David Frost cited the new restrictions against Covid-19, the tax hike and the policy followed to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 to explain his departure.
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Boris Johnson is definitely having a particularly trying end to the year. Already weakened, the British Prime Minister lost his Secretary of State for Brexit on Saturday, December 18, citing political disagreements.
After the information was revealed by the newspaper Mail on Sunday, Downing Street confirmed it by publishing David Frost’s resignation letter and the Head of Government’s response.
The newspaper points out that David Frost cited the new restrictions to fight the coronavirus, the tax hike and the policy followed to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 to explain his departure. Boris Johnson said “sorry” of David Frost’s resignation, expressing his gratitude for the work he has done.
According to the Conservative Home website, influential in the majority, “It is impossible to interpret such a formal attack on Boris Johnson’s record other than as cooperation, at least, in attempts to bring him down.”
A supporter of a hard line against the European Union, David Frost led the negotiations for London with the European Union on the Brexit agreement and then its implementation, especially concerning the application of the controversial protocol on the North Ireland. A career diplomat, David Frost worked in Brussels in the 1990s and was Ambassador to Denmark from 2006 to 2008. He also headed the Scotch Whiskey Association (SWA).
This departure comes as the difficult negotiations with the European Union on the implementation of post-Brexit arrangements in Northern Ireland have not been completed.