Apology over border visit

THE BREXIT department has apologised after David Davis made a surprise visit to the Irish border.

The Brexit Secretary and Yorkshire MP spent two hours near the border in Northern Ireland on Monday, but the trip drew criticism from Sinn Fein because the area’s local MP was not informed.

Mickey Brady, MP for Newry and Armagh, accused Mr Davis of avoiding a meeting with him because he is “afraid to face the truth about Brexit”.

A spokeswoman for the Government’s Department for Exiting the European Union said of the lack of notification: “This was an administrative oversight for which we are happy to apologise.”