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BREAKING: Angela Merkel’s centre-right party elects Armin Laschet as new leader to replace her ahead of national elections in September By Ap Published: 10:51 GMT, 16 January 2021 | Updated: 11:08 GMT, 16 January 2021 German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s centre-right party has elected a new leader to take over ahead of the national elections in … Read more
In the words of one negotiator, it is the ‘Lutheran’s distaste for the libertine’ that has pushed Britain to the brink of a No Deal Brexit. Diplomats say the ‘trust issue’ between German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Boris Johnson came to a head during last week’s fraught talks, when British negotiators tried to break the … Read more
Car crashes into gates of Angela Merkel’s office ahead of German leader’s meeting to discuss extending lockdown A car was seen crashing into the main gate of the chancellery in Berlin today It was emblazoned with messages raging at globalisation and ‘murderers’ There were no immediate reports of casualties Merkel was due to hold a … Read more
Angela Merkel’s first coronavirus test comes back negative after she went into quarantine because a doctor who gave her a vaccination tested positive Angela Merkel went into quarantine yesterday after the contact on Friday Spokesman says she has been tested and is still healthy but working from home The doctor had visited Merkel to vaccinate … Read more
Germany’s interior minister refused to shake Angela Merkel’s hand today amid a growing coronavirus outbreak in the country. Horst Seehofer rebuffed the chancellor’s outstretched hand at a summit in Berlin this morning – refusing to make an exception to a self-imposed handshake ban. Merkel took the snub in good spirits, withdrawing her hand and laughing … Read more