As the new secretary of state for exiting the European Union, Raab will now be in charge of leading negotiations for Britain’s withdrawal from the EU.
The appointment comes after David Davis resigned overnight, saying he would be unable to deliver the Prime Minister’s post-Brexit trade strategy – which was approved by the cabinet on Friday – as he did not “believe” in it.
Davis opposed the PM’s plan approved at her country residence, Chequers, on Friday. He argued it gave “away too much too easily” to EU negotiators.
The plan would see the UK sticking to EU regulations in return for a free-trade deal with the bloc.
