Brexit, bluff and McCarthyism: who said what this week?

A pro EU campaigner outside parliament in London. Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA

1. Which European leader accused Brexiters of seeking to "bluff" the EU into softening its negotiating stance by championing a "no-deal" scenario?

   1. 

      Emmanuel Macron

   2. 

      Angela Merkel

   3. 

      Leo Varadkar

   4. 

      Mariano Rajoy

2. Who said Theresa May was in "good shape" and was "fighting", after claims emerged that the PM had begged for help during a private dinner last week?

   1. Jean-Claude Juncker, European commission president

   2. Angela Merkel, chancellor of Germany

   3. Boris Johnson, British foreign secretary

   4. Philip Hammond, British chancellor

3. 

   Who said Brexit is the “single stupidest thing any country has ever done” (with the exception of electing Donald Trump)?

   1. Alan Sugar

   2. Michael Bloomberg

   3. Bernie Sanders

   4. Richard Branson

4. 

   A Tory MP and government whip caused controversy by writing to universities asking to provide which information?

   1. Brexit impact assessments

   2. A breakdown of how many academics are from the EU

   3. A list of names of professors involved in "the teaching of European affairs, with particular reference to Brexit"

   4. How much funding each university receives from the EU

5. 

   Who appeared to suggest that Brexit could still be halted, saying in a speech: "It is in fact up to London how this will end, with a good deal, no deal or no Brexit.”

   1. Donald Tusk, European council president

   2. Michel Barnier, the EU's chief Brexit negotiator

   3. Nicola Sturgeon, First Minister of Scotland

   4. Leo Varadkar, Irish taoiseach

6. The EU's chief negotiator, Michel Barnier, warned that Britain can expect a trade deal little better than the one the EU signed with which country?

   1. 

      India

   2. 

      Japan

   3. 

      Canada

   4. 

      Switzerland

7. Who said parliament might only be able to vote on a final deal once the UK has officially left the EU?

   1. 

      David Davis

   2. 

      Nigel Farage

   3. 

      Theresa May

   4. 

      Liam Fox

Solutions

1:A - The French president said: “If there are noises, bluff, false information by secondary actors or spectators to this discussion, that is … just life in these matters, or in the media. But in no case is it part of the discussions.”, 2:A - Claims published in a German newspaper described May as appearing "anxious", "tormented", "despondent" and "discouraged"., 3:B - Michael Bloomberg, the former mayor of New York, argued that “it is really hard to understand why a country that was doing so well wanted to ruin it”., 4:C - Chris Heaton-Harris the MP in question, also requested "a copy of the syllabus and links to the online lectures which related to this area", leading to accusations of McCarthyism, 5:A - Tusk told MEPs that the next stage of Brexit talks would be "the toughest stress test" yet. “We must keep our unity regardless of the direction of the talks. The EU will be able to rise to every scenario as long as we are not divided.”, 6:C - Barnier told a group of European newspapers that any deal would take years to negotiate, saying: “From the moment the UK told us that it wants out of the single market and the customs union, we will have to work on a model that is closer to the agreement signed with Canada., 7:A - Davis told Labour MP Seema Malhotra: "Yes, it could be. It can't come before we have the deal." Theresa may later said she believed the timetable would allow a vote to take place before the final deal.

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