London, Nov 17 (IANS) UK’s Prime Minister Theresa May on Friday chose a replacement Brexit secretary a day after the previous incumbent quit over the Conservative Party leader’s provisional deal on the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union.
May brought Stephen Barclay, a former health minister, into the cabinet, where he is to take over from Dominic Raab, who was one of two senior government officials, alongside work and pensions secretary, Esther McVey, to resign in protest of May’s draft deal.
“The Queen has been pleased to approve the appointment of Stephen Barclay MP to be Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union,” a Downing Street statement said, reports Efe.
Former Home Secretary Amber Rudd replaced McVey.
Theresa May anuncia novo ministro para o ‘Brexit’
Pouco conhecido, Stephen Barclay foi diretor do banco Barclays e votou pelo rompimento entre Londres e Bruxelas no plebiscito de 2016
O subsecretário de Saúde Stephen Barclay foi nomeado, nesta sexta-feira (16), como novo secretário para o “Brexit” do Reino Unido. Pouco conhecido, ele foi diretor do banco Barclays e votou pelo rompimento entre Londres e Bruxelas no plebiscito de 2016.
