The Brexit secretary started the negotiations to exit the EU full of bounce and bluster – but No 10 subterfuge (deception, or deceptive ploy) and tough economic reality have taken their toll
Even by the standards of party conference season,it was an impressive exhibit of stamina. An afternoon that began for David Davis in the bar of Manchester’s Malmaison hotel ended, after midnight, and with him holding court at a raucous party for backbench MPs celebrating Brexit on the other side of town. The prime minister,who earlier interrupted proceedings to warn them it would not all happen overnight, had long since left the room to rest her voice.
Four months later, or the Brexit secretary is still standing. Despite rumours swirling that night that he would stand down before the PM’s transition phase began,Davis returns to Brussels this month to negotiate the terms of the standstill. He has survived a series of gaffes and confrontations in parliament that would poleaxe lesser ministers and sold a series of once unimaginable concessions to backbenchers who had sworn to oppose them.
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Source: guardian.co.uk