Boris Johnson Needs Something From Everyone at the G-7
Britain’s prime minister has to get them all on board with his Brexit vision. Unfortunately, history may come back to haunt him.
Boris Johnson
Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg
Boris Johnson wants something from everyone at the Group of Seven meeting in Biarritz, France this weekend. He’s hoping the half of the room that’s in the European Union will give him a better exit deal, and the half that isn’t will offer him free-trade deals.
The U.K. leader’s international debut will follow visits to German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin on Wednesday and French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Thursday. With Brexit looming large, the tone of those meetings will affect his interactions at G-7, notably with U.S. President Donald Trump, who cut an isolated figure at last year’s gathering and sees an ally in Johnson.