In a rare interview over the weekend, Attorney General Geoffrey Cox told the Mail on Sunday that he would not be pushed into giving dubious legal advice on the backstop. He said he would ‘not change’ his opinion unless he was certain there was ‘no legal risk of us being indefinitely detained in the backstop’;
‘My professional reputation is far more important to me than my reputation as a politician. If the risk of being trapped in the backstop had not been removed, then I would make it as clear and plain and in exactly the same way as I did on November 13.’
Today that promise has come to fruition and unfortunately for Theresa May, Cox’s honesty could spell curtains for her Brexit deal. No. 10 were pessimistic last night over whether the concessions would be enough for Cox.
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