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Leyen’s tea

Leyen’s tea

Why the King was right to share a cuppa with Ursula

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Feb 28, 2023
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This letter appeared in The Times yesterday:

Sir, A grave constitutional mistake has just been avoided. The monarch must be, and be seen to be, absolutely neutral politically. Yet the King was to have had tea at Windsor Castle with the prime minister and Ursula von der Leyen after the conclusion of a new deal with the EU over Northern Ireland (news, Feb …

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