The British Prime Minister put the cat among the pigeons on Thursday by announcing he wanted a general election on December 12th to break the Brexit deadlock. Barnier had held a meeting on Friday of EU ambassadors in Brussels and although he described the talks as "excellent" he said no decision was taken on the length of the Brexit extension they would offer the British government. One diplomatic source quoted in British newspaper The Guardian said: "It's the French, it's always the French". (...) Giving time alone does not lead to anything other than stagnation," the French minister added. READ MORE:ANALYSIS: So just what is going on with the French and the Brexit extensionBritish Prime Minister Boris Johnson with French president Emmanuel Macron.

Source: The Local October 25, 2019 11:14 UTC