18:46A former ambassador to Denmark and Foreign and Commonwealth Office official is being tipped to be named as Boris Johnson’s new Brexit negotiator, replacing Olly Robbins. David Frost is a career diplomat who was head of Europe at the Foreign Office and served as a special adviser to Boris Johnson during the incoming prime minister’s time there. Those who know him say he supports Brexit, ticking a key box for the incoming prime minister. “He believes there is a deal to be done and will pursue that,” one source has said. But Johnson will need someone at a senior level in the civil service who will be in charge of the day to day work.

Source: The Guardian July 23, 2019 07:52 UTC