Boris Johnson cancels his press conference due to boos from protesters
The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom was forced to cancel his intention to appear with his Luxembourg counterpart Xavier Bettel
The British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, decided not attend the press conference with his Luxembourg counterpart, Xavier Bettel, before the loud boos he was subjected to during his visit to the duchy on Monday.
Johnson, who previously held a working lunch with the president of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, was received with boos by the many protesters concentrated in front of the headquarters of the Luxembourg Government, where the meeting was held.
Given the noise of the protesters, who even had megaphones to make their messages be heard against the British Prime Minister, the “premier” – one of the main defenders of the UK’s departure from the EU before the 2016 referendum and who now wants to take the country out next October 31 even if it is reached without agreement -‘ chose not to appear before the press with Bettel.
According to the head of BBC Policy, Laura Kuenssberg, from Downing Street explained that, given the noise outside, they had requested that the press conference be inside the building, but Bettel’s team insisted that it be held in the outside in the two lecterns that had already been installed.
However Bettel decided to give statements next to the empty lectern left by Johnson. “Mr Johnson has in his hands the future of all citizens of the United Kingdom and the EU who live there.”
K. Tovar
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