Britain Watches From the Sidelines as Canada Gets the EU Deal London Can Only Dream Of

Mark Carney received a standing ovation in the European parliament on Thursday after welcoming the EU's unprecedented offer to make Canada its first-ever "associate member." Ursula von der Leyen framed the partnership as essential to democratic solidarity, while Donald Trump dismissed it as "laughable" and threatened "very serious tariffs or stop trading with Europe" if Brussels proceeded.

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The real story isn't Canada — it's Britain. The Guardian's...