Officials say Merkel s distaste for Boris Johnson blocked Brexit deal Glen Owen Political Editor For The Mail On Sunday © Provided by Daily Mail MailOnline logo
In the words of one negotiator, it is the Lutheran s distaste for the libertine that has pushed Britain to the brink of a No Deal Brexit.
Diplomats say the trust issue between German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Boris Johnson came to a head during last week s fraught talks, when British negotiators tried to break the deadlock by proposing a tariffs for freedom arrangement.
Under the plan – to have been fleshed out at Wednesday s meeting between Mr Johnson and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen over a dinner of scallops and turbot – the UK would have effectively been released from the responsibility to follow EU rules in return for accepting that duties would be slapped on British exports to the bloc.
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Scott Morrison exclusion from climate change summit defended by UN
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Over 400 female climate leaders have signed an
open letter to the British Government calling for greater accountability and transparency on gender equality at
Signatories of the letter include Paris Agreement co-author Laurence Tubiana, former President of Ireland Mary Robinson, economist Kate Raworth, environmental lawyer Farhana Yamin and National Geographic Explorer Sylvia Earle. Celebrities and campaigners such as Emma Thompson and Ellie Goulding have also added their names.
The campaign by
SHEChangesClimate was launched last November ahead of the UN Climate Change summit, COP26. These international environmental talks have been postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In September, the UK announced it was fielding an all-male team to host the summit, with women working at a more junior level on subsections of the negotiations.