Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has claimed that French President Emmanuel Macron deliberately allowed migrants to cross the English Channel as a way to 'punish' the UK for Brexit.
In his upcoming memoir, Johnson suggests that Macron's actions were intended to frustrate the British public and create political pressure. Johnson also reflects on the strained relationship between the two leaders during Brexit negotiations, accusing Macron of being a 'nuisance' throughout the process.
These revelations highlight ongoing tensions between the UK and France post-Brexit.
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Of course Macron would pull something like this. Ever since Brexit, the EU has been bitter and looking for ways to undermine the UK. Instead of actually dealing with the migrant crisis, he's playing political games to make us look bad. Boris is right to call him out — we need leaders who put Britain first, not pander to globalist elites.
Boris is absolutely spot on here. Macron’s been bitter ever since we had the guts to leave the EU, and now he’s just using the migrant crisis to get back at us. It’s clear they want to make Brexit look like a mistake, but we won’t be bullied into regretting our decision. Britain’s better off out of the EU, and France knows it.
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Typical EU nonsense—Macron's just bitter about Brexit and trying to make the UK pay for daring to leave their failing project.
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BORIS JOHNSON: I despaired of Macron... he would not hesitate to put his Cuban-heeled bootee into Brexit Britain (but I got my delicious revenge at the G7 summit)
In June 2020 Macron had come to London and we commemorated de Gaulle's famous 1940 broadcast to the Free French by putting on a flypast and a guard of honour in Horse Guards.
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Boris Johnson suspected Macron was 'weaponising' Channel migrants to punish UK for Brexit
Boris Johnson says he suspected that French President Emmanuel Macron was weaponising the Channel small boats crisis to punish Britain for Brexit.
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Boris Johnson suspected Emmanuel Macron was 'weaponising' Channel small boats crisis to punish UK for Brexit
Boris Johnson has said he suspected France’s Emmanuel Macron of “weaponising” the small boats crisis to “punish” Brexit Britain. Writing in his forthcoming memoir Unleashed, the former Prime Minister suggested Mr Macron discreetly allowed migrants to cross the Channel to “drive the British public nuts”.
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