Messy divorce

SECURING a good Brexit deal was always a Herculean task and our fear is that Theresa May isn’t up to the job.

EU leaders going out of their way to talk up the weakening and wobbling PM illustrates the precariousness of her, and our, position.

We needed trade talks to have started formally and unless they proceed quickly big companies will begin contingency plans to shift jobs out of the UK and into this nation’s 27 neighbours.

Relying on May to rise to a difficult challenge is a dangerous gamble.