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The man in charge of ensuring Britain successfully leaves the European Union confirmed he had spotted an opportunity on June 23 last year as polls swung towards Remain. Speaking on LBC to

Nick Ferrari the Conservative MP admitted he was so confident the polls were wrong he put his money where his mouth was. The politician joked the referendum was "still paying my office

drinks bill". Mr Davis was responding to questions from the LBC host quizzing him about polls in the media suggesting there is a lack of belief in Mr Davis' ability to deliver a

successful Brexit along with Boris Johnson and Liam Fox, the other leading Brexiteers in Mrs May's cabinet. The politician laughed at the suggestion that he wasn't trusted before

he said that what people don't seem to understand "is that polls are not that reliable". He continued: "I was in this studio on referendum night and the polls at that

point were telling us there was going to be a 10-point advantage to Remain.  "So I put some money on. And it's still paying my office drinks bill, I made a grand." Ferrari

peppered the MP with another question asking about who – between him, Mr Fox and Mr Johnson – was the key player in pushing for a successful Brexit. The 68-year-old Brexit secretary was

speaking following Prime Minister Theresa May's statement which laid out how Britain would cut ties with the European Union. In her speech, Mrs May said the UK would be leaving the

single market and would be fully taking control of immigration.  Mr Davis backed the Prime Minister's decision to exit the single market, but reiterated this does not mean trade will

stop between Britain and the EU. He continued: "People from every side said that leaving the European Union means leaving the single market, from everybody from David Cameron to Ken

Clarke to Michael Gove, to Nigel Farage. "It wasn't as if people made the decision blindly. I'm an old fashioned democrat, I actually think people are pretty smart, and

sometimes people are underestimated how clever people are. "Leaving the single market is not that same as losing access to the single market. The big thing that Theresa said yesterday

is we can do a deal which is in everybody's interest."