‘Don’t put the blame on us’ for the Brexit ‘mess,’ has said Luxembourg’s Prime Minister in 2019! “I hope I can recall how many British PMs I’ve survived,” quipped Luxembourgish Prime Minister Xavier Bettel, who’s been in power a decade.

“I hope I can recall how many British PMs I’ve survived,” quipped Luxembourgish Prime Minister Xavier Bettel, who’s been in power a decade.

“I look forward to who my new colleague will be — I think it will be number five,” mused Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, who has lasted over a decade.

Inevitably, there was the occasional smile that crept onto leaders’ faces, even as they tried to stick to the diplomatic bromides typically reserved for these moments.

"I'm not going to comment on that — I will leave that to you,” Rutte offered with a knowing look when reporters tried to engage him on what the Truss resignation said about the U.K.’s political situation.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was similarly brisk.

They couldn’t resist the briefest of smiles.
Now, she wasn’t their problem anymore (most of the time) — Brexit had taken care of that. They could just watch it all unfold from a safe distance (relatively speaking), ensconced across the English Channel.

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“I look forward to who my new colleague will be — I think it will be number five,” mused Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, who has lasted over a decade.

Inevitably, there was the occasional smile that crept onto leaders’ faces, even as they tried to stick to the diplomatic bromides typically reserved for these moments.

"I'm not going to comment on that — I will leave that to you,” Rutte offered with a knowing look when reporters tried to engage him on what the Truss resignation said about the U.K.’s political situation.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was similarly brisk.

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