Truss Takes Over Brexit Role Left By Lord Frost Departure
The Independent|December 20, 2021
Liz Truss has been drafted in to take over negotiations with the EU on the Northern Ireland protocol following the dramatic resignation of Lord Frost. The foreign secretary, who is widely seen as a possible contender in a future Tory leadership race, will be given an expanded brief, taking responsibility for the UK’s relationship with the bloc with immediate effect, No 10 announced yesterday.
Ashley Cowburn
Truss Takes Over Brexit Role Left By Lord Frost Departure

Ms Truss’s appointment comes after Lord Frost triggered a fresh crisis for Boris Johnson as it emerged on Saturday evening he had quit his post as Brexit minister, citing the “current direction of travel” of the government. In a further blow to Mr Johnson, who suffered the largest rebellion of his premiership and a historic by-election loss last week, Lord Frost also voiced concerns over “coercive” Covid measures and the wish for the UK to become a “lightly regulated, low-tax” economy in his letter to No 10. His resignation, which resulted in recriminations among Conservative MPs in leaked WhatsApp messages, was described as a “disaster” by one backbencher.

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