At the European Commission, in President Jean-Claude Juncker’s “state of the union address” last week, Brexit merited scant mention. Britain has vowed that London will not be “blackmailed” into paying a hefty divorce bill, said Liam Fox, Britain’s international trade secretary. [May vows to stay course on Brexit, but resignation pressure builds after stunning loss]Quick, what is Britain’s plan for exiting the European Union? Enter Boris Johnson, Britain’s mop-headed foreign secretary and one of the leading figures in the pro-Brexit campaign. Last week, Johnson penned a 4,000-word whopper of an article outlining his vision for Brexit, a document that reportedly was unsanctioned by his boss.

Source: Washington Post September 21, 2017 22:26 UTC