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Luxembourg's PM tears into Boris Johnson over the 'nightmare of Brexit' as he stands next...
DM ^ | 9/16/2019 | JAMES TAPSFIELD, POLITICAL EDITOR FOR MAILONLINE

Posted on 09/16/2019 10:11:05 AM PDT by RummyChick

Boris Johnson dramatically pulled out of a press conference in Luxembourg today after protests and an extraordinary spat with counterpart Xavier Bettel.

Protesters carrying messages including 'Bog Off Boris' first jeered the PM after showdown talks with EU commission president Jean-Claude Juncker over lunch at a restaurant.

And Mr Johnson then faced cat-calls from a crowd including British ex-pats as he arrived for a meeting with Luxembourg counterpart Xavier Bettel.

The stormy atmosphere led to Mr Johnson requesting the press call be held outside following their private discussions. It was originally planned to be held just yards from the demonstrations.

But in an extraordinary insult, Mr Bettel - whose country has a population of just 600,000 people - refused the request and decided to continue without Mr Johnson, leaving an empty podium beside him.

'Time is ticking,' he said. 'We need more than just words,'

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: 1648; bojo; borisjohnson; brexit; brexitparty; europeanunion; godsgravesglyphs; jamestapsfield; jeanclaudejuncker; luxembourg; nato; nigelfarage; peaceofwestphalia; thirtyyearswar; treatyofwestphalia; unitedkingdom; xavierbettel
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1 posted on 09/16/2019 10:11:05 AM PDT by RummyChick
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To: RummyChick
We spilled billions of gallons of blood for these pigs!
2 posted on 09/16/2019 10:12:53 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (A joke: Brennan,Comey and Lynch walk into a Barr...)
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To: RummyChick

Boris will probably get more home support based upon his mistreatment at this event.


3 posted on 09/16/2019 10:16:07 AM PDT by KC Burke (If all the world is a stage, I would like to request my lighting be adjusted.)
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To: RummyChick

“We need more than words”

A Brexit deal will consist of words.


4 posted on 09/16/2019 10:18:13 AM PDT by Brian Griffin
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To: RummyChick

The EU is making a simple goodbye into a nightmare.


5 posted on 09/16/2019 10:19:51 AM PDT by Brian Griffin
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To: RummyChick

Typical Bolshevik bullying. Reminds me of how the sheep and dogs were used by the pigs in Orwell’s “Animal Farm”.


6 posted on 09/16/2019 10:21:39 AM PDT by fella ("As it was before Noah so shall it be again,")
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To: RummyChick

The mouse roars

Precisely the reason to leave the EU


7 posted on 09/16/2019 10:22:11 AM PDT by Regulator
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And Mr Johnson then faced cat-calls from a crowd including British ex-pats

And they have standing ... why?
8 posted on 09/16/2019 10:25:38 AM PDT by Dr. Sivana ("...a choice between Woke-fevered Democrats and Koch-funded Republicans is insufficient."-Mark Steyn)
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SorozNazi agitpunks. not important


9 posted on 09/16/2019 10:33:02 AM PDT by faithhopecharity ( “Politicians are not born; they are excreted.” Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 to 43 BCE))
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To: Gay State Conservative
We spilled billions of gallons of blood for these pigs!

The EU is getting more and more desperate as the date for Brexit draws near. We need no further proof that the UK was getting screwed, just as the "Leave" folks said.

Luxembourg is one of Europe's wealthiest countries per capita but is paying only a fraction of their required NATO contribution. No reason we should have to shed American blood for them again.

I'm for exhuming and repatriating Patton's body.

10 posted on 09/16/2019 10:38:38 AM PDT by InABunkerUnderSF
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We need no further proof that the UK was getting screwed, just as the "Leave" folks said.

Indeed. The EU is not really being subtle about this. They clearly feel that they are losing out if the UK goes it alone. Which just means the UK should definitely go it alone.

11 posted on 09/16/2019 10:44:56 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (If White Privilege is real, why did Elizabeth Warren lie about being an Indian?)
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To: RummyChick

Great Britain wants to be a sovereign nation again.

The nerve.


12 posted on 09/16/2019 10:48:04 AM PDT by SpaceBar
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Luxembourg is where the SECOM licenses are granted. They have much to lose.


13 posted on 09/16/2019 10:56:40 AM PDT by Hostage (Article V)
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To: RummyChick

Geebus their deep state seems as bad as ours.

Why do they want to stay in the EU so bad?


14 posted on 09/16/2019 11:00:17 AM PDT by Mr. K (No consequence of repealing obamacare is worse than obamacare itself.)
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To: RummyChick

Come to Washington Boris, get a heroes reception from the Don.


15 posted on 09/16/2019 11:53:02 AM PDT by Midwesterner53
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A people—or in this case an historic coming together by four nations—does not morph into a nightmare by pivoting back to a proud heritage, The “nightmare” is when a people lose their way and abandon their family achievements, won over generations of struggle.


16 posted on 09/16/2019 11:58:56 AM PDT by Ohioan
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“Why do they want to stay in the EU so bad?”

agricultural subsides

plumb jobs with nice pensions

mostly fear of EU retribution

International socialists hate freedom. Karl Marx placed no value on freedom.


17 posted on 09/16/2019 12:25:48 PM PDT by Brian Griffin
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Luxembourg is the equivalent of a medium sized city. *yawn*


18 posted on 09/16/2019 12:28:54 PM PDT by FLT-bird
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To: RummyChick

Some people not of German origin also like someone else to do the creative thinking.

These people aren’t too bright themselves.

Glauben, not Denken, is their cup of tea.


19 posted on 09/16/2019 12:29:37 PM PDT by Brian Griffin
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To: Dr. Sivana

“British ex-pats”

These folks are worried about residency and ability to work rights if Brexit is hard.


20 posted on 09/16/2019 12:33:55 PM PDT by Brian Griffin
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