Just 11 days after the election. On the Campaign Trail today both conservatives and labour insisted they would be ready for the challenge if they formed the next government. Theresa may told supporters that britain would be more prosperous outside the eu, Whilejeremy Corbyn accused mrs may of creating a toxic climate in talks with european partners. Our politica editor Laura Kuenssberg has the latest. You can see who seems to be enjoying it more but whoevers in charge next week, taking us out of the European Union is their biggestjob, their biggest opportunity, an the biggest danger too. And. I am confident that we can fulfil the promise of brexit together and build a britain that is stronger, fairer and even more prosperous than it is today, because the promise of brexit is great, the opportunities before us enormous. We in labour understand that getting the right deal, one that secures our countrys interest for the long term will be challenging. A matter of serious planning and negot
Posted by Scott Lucas | May 15, 2021 |
French fishing boats off the coast of Jersey, May 6, 2021 (AP)
The Daily Mail’s front page blared, “We’re Ready for War”.
If you have “Jersey and French Fishing Boats” on your card for 1st Brexit military showdown you’re a winner.
The invocations of 1914 and 1939 continued for the next 48 hours. “Boris Sends Gunboats Into Jersey“, the Mail trumpeted. A UK Government official fed The Telegraph, “At least when the Germans invaded they kept the lights on.” Somewhat bizarrely, France’s forces waged battle on their own port: “Now the French Threaten to Blockade Calais“, before it was V-F (Victory Over France) Day: “Victoire! Two Royal Navy Ships Send French Fishing Flotilla Scurrying Back Home”.