“How can we make Brexit work better with our neighbors in Europe?” That is the question that the leaders of the two main British political parties asked themselves in a private and secret meeting and that was revealed exclusively by ‘The Observer’. The meeting, held for two days by the leaders who supported both the United Kingdom’s departure from the European Union and its membership, took place on Thursday and Friday of last week at Ditchley Park, in Oxfordshire.
The summit began with a declaration, as revealed by this medium, in which it was recognized that “there is an opinion, at least among some” that “until now the United Kingdom has not yet found its way out of the EU” with Brexit. “acting as a drag on our growth and inhibiting the potential of the UK.” A source who participated in the meeting said it was a »constructive meeting« that addressed the problems and opportunities of Brexit, but focused largely on the problems of the British economy against a background of global instability, high cost of life and rising energy prices.
“Great Britain is losing, Brexit is not working, our economy is in a weak position,” said the source, who clarified that the meeting was held on this premise. The idea was to discuss “what are the problems we now have to deal with, and how we can be in the best position to have a conversation with the EU about changes in trade and cooperation” between London and Brussels.
In addition to names of conservative and opposition heavyweights, such as michael govethe former ‘Tory’ leader michael howardand the labor Gisela Stuartone of the main figures in the exit campaign, participated non-political attendees, among whom were john symondspresident of the pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline; Oliver Robbins, managing director of Goldman Sachs and former chief Brexit negotiator for the government between 2017 and 2019; and Angus Lapsley, NATO’s assistant secretary general for defense policy and planning.
