Barnier blames Tory ‘low blows, quarrels and betrayals’ for Brexit talks outcome

  • Date: 05-May-2021
  • Source: The Economist
  • Sector:Economy
  • Country:Middle East
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Barnier blames Tory ‘low blows, quarrels and betrayals’ for Brexit talks outcome

The outcome of Brexit negotiations between Britain and the EU was determined by "the quarrels, low blows, multiple betrayals and thwarted ambitions of a certain number of Tory MPs", Michel Barnier has said.

British politicians, driven by domestic agendas, failed to grasp the implications of the 2016 referendum vote to leave the union, its chief negotiator said in his diaries.

The Great Illusion, Mr Barnier's account of the protracted talks, has been published in France with extracts reported by The Guardian.