The Brexit Secretary David Davis would have you believe his party conference speech was about devising a Brexit plan rather than a career plan. But he didn’t quite succeed.
While he reiterated the government’s need to be prepared to walk away from a Brexit deal (saying Whitehall contingency arrangements are in play), what he really revealed was a shift in tone from that of the Prime Minister – who he may hope one day to be his predecessor.
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