Lord Frost was not always given to subtlety during his time as Brexit minister. The man whose job was representing Britain in the corridors of Brussels practically oozed red, white and blue, sporting the Union Jack on his lapel, donning the British flag on his lanyard, and, even in the stuffiest restaurants, enjoying the food of a patriot: fish and chips. Yet it was his claim to represent not just Britain, but the prime minister, that made him such a rarity within the cabinet. Despite serving someone whose precise ideology is famously difficult to pin down, here was a politician who could legitimately claim to speak for Boris Johnson — even if he had not actually spoken to the man himself on the topic at

Source: The Times December 19, 2021 00:54 UTC