More than 80 per cent of EU companies eligible for a new carbon border tax will be exempted under reforms planned by Brussels, tax commissioner Wopke Hoekstra has said.

Sales of Tesla’s electric vehicles have fallen sharply across many of its key European markets amid a consumer backlash against Elon Musk’s political activism and meddling in regional politics.

The fate of Ukip shows that flashes of electoral glory may precipitate implosion, however. The verdict is out on whether Reform can prove it really is a new phenomenon and can redraw the political map ...