Published: April 03, 2019
France’s president may threaten ‘le Brexit dur’ to rid Europe of a troublesome UK – but he also wants to avoid another domestic backlash
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Brexit has been blocked by the most head-banging of Brexiteers. Leavers are now hoping for a sweet paradox of their own. They are looking to President Emmanuel Macron, a remainer super-hero, to boot Britain out of the European Union next week.
Recent remarks made by the French president suggested that he might summon the spirit of Charles de Gaulle (vintage 1963 and 1967) and veto – come what May – extended British membership of the EU at the Brussels summit on 10 April.
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