people’s feelings about how their own wallet had been performing” which most determined whether they would vote Leave or not. Researchers found little difference in the voting patterns of those aged 35, 55 or 75, with only the very youngest groups offering heavy support to Remain. And they said there were no particularly large voting differences resulting from ethnicity, employment, marriage status or parenthood. – Express MEPs urge delay in Brexit trade talks decision MEPs have voted to urge the EU not to open the next phase of Brexit talks unless there is a “major breakthrough”. A motion in the European Parliament to back a delay in any decision over trade discussions was backed by 557 MEPs, with 92 against and 29 abstentions. Several MEPs claimed UK divisions were hampering the process with one urging Theresa May urged to “put Britain first” and avoid internal “quarrels”. But UKIP’s Nigel Farage accused the EU of “treating the UK like a hostage”. Tuesday’s vote in Strasbourg was not binding, but does represent a chance to “take the political temperature”, BBC Brussels reporter Adam Fleming said. – BBC James Cleverly: Unlike Labour, we Conservatives are actually talking about Brexit at our conference The Labour Party claims to stand ready to be the party of government – don’t make me laugh. Their party conference last week was an impressive event; it would be dishonest to claim otherwise. Large numbers of enthusiastic delegates is something that any conference organiser would want. The speeches from the main stage were professionally delivered and warmly received – Jeremy Corbyn’s speech was probably the best that he’s delivered. I take my hat off to them. But there was something missing. There was a gaping hole in their event: a void so significant that it silently overshadowed everything else. Brexit. – James Cleverly for the Independent The Times: Tories need to admit Brexit is constraining growth Addressing the Conservative conference in Manchester yesterday, David Davis, the Brexit secretary, described Britain’s exit from the European Union as a “one-off, time-limited, extraordinary opportunity”. This sort of language is of scant use either in negotiating a constructive deal with the EU’s member states or in informing voters. Mr Davis may be right in his assessment that Brexit has potential gains, but there are costs in realising them. Economic policy involves trade-offs: having more of one thing, such as sovereignty, means having less of another, such as the efficiency gains of integration. – The Times editorial (£) Nigel Farage: In Catalonia we have seen how the EU does ‘democracy’. Why can’t Remainers see it too? With little else to do but indulge himself in a display of student politics unflattering in a man aged 74, the Liberal Democrat leader Vince Cable took part in an anti-Brexit march in Manchester over the weekend. “I believe it would be a healthy exercise in democracy to participate in a peaceful, dignified protest on the big issue of the day by marching,” he explained before the event. – Nigel Farage for the Telegraph (£) Asa Bennett: Guy Verhofstadt and his fellow MEPs should not be indulged in their tantrum over Brexit The European Parliament is very easy to wind up. Even a few cartoons can set them off: it emerged this month that they had banned a series of political drawings on Brexit and the Greek crisis from being displayed in an official exhibition in order to protect the “dignity of parliament”. Even Jean-Claude Juncker thinks they can be “absolutely ridiculous”. It was inevitable then that Strasbourg’s sensitive snowflakes would kick off after Theresa May declined to address the entire Parliament, preferring instead to talk about Brexit in private to just the most senior MEPs. – Asa Bennett for the Telegraph (£) Philip Johnston: Our Cabinet is fatally divided on Brexit. Without the threat of ‘no deal’, we’ll be sunk The name of a Marxist is on the lips of many Tories here at Conservative Party conference, and it’s not Jeremy Corbyn. The Left-winger in question is Yanis Varoufakis, the colourful former Greek finance minister, who bears the scars of his country’s bruising scrap with the EU over its debt crisis.David Davis is currently reading his account of those talks, Adults in the Room, a searing indictment of the anti-democratic, underhand and downright mendacious tactics used by what Varoufakis calls the EU’s “deep establishment” to make the Greeks grovel. – Philip Johnston for the Telegraph (£) Brexit comment in brief The attempt to bribe Fox with a lifetime’s supply of free sugar – Lord Ashcroft for ConservativeHome Will Merkel and Macron ever agree on eurozone reform? – Dalibor Rohac for CapX Gloomy Conservatives lost in Brexit – Tom Mctague for Politico Tory Conference melodrama is bad timing as Brexit talks loom – Faisal Islam for Sky News At last there’s Brexit progress but retailers need more – Helen Dickinson for the Telegraph (£) Brexit news in brief Amazon faces huge tax bill from EU – The Times (£) China calls for closer military ties with Britain as its warships visit London for the first time – Telegraph (£) Michael Gove made a pig’s ear of it over EU animal rules, say farmers – Guardian