I spent the weekend in London. Flying back to New York this morning, I reflected on the level of apparent disarray over Brexit in the British government. While the prime minister is on holiday, her chancellor indicated the transition period will last up to three years, the U.K. will remain European in nature and European migration will continue. Then, the International Trade secretary disses all of that, saying nothing of the sort has been agreed to, while the Brexit secretary pleads to be allowed to just get on with the negotiations. No wonder Michel Barnier, the EU negotiator, is frustrated and confused. London is portraying a vision of chaos and disunity at a time when the British government needs to speak firmly and with one voice. Of course we shouldn't be surprised….this was entirely predictable with a minority government where everyone Is now jockeying for power. A mess. -Richard.Quest@cnn.com |
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