Former Brexit Secretary right to resign, says city MP

DAVID Davis was right to resign from Theresa May’s Cabinet, Birmingham Conservative MP Andrew Mitchell said.

Mr Davis stood down as Brexit Secretary in protest against the Government’s planned deal with the EU.

But Mr Mitchell (Cons, Sutton Coldfield) said the Prime Minister needed a Brexit Secretary who supported the proposed deal.

He said: “I’m obviously very sad that David resigned. It is a principled resignation from a skilled and impressive politician.

“But I have no doubt he will be a powerful force within Parliament from now on. And it is of course Parliament that will ultimately make the key decisions. He was clearly right to resign because, as he himself said, whether the Prime Minister’s deal is right or wrong, she needs a Brexit Secretary who agrees with her.”

Mr Mitchell is a close friend of Mr Davis, but disagrees with him about Brexit and campaigned to remain in the European Union.

He said he did not oppose the Government’s planned Brexit deal.

Meriden MP Caroline Spelman (Cons) backed the deal, saying: “I fully support saying.”

Mr Davis quit in protest at the Government’s proposals for a deal with the EU. It was apparently agreed by the entire Cabinet – including Mr Davis – when they met last week. His dramatic announcement came on Sunday night.

In his resignation letter, he said he feared the Government would fail to keep its promises that the UK would leave the Customs Union and the Single Market.

Mrs May has appointed Dominic Raab, the former Justice Secretary, as the new Brexit Secretary. what the Prime Minister is

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