Summary

  • First day of UK-EU Brexit talks is complete

  • EU negotiator Michel Barnier says both sides have to accept the "consequences" of Brexit vote

  • UK Brexit minister David Davis says it is a "promising start"

  • Theresa May meets Irish counterpart

  • Reaction to Finsbury Park attack

Live Reporting

Angela Harrison and Tom Moseley

  1. Business bodies come together in call for softer Brexit

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    Five major UK business bodies have come together to call for continued access to the European single market until a final Brexit deal is made with the EU.

    In a letter to Business Secretary Greg Clark, they also ask the government to "put the economy first".

    The letter is from the British Chambers of Commerce, Confederation of British Industry, EEF, Federation of Small Businesses and Institute of Directors.

    Formal Brexit negotiations between the EU and the UK have begun.

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  2. UK election result: What does it mean for Brexit?

    Katya Adler
    Europe Editor

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    So what does the UK political upheaval mean for Brexit negotiations, slated to start in 10 days' time?

    And does the hung parliament indicate that a hard Brexit, a softer Brexit or a cliff-edge Brexit (where there's no deal and the UK simply "falls out" of the EU) becomes more likely?

    The ball is very much in Britain's court. Brexit - to state the obvious - has been driven by Britain all along.

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  3. Boris Johnson at EU meeting to tackle online extremism

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    Internet giants will face increased pressure to tackle online extremism as EU leaders are expected to back a drive for tougher web regulation.

    Boris Johnson was among EU foreign ministers meeting to consider measures to ensure there is "no safe space for terrorists" to plot attacks and share radical material online.

    It comes in the wake of recent terrorist attacks in the UK and France.

    The PM has urged Google, Facebook and Twitter to take down terrorist content.

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  4. Brexit: What are the options?

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    The UK government and the EU set out their demands ahead of the formal Brexit negotiations.

    Those who are hoping to keep close ties with the EU feel emboldened after the UK general election result - they say it was a rejection of the PM's approach and are calling for a compromise on her negotiating demands.

    But ministers say there will be no change of course - saying last year's vote to leave must be honoured.

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  5. Who is at the Brussels Brexit table?

    Brexit Secretary David Davis is joined by senior officials from the Home Office and Treasury for the talks in Brussels. Among them are Olly Robbins, the senior civil servant at the Department for Exiting the European Union, and Sir Tim Barrow, the UK's ambassador to the EU. Several director generals of British government departments are also among the team at the European Commission's Berlaymont headquarters.

    The EU's chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier is backed by a 10-strong team, including his deputy Sabine Weyand.

  6. David Davis 'positive' as first meeting begins

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    Brexit Secretary David Davis has said he is entering negotiations on the UK's exit from the EU in a "positive and constructive" frame of mind.

    As he began talks in Brussels, he said he was determined to build a "strong and special partnership" with the EU.

    Chief EU negotiator Michel Barnier said he wanted to agree key priorities and a timetable for discussions.

    Subjects for the negotiations include the status of expats, the UK's "divorce bill" and the Northern Ireland border.

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  7. Good afternoon

    Hello and welcome to our rolling news updates on the start of the long-awaited Brexit talks, as well as political reaction to the attack on people outside the Finsbury Park mosque.

    Theresa May has already made a Downing Street statement on what is being described as a terror incident, which left one man dead and 10 injured, and announced a new commission for countering extremism.

    David Davis is in Brussels holding talks with chief EU negotiator Michel Barnier in what he hopes will build on a "strong and special partnership" with the EU.

    Subjects for the negotiations include the status of expats, the UK's "divorce bill" and the Northern Ireland border.

    Brexit is also likely to be discussed when Mrs May meets the new Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister) Leo Varadkar in Downing Street, along with the deal the PM is trying to strike up with the DUP to help shore up her government's diminished majority.