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Alastair Campbell has suggested Mr Macron could become the "leader of Europe" (Image: GETTY) He said: “Can this be the sort of relationship that proponents of today’s Continental System have in mind? If so, they should reflect on how the story ended. “Napoleon’s attempt to subordinate the economic interests of the whole of Europe to his political aim of defeating Britain led to massive evasion of the rules. British goods, even in the days of sailing ships and horses and carts, reached the Continent by semi-legal and illegal means, to the great profit of those involved. “People rebel...

| UPDATED: 15:08, Thu, Mar 4, 2021 Link copied Andrew Marr quizzes Adam Price on Welsh independence Sign up to receive our rundown of the day's top stories direct to your inbox SUBSCRIBE Invalid email When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they'll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. Nicola Sturgeon's independence push will provide people in Wales with the inspiration to perform th...

Philip Collins (The Public Square, 26 February) sees astutely beyond the old debates about Boris Johnson. Johnson, like his hero Disraeli, is a career politician with a ravenous hunger for climbing the tiered cake-stand of public life. This Prime Minister is not an ideologue on a mission like Thatcher or Corbyn. Instead, like a late-Victorian Conservative, Johnson sees himself as playing the “great parliamentary game”. The point of this game is to win and keep office. Johnson constantly reinvents himself and his policies to make sure that he does. Johnson is already the greatest vote-w...

Link copied Yanis Varoufakis discusses how European democracy was 'poisoned' Sign up to receive our rundown of the day's top stories direct to your inbox SUBSCRIBE Invalid email When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they'll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. While the UK left the EU officially on January 31, 2020, it remained subject to many rules as it sauntered along the transit...

| UPDATED: 17:49, Thu, Feb 25, 2021 Link copied Sign up for our columnists plus the most commented stories driving conversation SUBSCRIBE Invalid email When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they'll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. The EU had a chance to salvage a favourable deal with the UK but failed to do so, Express.co.uk was told. It comes as the Bank of England's head, An...