David Davis, the former Brexit secretary, resigned last year in protest at Mrs May’s approach ReutersDavid Davis has suggested that he will support Theresa May’s Brexit deal when it goes to a vote later today if the attorney-general confirms that it has the “legal force” to prevent the Irish backstop being indefinite.. The former Brexit secretary, who resigned last year in protest at Mrs May’s approach, said this morning: “This is by no means what I would have liked but it will deliver Brexit.”Mr Davis was speaking to TalkRadio after the prime minister urged MPs to unite behind an “improved Brexit deal” which, she said, ensured Britain could not be trapped in the Irish backstop. Mr Davis told the radio station: “This is a way to deliver a proper Brexit — it’s a lot worse than what I would have…

Source: The Times March 12, 2019 09:11 UTC