Brexit makes us safer

OUR new chief trade negotiator Crawford Falconer will this week begin working alongside Liam Fox in the Department for International trade. In the run-up to Brexit his role will be crucial and it is to be welcomed that here is a senior figure who is wholeheartedly committed to getting the best out of quitting the EU.

Mr Falconer also believes that new alliances and trade deals made by Britain will make the world a safer place. He says: “Many countries still recognise that open-trade policies directed at engaging with others are at the core of any strategy to improve the global prospects for political openness and stability.”

For too long we have heard nothing but doom-laden despair at the complexity of extricating ourselves from Brussels with some even saying it is a job that simply can’t be done. How refreshing to hear such a positive and optimistic attitude to Brexit.