04-01-2017 12:57 via theguardian.com

May begins search for new EU envoy amid calls for pro-Brexit appointment

PM expected to move quickly to replace Sir Ivan Rogers, with some Tories calling for committed Brexiter to get jobTheresa May will move quickly to find a replacement to represent the UK in Brussels amid calls from the Tory party to appoint a wholehearted Brexiter to the job – possibly from outside the civil service.Sir Ivan Rogers, the head of UKrep – in effect the UK embassy in Brussels – quit in frustration on Tuesday urging his fellow civil servants to provide impartial advi
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