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  • Tuesday, 28 February, 2023
    UK’s former Brexit negotiator Olly Robbins swaps Goldman for Hakluyt

    Ex-civil servant who led Theresa May’s talks with the EU is joining corporate intelligence company

  • Monday, 9 September, 2019
    Former Brexit negotiator Olly Robbins to join Goldman Sachs

    Powerful aide to Theresa May was lightning rod for criticism by hardline Brexiters

  • Saturday, 29 June, 2019
    Conservative Party UK
    Hunt welcomes report that top Brexit negotiator is ready to quit

    Potential resignation of Olly Robbins draws cheers at Tory hustings 

  • Thursday, 14 February, 2019
    Henry Mance
    Theresa May threatens to leave the pub without a meal

    A bar-room Brexit conversation even more explosive than that of Olly Robbins

  • Wednesday, 13 February, 2019
    Brexit
    Olly Robbins reveals the May game plan

    Private remarks to colleagues were overheard by reporter in Brussels bar

  • Tuesday, 12 February, 2019
    Brexit
    May’s Brexit point man lets slip PM’s possible endgame

    Overheard Olly Robbins remarks suggest choice for MPs could be deal or Article 50 extension

  • Tuesday, 12 February, 2019
    News in-depthBrexit
    Is Theresa May intent on a no-deal Brexit?

    MPs are increasingly concerned that PM is preparing for UK to crash out of EU

  • Thursday, 31 January, 2019
    Brexit
    Britain’s chief Brexit adviser keeps job despite pressure from Eurosceptics

    Olly Robbins remains in ‘central role’ as Hunt hints at delay to UK withdrawal

  • Monday, 3 December, 2018
    Brexit
    Government faces contempt debate over Brexit legal advice

    Speaker agrees move after opposition parties unite in protest

  • Wednesday, 21 November, 2018
    Bronwen Maddox
    Theresa May’s Brexit approach has left civil servants exposed

    Whitehall officials have been called on to perform an impossible task

  • Monday, 22 October, 2018
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Britain must strive for a cooler political climate

    Derogatory anonymous briefings are poisoning public discourse

  • Wednesday, 10 October, 2018
    FT Magazine
    Meet Britain’s real Brexit broker

    As negotiators prepare to meet again, could civil servant Olly Robbins prove Brexit’s unlikely hero?

  • Friday, 27 July, 2018
    Ingram Pinn
    Ingram Pinn’s illustration of the week: Taking back control

    Pulling strings over Brexit

  • Tuesday, 24 July, 2018
    News in-depthBrexit
    Le bureaucrate, c’est moi

    Brexiters’ bogeyman Olly Robbins emerges to face Eurosceptic accusers

  • Tuesday, 24 July, 2018
    Brexit
    Theresa May takes personal control of Brexit talks

    Department for Exiting EU downgraded and refocused on preparations for withdrawal

  • Sunday, 15 July, 2018
    Brexit
    ‘No deal’ Brexit planning gathers pace after Chequers meeting

    Eurosceptics insist on ‘more convincing threat’ to EU of disorderly departure

  • Friday, 13 July, 2018
    The Big ReadGeorge Parker
    Brexit chaos puts Conservatives on the edge of a breakdown

    Following a week of upheaval in Westminster, it is not clear if May’s government will survive — or if any exit deal can pass parliament

  • Thursday, 3 May, 2018
    Brexit
    What options does Theresa May have in Brexit customs battle?

    Three possible scenarios after inner cabinet rejects hybrid scheme

  • Wednesday, 2 May, 2018
    Brexit
    Tory ministers revolt against May over EU ‘customs partnership’

    Balance of power on Brexit ‘inner cabinet’ shifts with arrival of Sajid Javid

  • Sunday, 29 April, 2018
    Brexit
    Eurosceptics fear ‘bonkers’ post-Brexit customs union plan

    Tory MPs fret unworkable deal could result in UK remaining by default

  • Thursday, 12 April, 2018
    Britain after Brexit
    How detailed will the Brexit trade framework be?

    Too little time to spell out terms of agreement in several sectors with EU

  • Wednesday, 31 January, 2018
    Britain after Brexit
    Why the secret Brexit paper matters

    The leaked document reveals much about the predicted hit to the UK — and the hidden politics

  • Saturday, 13 January, 2018
    Brexit
    Schism in UK Brexit team as new talks loom

    Rival power bases leave role of Brexit ministry unclear

  • Tuesday, 2 January, 2018
    Brexit
    May backs Davis in Brexit role despite his ‘frustration’

    PM affirms support after secretary was sidelined by top civil servant

  • Friday, 6 October, 2017
    Brexit
    Whitehall rivals battle for Brexit staff

    Olly Robbins attempts to poach former colleagues to join him at Downing Street

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