When your divorce lawyer ditches you: Theresa May's latest Brexit problem

Geoffrey Cox brings 30 years' experience of courtroom legal arguments to his interventions in the debate

When Theresa May promoted a little-known, pro-Brexit lawyer to be attorney general in July, she hoped he would be the right man to take on the legal complexities of the U.K.’s divorce talks with the European Union.

Unfortunately for the prime minister -- and her chances of striking a Brexit deal -- Geoffrey Cox is proving to be too good at his job.

The government’s top law officer is now leading the pro-Brexit revolt inside May’s Cabinet, according to people familiar with the matter, who spoke on condition of anonymity. In precise legal detail, Cox, 58, has warned his colleagues