Juncker scorns Chequers proposals in state of union speech

Key tenet of UK's Brexit plan dismissed along with proposals for rival to Galileo satellite

Jean-Claude Juncker has ruled out the central plank of Theresa May's Chequers proposals and scorned the British government's plans to build a rival to the EU's Galileo satellite project, in a downcast reading of the Brexit negotiations in his annual state of the union speech.

The European commission president said Brussels would not let the UK enjoy the benefits of an internal market on goods, and that if negotiators failed to find an agreement on a deal it would not be the fault of the commission.