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Lessismore Tue 03-Sep-19 11:12:13

At the Foreign Office he was heard to muse as to whether Chancellor Angela Merkel had served in East Germany’s Stasi secret police. French president Emmanuel Macron was a “jumped-up Napoleon”. As for Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, “Why isn’t he called Murphy like all the rest of them”.

Terrifying.

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varian Thu 03-Oct-19 11:11:02

Johnson's government has said the EU must enter 10 days of “intensive discussions” by the weekend as the PM seeks backing for his Brexit blueprint.

European leaders have so far reacted coolly to the plan. The EU’s chief negotiator Michel Barnier reportedly described it as “a trap” and the European parliament’s steering group is expected to make clear today MEPs won’t vote to support it.

Opposition parties have reacted with hostility. Labour warned the proposals put the Good Friday Agreement in jeopardy, while the SNP and Lib Dems claimed they were “designed to fail” and push the country towards a no-deal exit.

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/boris-johnson-news-live-today-latest-brexit-plan-deal-barnier-eu-a9133806.html

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varian Thu 03-Oct-19 11:35:09

Boris Johnson to address MPs as Gove claims new plan could get 'pretty solid majority' in Commons

www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2019/oct/03/brexit-latest-news-boris-johnson-to-address-mps-as-gove-clams-new-plan-could-get-pretty-solid-majority-in-commons-live-news

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varian Thu 03-Oct-19 11:38:36

That would be the same Gove who told us in 2016 that "he does not believe Boris Johnson can ‘provide the leadership or build the team for the task ahead’

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