UK government is listening only to ‘mad Brexiteers’ like Boris Johnson, says Nicola Sturgeon
Brussels — Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon railed at London’s "mad Brexiteers" on Monday after holding talks with EU officials in Brussels, where she firmly backed Britain staying in the bloc’s customs union and single market after the divorce. Sturgeon said British Prime Minister Theresa May ignored antiBrexit opinion, as part of a withering list of criticisms made to journalists after a meeting with the EU’s chief Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier. "One of the problems for the UK government right now … is that they are not really listening to anyone apart from the mad Brexiteers," Sturgeon said at a conference organised by the Politico website. "And for the avoidance of doubt, I’m talking about people like [foreign minister] Boris Johnson," she said. She also singled out pro-Brexit MP Jacob Rees-Mogg and Environment Minister Michael Gove. Sturgeon, leader of the separatist Scottish National Party, said she had made "very clear" to Barnier her wish to see the UK stay in the...
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