What Germany’s political crisis means for Brexit

Angela Merkel is fighting for her political life after coalition talks collapsed

Merkel stands with her CDU allies, who may yet decide her fate
Merkel stands with her CDU allies, who may yet decide her fate
(Image credit: Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

Angela Merkel is facing her biggest challenge in 12 years as German Chancellor, after talks aimed at forming a new coalition government collapsed.

And her discomfort is either “an opportunity not to be missed for Britain in its Brexit negotiations”, says the Daily Mail, or, says The Guardian, “cruelly timed” for a UK Government banking on German support.

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