Counting down to Brexit with Dr Fox’s chum

SIx years ago, Dr liam Fox resigned as Defence Secretary over apparent conflicts of interest stemming from his friendship with ‘adviser’ Adam Werritty who’d been best man at his wedding.

Fox departed the political frontline after the revelation that he’d asked wealthy individuals and companies to fund Werritty’s international trips with him. Now businessman Werritty, who has remained close to Fox, is appealing for money from wealthy Tories — for a Brexit ‘Advent’ Calendar.

In a letter to potential investors, Werrity says: ‘The concept is a simple one, to produce and sell ‘Brexit Calendars’ to enable leave voters to feel part of the historic countdown to Brexit.

‘The calendar will be similar in design to an Advent calendar, with a single face rather than pages, but featuring coloured scratch panels, mimicking the EU flag, which are to be removed as we progress towards Brexit ... the calendar will be launched on June 23 [2018] to coincide with the anniversary of the referendum.’ (Negotiations are due to conclude in 2019.)

Fox, now International Trade Secretary — but who was conspicuously absent from the election campaign — is an avowed Brexiteer. No doubt he’ll be first in line to buy a calendar.