The Prime Minister in Salzburg ... looking for a way out ...
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The Saturday EconomistAmbushed in Salzburg, the Prime Minister had no idea the Chequers plan was to be rejected out of hand. Twenty minutes before facing the cameras to make a speech about a "constructive" meeting with the EU President, Donald Tusk read out a prepared statement, "The suggested framework for economic co-operation will not work" he said bluntly. The Chequers plan rejected by "Brexiteers" and unloved by "Remainers" had met an inevitable fate.
A diplomatic disaster had taken place. Amendments were hastily made to her speech. Visible angered and shaken, the PM described the meeting as frank. "Blindsided and humiliated", the verdict of the Times today. Check out the update here ... |
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