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Brexit-basher Michel Barnier risks being shortest-serving French PM in modern…

Posted by December 3, 2024

Without a majority in parliament, Mr Barnier – the fifth French prime minister in seven years – used special powers to force through the budget without a vo

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Why EU’s ex-Brexit chiefs are sounding more and more like…

Posted by October 15, 2024

Donald Tusk, the ex-EU boss who once said Brexiteers deserved a “special place in hell”, has discovered his inner Nigel Far

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Barnier’s plan to save France dismissed as Left-wing

Posted by October 13, 2024

It has been billed as the first austerity plan since Nicolas Sarkozy reined in public spending 13 years ago and on a par with S

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Brexiteers need not worry – Michel Barnier could be ally…

Posted by September 6, 2024

That stance suggests a relationship far closer to the status quo, which largely suits Brussels, than EU membership.Unless, of c

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Michel Barnier is the new French PM but it’s a…

Posted by September 5, 2024

Michel Barnier's appointment as France's new prime minister has significant ramifications for Britain and Sir Keir Starmer's plan to cosy up to the European Uni

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No Brexit renegotiation without free movement, warns Barnier

Posted by June 23, 2024

Mr Barnier, who negotiated Britain’s split from the EU and the future trade agreement, told The Telegraph that the bloc would

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