Germany's leader will talk with the Irish PM to demand a plan to head off the worst aspects of a 'no deal' Brexit.
: Angela Merkel will this week stage her most significant intervention in the Brexit process in more than two years, as the European Union moves to shield itself from the fallout of political chaos in Britain.
Merkel's intervention comes as relations between the UK and EU hit an all-time low after Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal was defeated in Parliament at the third attempt on Friday. EU officials say they can do no more to help the British government.The bloc has given the UK about another week to notify of the way forward, as it prepares an all-important summit in Brussels on April 10.
After trying to remain above the Brexit fray since negotiations between the UK and EU began almost two years ago, Merkel is becoming much more active, as the threat of no-deal looms. Underlining the frustration in Berlin with the situation, Deputy German Foreign Minister Michael Roth on Saturday accused "90 percent" of the British cabinet of having "no idea how workers think, live, work and behave" because they were "born with silver spoons in their mouths".
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