Chief negotiator Olly Robbins will quit his Brexit role this summer. PA understands the man who masterminded Theresa May’s Brexit deal will step down shortly after the new British prime minister takes up his post at the end of July. Mr Robbins has committed to a brief handover before he moves on, with reports he may take up a job in the City. Mr Robbins’ departure is the latest in a wave of top civil servants dealing with Brexit who have announced they will resign rather than take on the challenge of delivering Brexit within 100 days under the new leader. Mr Hunt said: “I didn’t agree with the approach that we took in a number of areas of the Brexit negotiations.

Source: Irish Examiner June 29, 2019 21:00 UTC