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eggandbaconpie t1_ja7vtmj wrote

Reply to comment by teabagmoustache in EU boss Ursula von der Leyen to meet King while in UK for Brexit talks by Astroblemes

Even if the British head of state is a member of an unelected dynasty, that's all they have, so he must be treated like Macron, Matarelli, Steinmeier, Higgins, etc. no more, no less.

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teabagmoustache t1_ja7xwv6 wrote

I know, it's the die hard Brexit supporters who are getting annoyed that the two are meeting, because they don't want to sign the new deal on the NI protocol.

They're accusing the PM of involving the head of state in politics but the deal has been all but agreed anyway and Charles would have zero influence, as the EU already want to strike a deal.

It's the same people who would claim to be incensed if Von Der Leyen didn't meet Charles under different circumstances.

They're a bunch of disingenuous dicks.

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eggandbaconpie t1_ja804c8 wrote

Yup, and they are in for decades of being disingenious annoyed dicks. Populism, meet reality, problem is it's painful for everyone, including those who didn't want it.

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teabagmoustache t1_ja82kiy wrote

To be clear I'm having a go at the likes of Boris Johnson and Nigel Farage here, not the British public in general.

The NI protocol deal goes some way to improving relations with the EU and is a positive step forward. It's a minority of even Brexit supporters that will disagree with the deal.

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