"DD [David Davis] is manufactured exactly to specification as the perfect stooge for [Cabinet Secretary Jeremy] Heywood: thick as mince, lazy as a toad, & vain as Narcissus."
— David Davis

January 1, 1970

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Government ministersConservative Party (UK) politiciansCritics of the European UnionPeople from York
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Dominic Cummings, the former campaign director of the Vote Leave campaign, talking about Davis's apparent lack of involvement in, or preparation for, the second round of Brexit talks with his EU counterpart, Michel Barnier (17 July 2017)