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2.15pm BST
Bruno Bonnell, a French MP for Emmanuel Macron‘s En Marche! party, told Emma Barnett on Radio 5 Live this morning that Boris Johnson‘s Brexit plan was “almost like a joke”. He explained:
It’s not a final version – it’s almost like a joke. We don’t even understand it …
This is not a genuine offer. This is clearly a political manipulation to put the responsibility of a no-deal Brexit on the EU‘s side.
First of all, what he is suggesting right now is a very complex process, and even more complicated than what is proposed by the backstop.
Secondly, it’s again a last-minute proposal, as if he wanted to force the issue and put the responsibility of a no-deal Brexit onto the EU‘s shoulders.
2.11pm BST
Category: Politics, UK news, Brexit, Boris Johnson, European Union, Europe, Foreign policy, Law
