Germany's Merkel happy Brexit deal with Britain reached
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has welcomed the draft withdrawal agreement reached by the European Union and Britain. "In terms of the Brexit question, I am, to begin with, very glad that we managed - through long and also not entirely easy negotiations - to advance a proposal," Merkel said Thursday in Potsdam after a cabinet meeting.
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- Published Date: 12:00 | 15 November 2018
- Modified Date: 03:49 | 15 November 2018
German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she's happy that negotiators were able to come to agreement on a draft Brexit deal.
Speaking at an event in Potsdam, Merkel told reporters that it is now up to the British Parliament and the parliaments of the 27 remaining EU member nations to analyze the deal.
She says "I am very happy it was possible to come up with a proposal after long, and not easy, negotiations."
Merkel did not comment on the resignations in the British government following the deal. On Thursday, a swathe of ministers, including Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab, quit their posts in protest at the deal May secured with the EU.