Macron and Merkel have offered Johnson nothing - apart from a means to fail

Emmanuel Macron and his German counterpart have told Boris Johnson to provide an alternative to the backstopThe cliche"good cop, bad cop" has been used too much about this first episode of shuttle boat diplomacy from Boris Johnson. Merkel, apparently, is the first and Macron the latter.His starting point in all matters is the preservation of the European single market, an institution he wishes to see integrate further.

But when you leave aside the Kremlinology, the body language, the bonhomie detector, the two leaders of Europe were, in reality, saying the same thing - if there's an alternative to the backstop, bring it to us.The tabloid newspapers were replete with talk of diplomatic triumph - so refreshing, they say, after the doom-laden, if not increasingly desperate, final trips of the May years.

So Merkel and Macron have offered Johnson... nothing, just a timetable to provide answers to a question which they know do not exist.The technological solutions the PM often cites are largely impractical and years away.

Why would they want failure?

Good So then we must leave

Excellent! No deal it is then!

BS

Well , their loss !

Let’s just stand by and watch the EU build a border in Ireland along with its Irish friends and watch as the EU has to bail out the Irish economy, which it can hardly afford (along with the loss of £39bn).

The EU is nothing more than a criminal organisation and yet you still manipulate the BRITISH PEOPLE into joining these CRIMINALS enemy of the people

Fancy that coming from gobshit Sky News

How? He spends the next 30 days finding solutions, all of which they will reject. Boris proves that he has tried and off we go on WTO.

Exactly, and everyone can see right through it

I'm not sure he needs their help to fail, he has his own team.

lewis_goodall You really aren’t getting this. There is an alternative to the backstop it will be implemented on 31st October whether we leave with or without a deal. There is no blame game to play that is baked in,

lewis_goodall Does Sky have ANYTHING positive to say about Boris today Go on...I dare you.

🎤 Right said Boris, let's have a cup of tea and then we went home.🎤

Macron and Merkel are just 2 members of 27 what if Spain and Italy for eg decided to renegotiate? All 27 members are meant to be equal aren't they? Guess Germany and France really do run the eu.

What a surprise that this was written by lewis_goodall

Is sky news actually going to report the news from now on or are we just going to get their opinions on everything ?

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