FAKE BREXIT is dead!
Long Live HARD BREXIT!!!
"Boris Johnson has missed a scheduled appearance at the West Balkans summit. There are also reports that he missed this morning’s Cobra meeting about the Wiltshire novichok poisoning, prompting speculation that he will announce his resignation as foreign secretary later today."
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2018/jul/09/david-davis-resigns-as-brexit-secretary-live-updates
"Dominic Raab, a Brexit-supporting minister, has been promoted to replace David Davis as Brexit secretary, No 10 has announced. Theresa May had embark on a mini reshuffle after Davis announced his resignation late last night, saying that he could not defend the Brexit plan agreed by the cabinet at Chequers on Friday.
Davis’s resignation came as May was already facing an angry backlash from Conservative Brexiters who believe that her plan to ensure the UK accepts a “common rulebook” with the EU on goods (ie, the EU’s rulebook) means that Britain will remain a “ruletaker” after Brexit. The outburst of Brexiter anger poses a potential threat to May’s leadership, but not necessarily an imminent one. Davis has said he does not want to see May replaced, and although many Brexiters are saying May’s plan is unacceptable, we have not heard any of them today saying May must quit.
May is preparing to defend her strategy, in a statement to MPs at 3.30pm and then in a private meeting with Conservative MPs at 6pm."
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2018/jul/09/david-davis-resigns-as-brexit-secretary-live-updates
"Boris Johnson has missed a scheduled appearance at the West Balkans summit. There are also reports that he missed this morning’s Cobra meeting about the Wiltshire novichok poisoning, prompting speculation that he will announce his resignation as foreign secretary later today."
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2018/jul/09/david-davis-resigns-as-brexit-secretary-live-updates
@PippaCrerar
Boris Johnson is currently holed up in his official residence with his closest advisors. As a Boris watcher of many years standing, have to say it's looking ominous.
6:45 AM - Jul 9, 2018
Boris Johnson resigns as foreign secretary
Senior Conservative becomes third minister to walk out over Theresa May’s Brexit plan
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/jul/09/boris-johnson-resigns-as-foreign-secretary-brexit
Sounds like the stage is set!
James Forsyth
@JGForsyth
Understand that Boris now thinks that ‘no deal’ would be better than the Chequers plan. We’re about to find out how many Tory MPs agree with him
https://blogs.spectator.co.uk/2018/07/boris-johnson-resigns-as-foreign-secretary/ …
7:21 AM - Jul 9, 2018
POTUS to UK on Friday.
Should get interdasting.
"May confirms the government white paper on Brexit will be published on Thursday."
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2018/jul/09/david-davis-resigns-as-brexit-secretary-live-updates
Not sure what this means for Brexit but
"Malthouse and Heaton-Harris promoted in mini shuffle
Number 10 has announced two promotions.
Kat Malthouse, a work and pensions minister, replaces Dominic Raab as the new housing minister.
And Chris Heaton-Harris becomes a junior minister at the Brexit department, replacing Steve Baker."
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2018/jul/09/david-davis-resigns-as-brexit-secretary-live-updates
not bad for a diggeranon!