Sir Keir Starmer under fire after German chancellor slams Brexit — as Brussels demands more UK cash

Published on July 17, 2025 at 11:09 PM

SIR Keir Starmer yesterday let another EU leader bash Brexit – as Brussels demanded more cash from Britain.

sparked fury as he sat back and watched the called the “deplorable”;.

Keir Starmer at the UK-France Summit.
Sir Keir Starmer has let another EU leader bash Brexit
Friedrich Merz, Chancellor of Germany, at 10 Downing Street.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz called the UK’s divorce from Europe ‘deplorable’

Friedrich Merz said: “It is together that we respond to the major challenges of our time... the UK, and I personally deplore this deeply, decided to leave the .”;

Last week Sir Keir stayed silent as “arrogant”;

The German Chancellor and PM were on a visit to Airbus offices in Stevenage, celebrating the signing of a new treaty aimed at cracking down on people smuggling and boosting defence cooperation.

It came as new documents revealed the UK will be forced to pay into EU budgets as the price of

Taxpayer cash will be funnelled into euro quangos that manage food standards and carbon emission rules.

The documents say: “The United Kingdom should contribute financially to supporting the relevant costs associated with the Union’s work in these policy areas.”;

By paying into the schemes, restrictions on the flow of goods from the UK to the EU will be eased.

But Britain will still be blocked from making any changes or amendments to the rules.

Deputy Leader said: “This smugness from Merz follows Macron’s insult last week. It is exactly why the public voted to leave behind arrogant continental politicians.

“We have a prime minister and a cabinet full of remainers that hate Brexit and will never take advantage of the freedoms it gave us.

Keir Starmer and Friedrich Merz shaking hands at a treaty signing ceremony.
‘It is together that we respond to the major challenges of our time... the UK, and I personally deplore this deeply, decided to leave the European Union’, said Merz, pictured here with Starmer

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