'Progress is progress': Davis does his best to talk the Brexit talk | John Crace

There have been decisive steps forward in latest round of talks, Brexit secretary tells the press, while trying to avoid eye contact with anyone It’s hard to appear upbeat when inside you’re slowly dying. But David Davis gave it his best shot at the press conference to mark the end of the latest round of Brexit negotiations with the EU. After the prime minister’s speech in Florence had even underwhelmed the people who had written it, the pressure was on for him to deliver. &ldq