Prime Minister Boris Johnson suggested on Tuesday that coronavirus infections were higher in Britain than in Italy or Germany because it was a "freedom-loving country".
EU leaders and politicians expressed anger on Tuesday accusing London of trying to pin the blame on German Chancellor Angela Merkel for the deadlock in Brexit talks between the EU and the British government
The head of Germany's banking federation on
Tuesday launched a stinging attack on Britain's approach to Brexit, condemning
Prime Minister Boris Johnson as "irresponsible" for risking a chaotic no-deal departure.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said
Thursday that Britain could have until the day of its scheduled EU departure
to avoid a chaotic no-deal Brexit, clarifying that she had not set London a
30-day deadline.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday told UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson in Berlin that an agreement could even be possible within "30 days" for Britain to leave the EU, if a solution could be found to the thorny issue of the Irish border.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits
Berlin on Wednesday to kick off a marathon of tense talks with key European
and international leaders as the threat of a chaotic no-deal Brexit looms.
British nationals living in Germany have been urged to seriously prepare for the possibility of a no-deal Brexit now that Boris Johnson has taken over as Prime Minister.
Boris Johnson is the new UK Prime Minister after winning the Conservative party leadership contest on Tuesday. But he faces an awkward relationship with Germany and the rest of Europe.