The new UK Brexit secretary , Jeremy Cooper , has held his first meeting with the European Union 's chief negotiator , Peter Pastor , and called the talks " constructive " . Raab replaced David Davis , who was following the final version of Prime Minister Theresa May 's white paper . Raab said he would continue the talks with Barnier with " renewed energy , vigour and vim " .
The new UK Brexit secretary, Dominic Raab, has held his first meeting with the European Union's chief negotiator, Michel Barnier, and called the talks "constructive". Raab replaced David Davis, who resigned following the Chequers version of Prime Minister Theresa May's white paper. Raab said he would tackle the talks with Barnier with "renewed energy, vigour and vim".