So David Davis has walked, and he won't be the first

I am moderately sure Nigel's instinctive response to this will to say you meant "he won't be the last". Very likely, that will be the extent of a reaction from Nigel.



This resignationj certainly makes the 1922 committee meeting harder. If May does what David Davis recommends and appoints someone who is "an enthusiastic supporter" of the Chequers agreement, it will not soothe the angry Brexiteers in the slightest.