David Frost to step down as UK security adviser
Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that the person in charge of the negotiations with the European Union for Brexit will leave this position
The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Boris Johnson, announced that the main negotiator of relationships with the European Union after Brexit, David Frost, will cease to be a national security adviser, after his appointment in 2020 generated controversy within the ranks of ‘tories’.
Johnson added Frost to his trusted team as a reward for his work in the negotiations with the EU, but many Conservative Party voices, including former Prime Minister Theresa May, spoiled Downing Street for choosing an inexperienced person to advise on national security issues.
With the dialogue with the EU now closed, the ‘premier’ chose to create a post ‘ex profeso’ for Frost, as head of a new International Policy Unit within Downing Street. His tasks will include continuing to analyze relations with the EU to “maximize Brexit opportunities.”
Johnson thanked Frost in a statement for his “herculean” work since July 2019 in the negotiations, which concluded in late December with a last-minute agreement on future relations between the two parties starting on January 1st, 2021.
Frost, for his part, has been “delighted” with his new role and has hoped that the UK can take advantage of the “huge opportunities” that have opened up after the break with the EU. “To increase our wealth and define what we want to be as a country in the world”, he added.
Johnson has appointed Stephen Lovegrove, permanent secretary of the Ministry of Defense since April 2016, as national security adviser. He will join his new position at the end of March, although Lovegrove has already announced his desire to work for the sake of a United Kingdom. “being more present and more committed in the world, prepared to face the upcoming challenges.”
K. Tovar
Source: The Guardian
