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Will Cameron take his revenge on Merkel?

As James Kirkup writes on Coffee House, David Cameron’s misreading of Angela Merkel contributed to Brexit. The then Prime Minister and his team believed that Cameron’s personal relationship with Merkel – who apparently saw him as a ‘naughty nephew’ – would be enough to secure some important compromises in the renegotiation.

Those compromises never came but Mr S has reason to suspect Cameron could soon take his revenge on his one time ally. A little birdy tells Steerpike that Merkel will have a starring role in Cameron’s upcoming memoirs – only it won’t be a particularly positive one. ‘I hear he will not hold back when it comes to pointing out the role Merkel played in all this,’ whispers a Cameroon.

Watch this space.

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