Angela Merkel ‘tormented’ by Brexit vote result and saw it

Angela Merkel ‘tormented’ by Brexit vote result and saw it as ‘humiliation’ for EU
Angela Merkel has revealed that she was “tormented” over the Brexit vote result and saw it as a “humiliation” for the EU.The former German chancellor wrote in her new autobiography Freedom that she ruminated on whether she could have done more to help the then-British prime minister David Cameron prevent the UK from leaving the bloc.
Ex-German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she was 'tormented' by Brexit, calls it 'humiliating' for EU
Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she was ’tormented’ by Brexit, calling it ‘humiliating’ for the EU. In her 700-page memoir, she mentioned how she tried to negotiate with ex-UK PM David Cam
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Brexit wasn’t just the fault of ‘crazy Brits’ – Angela Merkel’s memoir proves it
Until now. Angela Merkel’s new door-stopping memoir Freedom, out this week, gives a revealing account of her own response to the Leave result. It is a lot more reflective than her bloodless comments at the time, which suggested that the UK and David Cameron deserved the Continental cold shoulder that resulted from the vote.
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Former German chancellor Angela Merkel was 'tormented' by Brexit
Merkel said that after the referendum she was 'tormented' by whether to grant 'more concessions' to keep the UK in the bloc, but judged there was no way to stop Brexit
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Angela Merkel has revealed that she was “tormented” over the Brexit vote result and saw it as a “humiliation” for the EU. The former German chancellor wrote in her new autobiography Freedom that she wondered whether she could have done more to help the then-British prime minister David Cameron prevent the UK from leaving the bloc.
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