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Sir David Davis writes in the Daily Mail on how MPs must hold their nerve and deliver Brexit
As published in the Daily Mail: Were there ever a need for confident and decisive government, it is now. The Prime Minister appears to be encircled. Mutinous ministers write articles for the Daily Mail in which they threaten to quit, the Labour Party opportunistically rallies for a second referendum, breaking its promises to the electorate, […]
Sir David Davis writes for The Times Red Box on the opportunities presented by a clean Brexit
As published on The Times Red Box: In politics, timing is everything. Media reports that Sir Mark Sedwill, the cabinet secretary, has escalated secret Whitehall plans to cut taxes and tariffs in the event of a no deal, known as Project After, suggest that at last there is a real appetite by the civil service […]
Sir David Davis writes for The Telegraph on how the Government must now hold its nerve in the Brexit talks
As published in The Telegraph: For some time, EU negotiators have demanded to know what the UK wants. An EU Commission spokesman even quoted the Spice Girls, saying: “We expect the United Kingdom to tell us what they want, what they really, really want.” Well, last week Parliament sent a very clear message: by passing […]
Sir David Davis writes in The Telegraph on the dangers of upending centuries of Parliamentary tradition
As published in The Telegraph: The British constitution is based on four things: statute law, common law, works of authority, and Parliamentary conventions. These conventions exist for a reason. They’re unwritten understandings about how something in Parliament should be done which, although not legally enforceable, until now has been almost universally observed. To the public, […]
Sir David Davis writing in the Telegraph on how the UK can strengthen our negotiating position with the EU
After the PM’s defeat we must now maximise the strength of our negotiating position: here’s how Now that the Prime Minister’s deal has been voted down in the House of Commons, as widely predicted, the previous statements from Downing Street that there is no alternative will be tested. After losing the vote by a huge […]