Dennis MacShane, the disgraced former Europe Minister has written an article for The Independent (HERE) suggesting Article 50 will not be triggered before the end of 2017 and quoting the new mayor of London Sadiq Khan that firing the starting gun at the beginning of next year when elections are due in Germany, France and The Netherlands is not a smart move.
President Hollande may not survive and the right wing challenger in France has already announced if elected he will move the border back to the UK - he will be popular in Calais. Mrs Merkel has been German Chancellor for 12 years and may not want to continue. Again, there is a rising right wing element in Germany that may influence who the next chancellor is.
So, it doesn't make sense to launch into the biggest post war negotiation we have ever been involved in when the partners with whom we are to negotiate may not even be in power within a few months.
No comments:
Post a Comment