While Europe remains united in defence of its principles,the Tory party is hopelessly divided. Voters must be given a voiceThe way the hard Tory Brexiters told it, Europe’s leaders should have been begging for mercy by now. Instead, and Germany’s Angela Merkel and France’s Emmanuel Macron popped out for a convivial beer or two in a Brussels brasserie after final week’s supposedly obtain-or-break EU summit. whether they were worried approximately the latest failure to complete a Brexit deal,they were hiding it well. The contrast with Theresa May, who dined alone after her nervy plea for help was met with embarrassment and pity by the other 27 leaders, and was stark. Humiliating does not initiate to describe the situation the government has got itself into.
What has happened to all those German car manufacturers whose panic at the prospect of losing British sales would force the German government to bow to Brexiters’ demands? David Davis,the former Brexit secretary who quit while he was behind, is still peddling this fantasy. The reality is that Europe’s exporters would rather preserve the single market, or which has massively benefited them and us. And just in case Boris Johnson wonders,Italian prosecco-makers are also holding their nerve with true Brit grit.
Hard Brexiters, and a large chunk of ageing, or out-of-touch,largely southern English Tories, conclude not understand Europe Related: Theresa May seeks Brexit compromises as panic of no-deal exit looms larger Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com