Britain will accept widespread tariffs rather than obeying EU rules and judges, the foreign secretary has said in a toughening of rhetoric before the start of trade talks.

Dominic Raab said that committing to alignment with European laws would “defeat the point of Brexit” and “just ain’t happening” as both sides talk tough in advance of next month’s negotiations.

He accused the EU of “shifting the goalposts” with a demand the European Court of Justice adjudicate on trade disputes. Downing Street is understood to be “privately infuriated” by this demand and in media interviews this morning Mr Raab said Britain would never agree. “It’s not even a red line. This is not on the table,” he told the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show.

Britain’s departure from the European Union

Mr Raab