Brexit: a year later, Boris Johnson struggles to keep his promises

Correspondent in London

It was 11 p.m. in London and midnight in Brussels.

A year ago, the famous Big Ben bell greeted the exit from the European Union after forty-seven years of a sometimes heated marriage.

On this December 31, 2020, it was a time of euphoria for Boris Johnson.

The Prime Minister was touting an

Twelve months later, the anniversary is sad.

A few days before the celebration of this

for the UK, Brexit Minister David Frost has resigned.

A symbolic and unfortunate defection for BoJo.

The great architect of divorce finds himself caught in unprecedented political turmoil.

In recent months, the first effects of Brexit have been making themselves felt.

And the spectacular surge of the Omicron variant has further darkened the picture.

Supposed to reach the open sea once the European hawsers have been released, the British ship pitched seriously.

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