The Downing Street blame machine kicks into overdrive
Boris Johnson plays a shameless — and dangerous — game with Angela Merkel and the EU
08 October 2019 - 18:20
Anyone clinging to the vain hope that UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is willingly prepared to soften his Brexit stance with a deal that’s acceptable to all sides got a dose of reality on Tuesday.
After a detailed list of predictable objections from the EU to Britain’s proposed alternative to the Irish border backstop (a guarantee to avoid a hard border in Ireland), the Downing Street blame machine went into overdrive, with unnamed sources bashing intransigence in Brussels and EU capitals...
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