Wednesday 6 July 2022 10:54 PM Eurocrats back Tory plotters' bid for 'regime change' in No. 10 trends now
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Eurocrats who have battled Britain for months over Brexit backed the Tory plotters today in their attempt to oust Boris Johnson.
The Prime Minister has repeatedly frustrated the EU since coming to power in 2019 with a series of high-profile spats over the hated Northern Ireland protocol, fishing rights and Covid vaccines.
Just today Maros Sefcovic, the European Commission’s Brexit enforcer, insisted there was ‘no legal and political justification’ for rewriting the trade rules for the province.
Last month, the Slovak diplomat launched legal action against the UK over the Government’s effort to disapply most of them, claiming that it breaks international law and the Good Friday Agreement.
Mr Sefcovic has warned that Brussels could launch a trade war if Britain goes ahead with its threat. But four senior EU sources last night said the slew of ministerial resignations – and a possible leadership contest that topples Mr Johnson – could help to mend ties with Downing Street.
Eurocrats who have battled Britain for months over Brexit backed the Tory plotters today in their attempt to oust Boris Johnson
They expected any replacement British prime minister to seek a better
