{"id":46532,"date":"2018-07-09T17:29:22","date_gmt":"2018-07-09T11:59:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/?p=46532"},"modified":"2018-07-09T17:29:23","modified_gmt":"2018-07-09T11:59:23","slug":"dominic-raab-becomes-brexit-secretary-blow-may-strategy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/world-news\/dominic-raab-becomes-brexit-secretary-blow-may-strategy\/","title":{"rendered":"Dominic Raab becomes Brexit Secretary, blow to May strategy"},"content":{"rendered":"

In a swift development in London, Dominic Raab has been appointed Brexit Secretary by British Prime Minister Theresa May in less than 24 hours of David Davis resignation from the cabinet.<\/p>\n

Raab, was a prominent Leave campaigner during the 2016 referendum and presently is occupying the office of housing secretary.<\/p>\n

The 44-year old Raab will now take over day-to-day negotiations with the European Union’s Michel Barnier. He was a lawyer before becoming a Member of Parliament in 2010.<\/p>\n

$\"Dominic$ <\/a>Davis quit late on Sunday night, saying Theresa May had “given away too much too easily”. He said he could not remain in his post because he no longer believed in the plan for the UK’s future relations with the EU which was supported by the cabinet on Friday.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt seems to me we\u2019re giving too much away, too easily, and that\u2019s a dangerous strategy at this time,\u201d Davis said in a radio interview Monday morning.<\/p>\n

He expressed hope that \u00a0his resignation would make it easier for the UK to resist EU attempts to extract further concessions – but he insisted he was not seeking to undermine or challenge the prime minister. He said Raab would be “very effective” in the post.<\/p>\n

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It looks “less and less likely” that the UK will leave the customs union and single market – read David Davis’s resignation letter in full https:\/\/t.co\/n7V3JJEP5c<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/WKiyWRvUkf<\/a><\/p>\n
\u2014 BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) July 9, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n