While May's away: Hammond leads cabinet reshuffle on Brexit policy

Announcements by Amber Rudd and the chancellor, notably that of a three-year transition deal, mark a significant development in EU policyTheresa May was buying sunglasses in Italy, Boris Johnson was making jokes about boomerangs in Australia and Liam Fox was fending off questions about chlorinated chicken in Washington.With MPs of all stripes jetting off for holidays and foreign trips to mark the official start of parliamentary recess this week, the political news was meant to die down. Continue