With the general election out of the way, attention should quickly turn to the next phase of negotiations with the EU. None too soon. There has been much talk over the past few years about getting the UK ready to leave the EU without a deal. However, the government and civil service have a lot of work to do if they are to prepare to leave with a deal. As it stands, the UK does not appear “match fit” for the next phase of negotiations.

To truly get Brexit done, the UK needs to learn from the mistakes of the first phase. Based on my experience of the negotiations, there are five key lessons.

1) Have a clear view of how the negotiations