“We misplaced endurance with the particular position that Britain at all times performed in European politics. We didn’t do sufficient to assist them come to a distinct referendum end result,” he stated.
In January 2020, the U.Ok. left the EU after a contentious referendum in June 2016, which the Depart marketing campaign gained by a margin of 52 p.c to 48 p.c.
Merz, whose center-right CDU is flying excessive in opinion polls, added he needed nearer ties between the U.Ok. and the EU.
“We’ve a plethora of alternatives, at the very least in international and protection coverage, that we must always discover collectively,” he stated. “We Germans have an enormous strategic curiosity in conserving the U.Ok. intently engaged in Europe.”
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