Perfidy of the French

FRENCH President emmanuel Macron says he will do nothing to help the British Government push through the Chequers agreement in Brussels.

Why would anyone imagine any different? France is at the heart of the EU project; it is in Macron’s interests to make our exit as painful and humiliating as possible to ensure none of the other nations whose voters favour leaving — Italy, Greece, Portugal — dare follow suit.

Make no mistake, Brussels intends to make an example of us to show the world what happens when a sovereign nation defies them. Another reason why we’re right to leave.