Attorney general's Milton-Brexit mashup a hit at Tory conference

In his party conference speech Geoffrey Cox, the attorney general, told delegates that Brexit would be a route to sovereignty.On paper, bringing on the attorney general as the surprise warm-up act for the prime minister might have seemed like an odd choice.The extraordinary speech, delivered in an oratory style variously compared to Brian Blessed, Tom Baker and Terry Wogan, left few in doubt about how Cox had convinced many an Old Bailey jury.