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German Politicians Beg Britain to Stay, Say EU Won’t Be the Same After Brexit

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Theresa May spent much of 2018 negotiating a Brexit divorce deal that Brussels would endorse; after doing so, she failed to obtain support among members of her own parliament, who are set to discuss her alternative withdrawal agreement in about ten days.
A group of German luminaries, including Angela Merkel’s successor as the CDU leader, has gone on a charm offensive in a last-ditch attempt to talk the United Kingdom into staying in the bloc.
A heartfelt message, published in The Times and signed by nearly two dozen politicians and industry leaders, calls on the UK to reverse its decision to leave the European Union.
“Without your great nation, this continent would not be what it is today: a community defined by freedom and prosperity,” the letter says, praising Britain’s role in re-building Europe following WW2 and not leaving Germany out during this process.
“Because we realise that the freedom we enjoy as Europeans today has in many ways been built and defended by the British people, we want Britons to know that we respect their choice.

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