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Officials say Merkel's distaste for Boris Johnson blocked Brexit deal

Officials say Merkel s distaste for Boris Johnson blocked Brexit deal
Glen Owen Political Editor For The Mail On Sunday
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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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Officials say Merkel's distaste for Boris Johnson blocked Brexit deal

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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