Little-known lawmaker Stephen Barclay named new Brexit secretary
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Channel: AP Archive · 2018 · News & Politics
(16 Nov 2018) British Prime Minister Theresa May filled two vacancies in her Cabinet on Friday left by ministers who quit over Brexit the day before. Little-known lawmaker Stephen Barclay was named Brexit secretary. He replaces Dominic Raab, who quit on Thursday because he opposed May's draft Brexit agreement with the European Union. The government says Barclay, formerly a junior health minister, will focus on "domestic preparedness" for Brexit now that negotiations with the EU are almost done. Amber Rudd was made work and pensions secretary, replacing Esther McVey. Rudd is a former Cabinet minister who resigned as home secretary in April amid a scandal over authorities' mistreatment of long-term UK residents wrongly caught up in a government drive to reduce illegal immigration. She is a longstanding ally of May's and has said she supports the proposed divorce agreement with the EU. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/9f473f42bde86b1949232d9a903c04a2
