EU puppet-master Martin Selmayr insists No Deal Brexit ‘isn’t the end of the world’ as he pushes leaders to take a hard line on UK
A NOTORIOUS Eurocrat has declared that No Deal Brexit is “not the end of the world” as Brussels braces for Britain to crash out.
Martin Selmayr, said by some to be the power behind the EU throne, insisted Europe shouldn’t be worried by No Deal.
Eurocrat Martin Selmayr says No Deal is ‘not the end of the world’Reuters
His comments came as he urged European leaders to take a tough line on Britain, according to Politico.
Mr Selmayr, right-hand man to European Commission boss Jean-Claude Juncker, told diplomats they shouldn’t strike “mini deals” with the UK.
It came as the EU fights to keep a united line against Theresa May’s request to rewrite the existing Brexit deal.
The PM is lobbying Brussels to ditch the Irish backstop after MPs agreed to back the withdrawal agreement as long as the backstop is cut out.
Angela Merkel has told allies she will “go to the edge of the precipice” with Mrs May rather than folding in the near future.
The German leader added that Britain should “look into the abyss before a deal is done at five to midnight”.
And Austrian foreign minister Karin Kneissl claimed No Deal is now the most likely outcome.
She told the BBC: “It’s...
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