EU and UK's 'sausage war' sizzles at G7 as Macron and Johnson spar

[Klaralven]

Tensions between Britain and the European Union over their Brexit deal exploded into an open war of words on Sunday, with both sides accusing the other of sowing disharmony at the Group of Seven summit.

Ever since the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union in 2016, the two sides have been trying to solve the riddle of what to do about the British province of Northern Ireland which has a land border with EU member Ireland.

Ultimately, the talks keep coming back to the delicate patchwork of history, nationalism, religion and geography that intertwine in Northern Ireland, but the latest spat is centred on sausages.

During talks with Emmanuel Macron at the G7 summit in southwestern England, Johnson had queried how the French president would react if Toulouse sausages could not be sold in Paris markets.

https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/frances-macron-sparred-with-uks-johnson-over-brexit-geography-2021-06-13/

[wcmagumba]

1. Johnson is a big idiot drumph wannabe who never saw a comb he liked....nt

[eppur_se_muova]

2. They're fighting over sausages ?? "Yes Minister" was so prescient !

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ETA: https://mobile.twitter.com/jim_wild/status/1402335917960990726

The BBC have been running repeats all day of that “Yes, Minister” episode where Jim Hacker stages a media victory over EU threats to ban the British sausage. Very frustrating. I was trying to watch the news.

[uriel1972]

3. the "Euro Sausage" as I recall...😂

[Klaralven]

4. Why are British sausages being blocked from entry into Northern Ireland? The dispute explained

https://theconversation.com/why-are-british-sausages-being-blocked-from-entry-into-northern-ireland-the-dispute-explained-162534