Davis, the man in charge of the government’s new Brexit department (full name: Department for Exiting the European Union), reportedly told a House of Lords select committee on Monday that negotiation details will be kept secret from parliamentarians.
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Lawyers have clubbed together for a shared social media moan this week, slamming David Davis’ position on parliament’s involvement in Brexit negotiations. Theresa May and those around her have consistently said they will not “give a running commentary” on Brexit and that “Brexit means Brexit”. “According to a headhunter I was speaking to a couple of weeks ago, the head of a trade negotiating team if hired as a consultant would cost around £750,000 a year”, Brake told MPs.
“That’s what the conclusion is if we’re outside the union with no deal, but I would not want anybody to think that was in my view a likely outcome”, said Davis, whose formal title is Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union.
Mr Davis went on: “Before Article 50 is triggered will be a rather frustrating time because we won’t be saying much”.
The former Belgian prime minister warned London that the EP’s position is that the United Kingdom could only keep access to the single market by accepting the free movement of all European Union citizens into Britain.
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‘As you can imagine – because this really is the sexiest area of politics at the moment – everybody writes to us. “After, I expect it to be a more open process”.
