UK Prime Minister Theresa May has appointed a Eurosceptic junior housing minister, Dominic Raab, as Britain’s new Brexit Secretary. The 44-year old Raab was a prominent Leave campaigner ahead of the Brexit vote.
Britain’s ex-housing minister Domic Raab was named new Brexit Secretary on Monday, as Prime Minister Theresa May sought to reassert control over her cabinet. The move comes after his predecessor David Davis resigned, criticizing May’s policy in Brexit talks with the EU.
“The Queen has been pleased to approve the appointment of Dominic Raab MP as Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union,” May’s Downing Street office said in a statement and on Twitter.
UK Prime Minister ✔@10DowningStreet The Queen has been pleased to approve the appointment of @DominicRaab MP as Secretary of State for @DExEUgov 11:27 AM – Jul 9, 2018 187 288 people are talking about this
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The Queen has been pleased to approve the appointment of @DominicRaab MP as Secretary of State for @DExEUgov
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Why is Raab taking over?
– May appointed Raab, a 44-year-old Eurosceptic, after previous Brexit Secretary David Davis broke rank on Sunday
– Davis departed two days after May’s allies said she managed to unite her Cabinet behind a joint Brexit strategy
– Raab campaigned for the “Leave” option ahead of the 2016 vote on the UK leaving the EU
– The Davis – Raab resuffle comes just nine months before the UK is set to complete the divorce process
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