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David Davis quits as Brexit secretary

Resignation follows cabinet agreement Friday over proposal for future relations with the European Union

David Davis quits as Brexit secretary
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David Davis, the minister in charge of negotiating Britain’s exit from the European Union, resigned unexpectedly on Sunday night, likely heralding a further period of turmoil for the government of Prime Minister Theresa May.

The resignation by a prominent minister who campaigned for Britain to leave the EU follows a cabinet meeting on Friday in which a plan for Britain’s future relationship was finally hammered out, 25 months after a referendum vote to leave the EU.

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