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New: Dominic Raab says David Lidington's status as a Remainer means he will not be able to deliver a "palatable" Brexit deal because the EU will feel like they are negotiating with one of their own.
It is a *very* polite intervention in The House magazine but utterly brutal.
It is a *very* polite intervention in The House magazine but utterly brutal.
Theresa May said on Tuesday that Lidington, Geoffrey Cox & Stephen Barclay would help her renegotiate her Brexit deal.
But Raab said Lidington leading would be a "problem" because "there’ll be a perception, perhaps unfairly, that this is a guy who wanted us to stay in the EU".
But Raab said Lidington leading would be a "problem" because "there’ll be a perception, perhaps unfairly, that this is a guy who wanted us to stay in the EU".
Dominic Raab on David Lidington's involvement in Brexit talks: "He also was negotiating the Cameron deal. Is he really going to have the kind of Brexiteer credentials to get this deal delivered in a way that is palatable back home?"
More Dominic Raab on David Lidington: “There may be also a perception that they don’t have to give so much in Brussels to someone who was on the Remain campaign side and is widely seen as an advocate of the customs union option.”
