Mystery ‘No 10 Memo’ on Brexit Warns EU Against ‘Hostile Interference in Domestic Politics’ – Report

The Spectator received what it says is an unofficial briefing on the state of Brexit talks on Tuesday, with the anonymous telegram style commentary threatening that the UK would freeze cooperation with any EU members which supported another Brexit extension. “We will make clear privately and publicly that countries which oppose delay will go [to] the front of the queue for future cooperation – cooperation on things both within and outside EU competences. Those who support delay will go to the bottom of the queue…Supporting delay will be seen by this government as hostile interference in domestic politics, and over half of the public will agree with us,” the statement, whose authenticity has yet to be verified, noted. The memo promised that London would “make clear that this government will not negotiate further so any delay would be totally pointless…We’ll either leave with no deal on 31 October or there will be an election and then we will leave with no deal,” the statement added. The memo also accused Irish leader Leo Varadkar of not wanting to negotiate on the Ireland-Northern Ireland border issue, a major stumbling block in the ongoing talks, charging Dublin of looking to “gamble on a… Read full this story

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