December 1, 2018 2:06 PM

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UK Science Minister Sam Gyimah resigns; dubbing Theresa May's Brexit deal as naive

<span style="color: #222222;">United Kingdom Science minister Sam Gyimah has resigned, saying a row over the involvement in the EU's Galileo satellite-navigation system exposes Theresa May's Brexit deal as "naive".</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">       </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The UK had wanted to stay part of Galileo after Brexit, but the European Union said it would be banned from the extra-secure elements of the programme, according to a BBC News report today.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Mrs May confirmed yesterday that the UK was pulling out of the project.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">       <br />''Mr Gyimah is the 10th minister to resign from the government since Mrs May set out her original proposals for leaving the EU at Chequers in July.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">         </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">However, prominent Brexiteer and cabinet minister Michael Gove has defended Mrs May's plan, writing in the Daily Mail that leaving the EU is under "great threat" if the deal is rejected by MPs.</span><br />

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