Merkel ally warns May's approach to Brexit 'will not work'
13 Sept 2017 10:14 PM IST
Berlin: A senior German ally of Angela Merkel has warned that Theresa May's current approach to Brexit "will not fly" – pouring cold water over eurosceptics' hopes that the Chancellor will cut Britain a favourable deal.
Manfred Weber, the leader of the centre-right European People's Party, the largest group in the European Parliament, accused the UK of "cherry picking" and repeated concerns that Britain had not grasped the disadvantages of leaving the bloc.
"It seems to be that Great Britain is still thinking that it can follow the full cherry-picking approach," Mr Weber, who is domestically a member of Merkel's CDU/CSU party, said.
"That will not work – you have to decide whether you want to have the advantages of the European Union or you have to leave the European Union.
"For me it look like all the documents are defining what is in the interests of Great Britain and hat is what Great Britain wants to sustain, wants to keep – and the rest is not acceptable. That will not fly."
Eurosceptics have been holding out hope that Merkel will intervene in Brexit negotiations following the German elections later this month and make concessions to the UK.
Next Story
