France accuses UK over using Brexit row in G7 summit
British Premier Boris Johnson has been accused by a French diplomat using a Brexit-originated dispute over the Northern Ireland trade issue in the Group of Seven summit.
- Middle East
- Reuters
- Published Date: 02:25 | 13 June 2021
- Modified Date: 02:34 | 13 June 2021
A French diplomatic source accused British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government of using a Brexit-related row over Northern Irish trade to distract from the real issues of the Group of Seven summit.
"It's a distraction," the source said over the latest dispute between the two countries that is centred on how to moved chilled meats from Britain to its province Northern Ireland after Brexit.
"He (Macron) told him: don't tell me you didn't know what you were signing for (when you signed the Brexit deal in December)."
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