Nathalie Loiseau attacks Boris as she issues desperate plea for Brexit talks to continue
NATHALIE LOISEAU attacked Boris Johnson for his Brexit stance but then quickly begged the Prime Minister for talks to continue.
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French MEP Nathalie Loiseau attempted to call Boris Johnson's bluff on the UK's Brexit stance. Boris Johnson and his negotiating team have repeatedly insisted that there is no need for more Brexit talks with the EU unless they make significant shifts in their position. During the EU Plenary session on Wednesday, Ms Loiseau demanded that Boris Johnson play by the rules of a "dangerous road" and resolve the talks with the EU.
She argued Boris Johnson had been making mistakes during the Brexit talks and was putting the UK in a dangerous position.
However, she also went on to insist that the EU having a no deal would be their worst-case scenario and for the UK to return to the talks to prevent the issues attached with a no deal Brexit.
She said: "The Internal Market Bill was one of the mistakes made by Boris Johnson.
"It was meant to consolidate Johnson's power but by threatening to breach international law what he did was pull Europeans together, standing in unity.
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"The fact is when you are driving along a dangerous road you need to make sure you stick to the rules.
"The Prime Minister also thought that by setting October 15 as a deadline he would put fear into the hearts of Europeans.
"But the fact is that negotiations are going to start up again at any point.
"The British Government decided to try and divide and rule by putting fisheries at the heart of every discussion but no one was fooled."
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Despite this stern and near-mocking attitude towards the British Prime Minister, she also expressed how much the EU wanted to avoid a no deal situation.
She added that it would be a poor resolution for the EU and highlighted the areas they were concerned about.
She said: "Our ditch would be a no deal scenario and that hard place would be a bad agreement.
"We simply don't want to see our businesses dying out, to face unfair competition with health standards or social standards.
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"We don't want our fisheries sector to die out either.
"It should not have to deal with the consequences of a decision it didn't make, Brexit.
"There is a narrow path forward, respecting the sovereignty of both parties and respecting the interests of all can be served.
"We need to move forward at a good clip in this road and to avoid a disaster, Mr Johnson, open your eyes to the needs of businesses."