Raab the 'Realo' takes charge of Brexit negotiations

London

NOW that UK parliamentary discussions and Brexit votes in the House of Commons and Lords have ended for summer recess, there is a bit more clarity on how the UK will leave the European Union.

Dominic Raab, the new Secretary of State for exiting the European Union, who took over after David Davis' resignation, represents an important generational shift within the Conservative party. The 20th century eurosceptic Conservative ministers such as Mr Davis and Boris Johnson, the former foreign secretary, have gone.