Irish Foreign Minister Accuses UK of ‘Perverse Nationalism’ Over Pursuit of US Trade Deal

Irish Foreign Minister Accuses UK of ‘Perverse Nationalism’ Over Pursuit of US Trade Deal
Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney in Berlin, Germany, on Dec. 11, 2020. Reuters/Fabrizio Bensch/Pool
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Ireland’s Foreign Minister Simon Coveney has described an effort by the UK to reach a trade deal with the United States ahead of the European Union as “perverse nationalism.”

“This idea that Britain can get there first is narrow-minded thinking, frankly. It’s a perverse nationalism when actually Britain and the EU should work together as partners,” he said in an interview with The Times of London on March 13.
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