Bright week for Brexit

WHISPER it softly, but this has been an encouraging week for post-Brexit Britain.

The eurocracy was forced to withdraw its crude threat to bypass the courts and punish Britain if we are accused of breaking EU law during the transition period to full autonomy. Now Theresa May has flown to the German capital for talks with the German Chancellor – the political big gun to whose tune Brussels will, in the end, dance when it comes to finalising any deal. And make no mistake. Though Angela Merkel may insist she ‘deplores’ Brexit, she knows her country has a huge vested interest in keeping Britain sweet after we pull out. After all, the UK is Germany’s third largest market, buying 10 per cent of its exports and supporting 1.3million German jobs. As Mrs Merkel admits, the last thing Berlin wants is a trade war.

That’s not to mention Britain’s immense contribution to Europe’s security, through our armed forces and anti-terrorism networks. As Mrs May will point out in a security conference in Munich today, nobody wants to risk lives by sacrificing co-operation on the altar of EU ideology.

Indeed, this country and our partners will still have enormous common interests after Brexit.

Despite the posturing of Brussels bureaucrats and relentless negativity of europhiles here at home, the Mail has growing confidence that a deal can be struck to suit everyone.