Worst UK economic slump for 300 years not a good platform for Brexit talks

Analysis: now does not seem a good moment for the PM to plunge Britain into a last-ditch battle with the EU

Brexit deal or no Brexit deal, the UK faces a rocky few months as businesses, left dangling until the last minute, find out what kind of relationship the UK is going to have with the EU from 1 January.

All eyes are on the last-minute talks between Boris Johnson's team at No 10 and their counterparts in Brussels. Not much else matters ahead of the climax on Sunday.