Thursday, September 5, 2024
‘No friend of the UK’: Brexiteers aghast at return of old foe Michel Barnier – POLITICO
LONDON — Michel Barnier was once the bane of Britain’s hardcore Eurosceptics — and they're not exactly thrilled about his return to frontline politics.
The EU’s former Brexit negotiator was on Thursday nominated by Emmanuel Macron as French prime minister in an attempt to break months of political deadlock in the country.
The shock pick has already raised concerns among some high-profile Brexiteers about the effect it will have on the U.K.'s relations with both France and the EU.
via www.politico.eu
https://rightcoast.typepad.com/rightcoast/2024/09/no-friend-of-the-uk-brexiteers-aghast-at-return-of-old-foe-michel-barnier-politico.html
And yet we can't invade France because she has nukes. What a bugger, eh?
Posted by: dearieme | Sep 6, 2024 3:47:38 AM