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“More like the Balkans than Great Britain” was the response of one EU diplomat to what happened in Parliament last night while a politician from a separate EU country admitted watching the proceedings with a “shameful fascination”, shared -he said -by his fellow countrymen 1/3
One EU diplomat seemed distressed, telling me: “For friends of Britain is it very hurtful to look at the ever growing mess our UK friends made of their plan to leave the EU. It is high time British society and politics overcome their deep .. 2/3
“divisions and forge a new consensus about the future UK role in Europe and the wider world. A weak, divided Britain will only help the enemies of the UK and Europe - Brexit or not” 3/3
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EU diplomats I speak to view the no10 readout of the conversation between the PM and Angela Merkel as "Boris-on-the-campaign-trail" /1
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Berlin response to UK debate about what Merkel did/didn’t say during phone call with the pm this morning is that it’s not interested in a process of briefing + counter-briefing. Berlin won’t comment on what was supposed to be a “private closed-door” discussion between leaders /1
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MEP and chair of European Parliament Brexit Steering Committee @guyverhofstadt tells me Parliament is ‘very sceptical’ of Boris Johnson’s proposals. Says ‘not a serious alternative’ to backstop but rather a ‘repackaging of old proposals’ /1
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