Michel Barnier: Former EU negotiator on Brexit, immigration & the French presidency - BBC Newsnight
The EU’s former Brexit chief negotiator, Michel Barnier, joins Emily Maitlis in his first UK broadcast interview since the publication of his book 'My Secret Brexit Diary'. Please subscribe HERE bit.ly/1rbfUog
The Brexit vote was five years ago and the Brexit deal was struck nearly two years ago.
And yet the tentacles of those decisions are being felt more vividly today than ever before. Whether its discussions over rising wages of lorry drivers, or the migrant worker shortages seen in so many of our sectors.
Newsnight talks to the man who negotiated that deal for the EU, Michel Barnier.
Emily Maitlis started by asking him if he felt the negotiations ended up where he expected.
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This interview makes it painfully obvious that the UK is poorly served by its media.
And even more poorly served by its politicians.
@@tonyb9735 everyone knows that lol. Like your name btw
You are not wrong, our television presenters are all left wing champagne socialists. .....and the vast majority of the people of this country, hold them contemptible ...
Appalling interview by Emily Maitlis "Dom Cummings thinks you're a bit of a knob so what do you have to say about that" What kind of stupid irrelevant question is that!?
Dominic Cummings, Nigerl Garage, Boris Johnson, Dominic Raab, Michael Gove, David Davis, etc. LMAO. British comedy at its finest.
Extremely poor questions. What do you expect from the BBC.
Very poor interview questions.
Really! WTF is going on?
@@MrJesperSvendsen she literally had to take on the roll of a brexiter for the purposes of the interview so if you think it was poor questioning, think again at what you are saying!
So EU is to blame because we were prepared and took negociations seriously? It was wrong of us to send able people to the table where they met English fools and insulters? And EU is to blame for Johnson's signature on NI Protocol because clearly he didn't understand things? Lol, talking about being delusional. :)
She'll have to raise her game if she wants to conduct an interview with someone as astute and assured as Barnier. He's not like Prince Andrew!
That's how a serious statesman looks and sounds like. Now compare his calm, measured, intelligent style with your Global Clown.
haha a loser and a hypocrite standing on an anti EU ticket for the presidency
@@timmo491 Did you watch the interview? He's not anti EU He stuffed the UK re the Brexit negotiations
@@roisinmalone3015 yes I did he's a backstabbing idiot
@@will123134 what happens next week when 1.6m people get put redundant? Who is screwed?
@@will123134 go and beg for some petrol or Co2 or gas or even Turkey lmao
Very stupid questions asked by the journalist. Mr Barnier maintains high degree of grace and honesty.
yes the journalist clearly out of her dept ..............or as my late father used to say .........she , turned up at a gun fight with a butter knife ....!
the questions were probably screened by Barniers aid before the interwiew took place
Embarrassing as a Briton
@@ryanharriss7950 me too.
The interview has summed up the relationship between the UK and EU, the UK interviewer is completely out of her depth and in confusion while the EU conducts itself in a confident and professional manner.
She's a poor British interviewer, trying to trap him but he's far too smart for her! Well done Barnier
It’s almost like it’s her job to put the interviewee on edge 😱
It helps that he was there, knows what happened, seems to be a competent person. Something that doesn’t apply to her in this situation. She makes assumptions, pretends they are facts and apparently has a crystal ball to know the future.
The journalist is actually well known to be agaisnt brexit. She plays here the devil’s advocate bringing all brexiteers arguments to the fore to allow Barnier to answer and counter
@@sergecadelli2338 You are right!
Prince Andrew wasn’t though!
It would great if the BBC was equally critical when interviewing Boris a d his Brexitiers
Absolutely
From who of the Brexiteers club, which Brexiteer negotiator. The EU 27 countries had only 1 negotiator all the time while Brexiteers were busy keep changing attacking everyone who was against their Brexit version even including their prime minister's .
they can't... they can't piss off their 'employer' 😅
@FOR FAUXSAKE It's sad, because the BBC actually does a lot of good stuff too, documentatires and wildlife etc. but the Tory influence over it means I barely watch the BBC anymore. If you want the news about what's happeing in the UK, CNN is pretty good these days.
@FOR FAUXSAKE : I’m sure you meant to say a “Dictator General” rather than “director General…”
This is poor journalism, she is trying to put words in his mouth and push a political agenda.
absolutely
It's appalling journalism. BBC has gone downhill so far and completely lost all credibility.
@@washerdryer3466 totally agree!
she is clearly no match for mr barnier ..............!
This woman's always been a propagandist.
This seems like a classic example of the BBC not understanding the difference between neutrality and objectivity.
Exactly and I had more trust in Emily Maitlis doing a better job than this🙄
@@theresenydahl9531 Yes, I have lost respect for her.
The protocol is working for NI!! They have no food and fuel shortage!!!
70% of the problems at the moment are to do with Covid and long term lorry driver shortages as elder drivers retire and young people don't go into them. All you are implying with muh brexit is to say let's kick the can down the road by plugging the gap with Eastern European drivers and keep the wages and working conditions deflated.
@FOR FAUXSAKE I’m a unionist and I quite agree that DUP are deluded and arrogant period. The N.I Protocol is only yet another example of why we need more middle road, less radical parties in Stormont.
@@jamesthejoker7415 Yep, we'd get much more done if UUP and SDLP were running the show.
@@crw45able I quite agree. A power sharing government between those two parties would be absolutely ideal.
@@chadchadson3894 The UK has an ageing population, more retiring than coming in to look after them. To say that hgv drivers wages are low because of Eastern European’s but in the same breadth the driver shortage is not because of brexit because there was only a few is laughable in its inconsistency
Barnier: (Referring to the May deal) We had come to an agreement, or so we thought but then it turned out we hadn't been talking to the management. BBC interview person: Do you not regret you did not help Ms. May Is this a new BBC Comedy format? Hope to find more episodes
The BBC seems much better at questioning the EU than the British government. Why can’t the British hold their own government to account?
they are complicit in this bigger con job ever!
they pander to the government in power because they know if they're too critical they'll slash BBC funding
Professional, top man, and straightforward answers. Period.
Yes indeed. Never hear such straightforward answers from Mr Johnson or his ministers.
So as a Pole, Your happy with the EU, right now ? !!!!
And guess who has just been voted out of the running for president.
Dumb and hypocritical nincompoop. The same reason the UK left the eu is what barnier is proposing on the French presidential debate. Telling France to take back contract 🤣. Imbecile
@@tamaliaalisjahbana9354 Because we don`t want anymore freeloading people of diversity. As for immigrant law breaking, we won`t go into that. "We`re full up, cluck off "
ohhh Geee, and I thought the journalism in my country (Poland) is at a very low level...This interview kind of cheered me up a bit
The journalist is obviously a brexiteer. She tried her best to ruffle Barnier bringing up what Cummings and Nigel said about him but did not succeed. Hats off to him. She also said that EU should be more flexible now that the protocol is not working. She also asked Barnier whether the Brit who signed the protocol understood what he signed. She's so ridiculous. Shouldn't she ask this question to Boris?
It seems there are no journalists to ask hard questions of politicians. I love Eddie Izzard and Jo Brand, but it is not their job to quote the hypocrisies of the politicians back at them! They're supposed to lampoon, not be the voice of reason.
Best not jump to conclusions
Some extra questions Emily Maitlis style… So Emily… the whole of Europe saw that your interview was ridiculous. Are you ashamed of yourself ? Are you going to publicly say you’re sorry ??
She does the same with brexit supporters.
@@mcr2356 That doesn’t make her interview style any better !
@@pietsnot5361 It's aggressively taking the other side. If your trying to get a strong response it's good. Not my favourite style tbf.
@@mcr2356 provide the truth on that - not seeing it myself
Barnier has lot more respect from me after this interview. He had patience to answer on all, even very provocative and personal questions. Like it was journalist mission just to enrage other person with personal attacks. And yes, there is no way that you can have all benefits of being in the club - and in the same time pick and choose what would be your obligations. How about other members of the club? Sorry, reality does not work this way.
He's a diplomat. Pity thery're an extinct species in the UK.
@@davidwright8432 I’m sure there are great diplomats in the UK. Sadly just not anywhere near the current government.
It is actually not hostile what she is doing, and he knows that. It is just a method of asking questions, she is in the role of the devils advocate. The questions she asks are actually good, and allow Barnier to give good answers. So the questions were not really personal. She was citing personal questions others have asked, both being aware that it is inappropriate. The situation is stressful for both, they do hard work. You are impressed by Barnier here, like I am too. But why is that? Not because Barnier was sitting in a chair holding a monologue. Or somebody wasted his time with small talk. It is her professional work to make Barnier say what he said. It is not fun, but they are not there to have fun. They do hard work.
Barnier is actually a Anglophile and supported the UK a lot during the 1970s. He wanted better terms for the UK when they entered the EEC in 1973. He rather a diplomatic man. Has a sort of attitude that creates a mutual respect for him something that most British politicians don't have at all. I wish him the best in the French elections in 2022.
I'm amazed he did so well considering his poor English
Barnier is very professional. Looking at the politicians currently acting in England .... it is unfortunately not the case
Heil Barnier
Get that man an arm band
You probably voted remain and still bitter that we left. Get over it
@@henrybeans4823 I think that now the damage is done. So we will see how the country is managed in the years to come. It starts badly.
That guy is so composed. She's trying to play emotional but he wouldn't yield. Excellent politician. Years of training.
Barnier is arguably more articulate than BoJo despite English being his second language. BoJo’s dalek-esque speech is an earsore aside from all the bullshit he spouts.
Imagine Johnson doing a similar interview in French for a French speaking tv in France, Belgium or Luxembourg, and with a journalist asking biased questions like these....
@@mayhu3282 Bozo claims to speak a bunch of languages, but he can't even speak English properly (and I've heard his French/German... laughable!)
@@lenawagenfuehr53 he can just about find his arse with both hands ...........hopefully some day he might be able to wipe it ..........!
My respect for Barnier has gone up in leaps and bounds. Imagine him waking and having to negotiate with this government we have day after day after day. His Cummings answer was class. Didn't lower himself to the standards of those around the table.
No cheap ad hominem attacks.
I like Michel Barnier. I think he's an honorable man. He is also a gentleman.
He is a c**t. Watch what will happen to EU.
@@cjstubejackofalltrade1551 idk 🤷♂️, I’m watching UK sadly being burned down…
@@TheColdBloodedGamerS 😂you wish. All good here. Its not like Hitler's invasion😂
@@cjstubejackofalltrade1551 so far there is a shortage of key workers in multiple industryies in the UK and the EU seems to be doing ok and just trying to deal with the Pandemic, which the UK is also dealing with very poorly.... so I think the EU is fine. As with the Hitler invasion comment it seems more like the UK has a fascist dictatorship than the EU does.
@@maartenderooij2897 dont you want to reply to" UK sadly being burned down?" When Hitler burned europe, UK was there to rescue all😂
Very poor interview indeed, whereby the journalist seems to confuse aggressive questioning with biased patriotism - going as far as bragging that the UK removed the French from the Aussie vessels' deal! Frankly expect better from the BBC.
Is she kidding 😳 the UK wanted Brexit and now has to face the consequences the Brits have to realize that they have been duped by their own politicians
will take a whilefor that to sink in .............even ifit does , the brits will never admit that they were conned , and gave the tories a massive majority to walk over them ..................!
ENGLAND wanted BREXIT they have got it warts and all!!
Jesus..... bitter much?!? Nobody has been duped! We are finding out own path. Nobody though it would be without bumps but we’ll better for it in the end.
@@trimaxionerror5696 quite right
Emily Maitlis did the British public a disfavour coming unprepared to this interview and filling the knowledge gaps with hollow rhetorical questions and content-less ad homonym attacks. It is in everybody's interest to better the relationship with the Isle's closest neighbours.
why do people not use their real name?
1. The AUKUS deal has nothing to do with Brexit. If the UK were still in the EU, this deal could still have happened. 2. There is nothing wrong with the NI protocol. The DUP are on their knees and have lost the vast majority of their voters. 3. Northern Ireland is working (thanks to the Protocol) just perfectly, no shortages like Britain 4. Visas restrictions - no problem, nobody's going to the "Plague Island" anyway, why would we? You have shortages on Food, Fuel, Workers (Farming, HGV, Hospitality, Health Care .....) 5. Your happy fish must still be happy as they are still alive, as your fishing industry has collapsed. 6. Your questions were not very intelligent - you seem to spend more time telling Mr. Barnier about how great Brexit was going for GB. I am surprised (and impressed) that he actually kept a straight face. 7. When are the BBC actually going to start telling the British public the truth about the real consequences of Brexit and what they will face in the future (both near and distant). Seriously, where has the objectivity gone? 8. The COVID-19 vaccination head start also could have happened if the UK were still in the EU - so had nothing to do with Brexit. Even after hogging all the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccines (keeping them in the UK), you are way behind the EU countries now - hence why Johnson no longer mentions the vaccine roll out.
Perhaps the D.U.P should return to England??
When the person interviewed has to tell the journalist : we have to avoid any kind of misunderstanding, it's clear what kind of journalist that it!
So, the BBC really thinks that it is mr. Barnier's responsibility to make sure that the UK side understands what they sign? Really? And the BBC really thinks that what mr. Cummings is telling about mr. Barnier as being lazy is important to mr. Barnier? What kind of journalism is that?
Barnier is too polite. The lady was not interviewing him, she was flinging poo at him.
Exactly, she has just tried to play with him, to provocate with questions about opinions. Like asking him what does he think about politicians mocking him, bullying him, using derogatory language when referring to him. You really need to have a lot of strength, knowledge and patience not to fall into this miserable trap.
It's not a trap and she is not a bad interviewer. It is common in the UK for the interviewer to take the opposing stance of the interviewee. The interviewer presents opinions from the opposition as the people who believe what she is proposing can know the interviewees response. They do it to all people
@@vladabuba And he remained so composed. Masterclass!
@@Thomas-nc9fzFace it, she was boorish like most of her Brexiteer mates in her freeloading TV station. They are afraid of Labour will stop their dole so its will always be notoriously tory.
@@Thomas-nc9fz show me a similar interview with a member of the British Govt - youre talking bs
He is so obviously, intellectually, superior to her. I felt sad and embarrassed for her. 🇫🇷🇪🇺
Absolutely. Even in his second langauge.
@Leroy Jenkins v3.0 your comment is hilarious. Thank you. Have a great evening sir. 🇫🇷🇪🇺
@Leroy Jenkins v3.0 LOL. Again, hilarious. Sorry to say, but, yes, I laugh. Be well. 🇫🇷🇪🇺
@Leroy Jenkins v3.0 good. I am not sure I believe you though.
Is BBC trying to rewrite the history behind Brexit?
very likely
I am not a British national, rather one of those " continentals", but I grew up with a great respect for the BBC. Is it just me or is the quality...uhm...changing?
@Zuurker U But aren't they independent?
@Zuurker U Hm, yes, that explains many things. Rather shocking though. Thank you!
Nothing illustrates the differences in the style of public discourse between mainland Europe and England (yes, England, not the UK) better than this interview. Everything is normative, loaded, not goal but debate driven. Congratulations, you successfully americanized yourselves. As a non-EU member from Switzerland, the sheer amount of complacency, entitlement and arrogance at display is mind baffling to me. We had to negotiate and plan for decades to get where we are with the EU... (Pardon my bad English, it is my third language.)
they don't understand what they are signing, it is quite possible that your English is much better than their negotiator.
@@arnaudloeffel1564 but how could they enter such negotiations without preparation, contigency stragegies and the like? I once admired the British education system as a young man and am still very anglophile, but my gosh, what a terrible elite you bred yourselves there. Edit: sry, didnt notice your name which let's me assume you are not British. My apologies for addressing you the wrong way.
all down to ........english nationalism ..........thats what has got the uk to where it finds its self today ...........!
@@marwindarx4974 the answer is sad, and simple. Politicians in the UK use the opportunity of Brexit to fight each other and grasp power. Most of them simply did not care about the consequences for their country. And the ones who cared, like Theresa May, were crushed.
@@georgedoorley5628 I strangely don't call it english nationalism. It is more a case of a nation unwilling to face the reality of its reduced place in the world.
An intelligent good man. He understood very well Brexit, causes and consequences. Did our negotiating team , and our politicians?
For the sake of peace shouldn't the UK government honour it's obligations 😡
The UK government has no honour, only greed and self-interest.
@Elephant man mate who cares? On the Island of Ireland the entire blame for the history of death and destruction lays at the feet of the British. The risk to that peace wasn't discussed or really thought of during the campaign so regardless of why the UK voted to leave they have obligations to the people on both sides of the UK border in Ireland and these have to be upheld at any cost to the UK
Did anyone else wonder why there is almost no coverage about the current lorry driver situation on BBC news? They seem to readily report other countries' misfortunes, where's their journalistic integrity now?
there are no serious shortages in other EU countries... James O'brien interviewed a HGV driver on this in his latest LBC show, it's here on KZhead...
Maybe there is no shortage in one part of the UK.....? Northern Ireland 👍
I mean the BBC news app has been running stories every day top of the page about it. I don't think you've been paying attention, or you're just disingenously trying to make an unfactual point.
Exactly, I was just watching the BBC coverage and it was all "don't worry, the army is coming to the rescue". All of the 3 minutes they dedicated to it!
Wish Barnier was our PM, safe pair of hands, and probably run the country quite well. 😐
Barnier is shrewd. He knows how to deal with BBC's clowns. Brexit is done whether you like it or not.
yes its done, but the UK government still wants to renegotiate the deal they signed less than a year ago. And how is it working so far for you?
Only in GB people still talk about Brexshit. the rest of Europe is long past this.
Barnier is a very smart operator. He led a top team of negotiators, lawyers etc. The Brexit talks were an example of Men v Boys. Look at how many of our 'top' people ran off tails between their legs. He is magnanimous in total victory. When challenged on NI-'They are serious people, Non?' Brilliant.
@@theflyingspaghettimonster6462 Indeed, another day, another dead unicorn...
Brexit is salvation
Read Michel Barnier 's book, and you will understand the conditions of assymetric negociations : UE representatives deeply knew the matters and the alternative consequences when British negociators were flippant and non professional. Cummings comments were insults which are not legitimate in a BBC interview.
I love how she just aped the Tory spin, “MASSIVE security deal” and “we KNOW the NI protocol is not working “, without any detail,.
Yep, it sounds like james cleverly wrote the questions lol
She is just playing devil's advocate, she is giving him something to argue against. Also, it is very clear that the NI protocol is not working. That should not come as a surprise to anybody, Johnson threw NI under the bus.
Yeah you'd have to question the sanity of anyone claiming the the NI protocol is working in any way at all.
@@tonyb9735 Yes, maybe, but whose fault was that? Was it the place of mr barnier and the EU to put together a deal that preserved the uk or the eu? Their remit was to protect the eu. mr johnson as pm and leader of conservative & unionist party was responsible for securing his country's territorial intergety. As in all things involving mr johnson he failed, and miserably. To read the press in the UK you'd hardly realise it.
@@haroldwilson8081 "whose fault was that? " It was the fault of the Tories. I think that's pretty obvious. The EU stated, clearly, all the way along through the negotiations what their red lines were. The EU were more than generous in their negotiations, they had very few ideological constraints (unlike the Tories who were driven by the ERG), they sought only to protect the single market (which is absolutely fair enough, anybody who didn't expect that is an idiot), and to ensure that the GFA was adhered to so that there was no return to violence in Ireland (which the Tories don't give a crap about, they repeatedly tried to violate the GFA during the negotiations). The Tories thought they could bulldoze past those things. They were wrong. When they failed, they signed a shit agreement that didn't, couldn't work - but it was they who demanded that arrangement. Boris specifically demanded it, and signed it, knowing that it wouldn't work and thinking he would later be able to rip it up. There really is no doubt whose fault it is. Brexit was never a good idea, but it absolutely didn't have to be as damaging, as toxic as it is. That's entirely on the Tories.
Maitlis is a seriously unpleasant person, I feel sorry for Barnier for having to put up with her.
The vague questions she asked like a school examiner! Doh
he is well used to it ...............all those years of dealing with what ever the uk chose to send to negotiate with him and his team ............!
Emily has dropped to the ability level of Kathy Newman. A biased interviewer.
When Emily Maitliss invoked a quotation by Nigel Farage, of all people, that was the moment that it really hit me that she is way out of her depth here in this interview!
yes she turned up at a gun fight armed with a blunt knife .............!
They could not answer Nigel questions in the EU parliament😂
@@cjstubejackofalltrade1551 : Who are “they”? And, what questions?…..
@@cjstubejackofalltrade1551 He had his pants pretty well pulled down on several occasions, the JOB interview was one of the best
Sad day for the BBC when they allow their top journalists to cheerlead for the Tory party. Those words could have come straight out of Farages mouth. Shameful.
She hasn't. You misunderstand her intent. She is asking loaded questions in order to give him a platform to argue. She knows he will demolish her position, it's too easy, but the brexiters need to hear it.
the bbc are finished
@@tonyb9735 I hope you’re right
"Are you sure the UK government understood every word of the protocol?" Well, lady. They signed it, didn't they? Are you saying the UK government signed an agreement without understanding what they were signing? 🙄 Was he dealing with children, that were taken advantage of due to their lack of understanding and maturity? Dear God!
Well ... Boris and co were involved ...
What I read the other day from someone who was present there is that the EU team always arrived to the negotiating table very well prepared with lots of documents to underpin their position, whilst the UK team was very much unprepared. So maybe indeed they didn't read the documents properly. Which is of course their fault...
That was my reaction also. What an odd question. The top officials of the UK didn't understood what they were signing? I don't know what is worse...
@@mayhu3282 Yes, I remember I saw the picture at the time: the EU negotiators had a pile of papers each. The UK not even a notebook.
@@ivosilva8747 I find this question of this journalist very insulting for the English politicians... I am not sure that she understands well her own question and its scope
This journalist couldn’t have put her own bias forward more obviously. Her stressing on the AUKUS is really fun: First of all everyone is still wondering what in hell the UK is doing in this agreement, they won’t take part in the building and they have no direct interest in the indo pacific. She’s not even able to give one benefit. It gives a good view on why the UK couldn’t stay in the EU. The perception of the part of the population she represents is inherently partial and inward looking. She doesn’t seem to understand that the UK and EU are not on the same ground on every level. The UK is an economical dwarf compared, yet they thought they could impose their interests. Real world doesn’t work like that, as the UK-US deal shows One thing is certain however: his decency and lack of animosity contrast clearly with the clowns composing the UK government. Man what a joke the UK became
economical dwarf compared to the likes of the US, China or India sure but you can not say they are a dwarf in the EU. In the EU is where the UK's economic might could of swayed other EU countries such as their ability to create the EU single market which is a direct result of British influence. The UK could do very well in fact if it were not for the lousy politicians we keep getting a democracy not based on truth, reason and logic but on lies, apathy and fantastical thinking. Just look at the British Press and how they convey information to the public . Listen to what the ordinary electorate regurgitates and you'll realise the profound influence of media in this country.
In fact you can see this journalist Emily Maitlis toeing the line of the British Press. I'll give you an example. "They understood exactly what the protocol meant?" . This is a common theme as of late whereby the British Press portrays Boris Johnson as "not understanding the Irish Protocol", "they could not foresee the outcome" . Now come on lets be real. This guy Boris is a Etonian and a highly educated man that is evidently a very successful politician, you don't become successful if you are stupid. He knew what was going on but the reason why the British Press says such ludicrous things as this is because they want to sow the divide between Britain and the EU by implying that the EU somehow deceived the British. There is no blame in the British Press on Boris or his crew for the mess of the Irish Protocol. That is the problem, Chris. There is a reason for that , just look at the massive connections between the Conservative party and the British Press.
@@angelicking2890 it is a dwarf compared to the E.U. he said, and it is
@@angelicking2890 I agree, they perfectly knew what they were doing, and BoJo's government is using the technicality of those kind of matters to mislead its citizens. Nevertheless, the Brexit campaign clearly showed that a substantial part of the UK population was willing to defend a position they did not understand based on their phantasms of former imperial glory. It is a real shame, I, as a French who have been living in the UK, feel really sorry about this situation, because by doing this the UK damaged both itself and the EU. But, the fact that a majority of the population was thinking at the time that the EU was harmful to the UK, when in fact it was the exact opposite, is quite telling about the mentality that this journalist represent, and the supposed superiority of the British that those people still believe in. What is more shocking is that she's still trying to put this idea forward. When and if the UK population will get rid of it's past imperial glory dreams, which comes with the inherent feeling of superiority that led so many to believe the UK was going to do better outside of the first economic bloc in the world, I'm sure there will be a lot of progress and probably a new adhesion process. I feel sorry that this realization will have to come at the cost of the wellbeing of common British who will probably suffer from the economic hardship in coming. As of now, you guys defined your future by this act. Concerning the UK press, well, this interview clearly shows the level of mediocrity that defines it. This woman interview should be put forward in journalism school as an example of what a lack of objectivity is. The newspaper in the UK played a big part in this mess, but, let's not forget one thing, the newspaper adapts to their readers and listeners, and obviously it wasn't too hard to play on the nostalgia of the British empire to make people think they were so much better that they'd do better than the other europeans. Let's not forget one thing, there are plenty of newspaper from other countries, French, German, Spanish, that publishes both in national language and English. If the British newspaper are so bad, what is preventing British from getting a point of view from other countries to make their own opinions, apart from laziness? There is no excuses for being manipulated nowadays in a democracy like the UK. Also, your comment imply that the newspaper have the role of educating the mass. This is totally false, they just put forward informations in a way that suit they ideology. The best newspapers will try to inform objectively, but it rely on each and everyone to educate themselves and understand the information given to them. Sadly, the UK with it's education system is clearly failing on this part. In my opinion, you can't really blame people to fool others if the said others are so gullible.
@@angelicking2890 Also, you should check your facts, the UK joined the EU in 1973, when the ideals of the single market were implemented in 1957 with the treaty of Rome. So this is just utter bullshit and you guys should try not to be more novelist than you already are. The very fact that you think the UK played a role in the EU construction is telling about British nationalism and it's inherent stupidity. According to your rethorics, the UK swayed others to make a single market that was already existing, and which also was the very reason the UK left? Damn, that's some psycho stuff. If you were objective, you'd realize the UK was never a source of proposition nor progress for the EU, for the simple reason that the UK was always thinking of it's own interest and was never willing to integrate nor share too much interest.
I like how she brings up the Aus/UK/US defence pact as a benefit of Brexit… How will that make the life of fishermen in Sunderland, who according to the BBC voted for Brexit, any better?
Obviously the Australians will use the submarines to chase more fish to Sunderland.
Fishermen in Sunderland voted for Brexit, they are fine with the outcome.
That's not the point though is it?
@@76Rubes you mean "fine without an income"
I know that England and France have been like cat and dog since Hundred Years War in Middle Age even though there haven't war between them since end of Napoleon War. From late 17th century to early 19th century, Great Britain had defeated France at almost wars between them, so GB could occupy the N.American colonies of France. Therefore GB could become super power nation for more one century. I think AUKUS pact made Frenches feel sence of defeat against Anglo-Saxon.
I respect the patience Mr. Barnier shows towards Miss Maitlis. I mean, my god, the baffling stupidity of the questions! 3:05 Mr Cummings called you.... What kind of question is that, and how is this even relevant?
I'm Dutch and totally forgot Britain left the EU until I saw this program. Sounds like its not going so well for them. It's sad news.
Trust me my cloggi bro its going better than when in the EU dont belive the TV
Wages up 14% - that’s not bad aye?
@@trimaxionerror5696 Source?
This is biased as hell. She acts as if the E.U should fix the problems Brexit created for the GB.
Holy crap, she did a remarkably disingenuous job! What a bunch of selfish and loaded hindsight questions - And what a diplomat and gentleman Barnier is. UK is still stuck in the role of the victim and have not learned a damn thing, if this is representing the soul of (the half) of the country. Wow - I can hardly imagine what BS this man has had to endure from the bad faith UK negotiators.
He had the patience of Job.
he really earned every cent of his salary dealing with the uk so called negotiators ...!
Trump, Brexit, AUKUS - all of this has helped Europe (yes I say Europe!) to realize that it is alone on this world and must find its own strength. But hey! We are half a Billion people with the strongest economy on the planet - time to take our fate into our own hands.
'strongest economy on the planet' The EU is smaller than China and the US, it has huge demographic issues, huge issues with internal agreements and further centralisation, it will rapidly fall as a % of world GDP over the next 50 years as the east grows. The EU will never become any sort of serious entity. It will slug along just how it is today.
@@Swift-mr5zi keep dreaming, its free of charge
@@Swift-mr5zi who cares about the Size of the EU the Size is irrelevant.
@@Swift-mr5zi Actually, the single market _is_ the biggest market at the moment. Of course this could change in the future, the EU does have its problems. But the USA also has huge problems, in fact I think bigger ones than the EU. China isn't problem-free at all, just look at Evergrande. But as a matter of fact, the USA, the EU and China are the big players, with Japan a distant third. Together, these four entities control about 75% of the world's GDP. UK? Not even 3%!
@@babelhuber3449 EU economy= 15 trillion US economy = 22.6 Trillion China = 16.6 trillion Are you not capable of using google?
Where is this "did they understand the deal" rhetoric coming from? How can that possibly be a defense? If I sign a deal in my profession I am bound by it. Saying I didn't understand it doesn't mean I get another go, it means I'm getting fired for incompetence.
Absolutely staggering. BBC newsnight is a disgrace for asking such loaded one-sided ignorant questions.
She is obviously trying to give him a platform to argue against. I don't believe for a moment they are her views.
Shame on BBC sending somebody with a nasty questions to attack Barnier
get a grip snowflake"
nasty lol how dare they call out the idiot!
What a poor set of questions. Of course you want the interviewer to be tough and grill the person being interviewed when they are a senior figure in politics. But in terms of the questions being asked this sinks to the level of cringeworthy. Barnier hits the nail on the head when he starts talking about trust and confidence being damaged and lets see what the long term outcome of this is. Barnier is too wise he knows thoughtless actions will eventually come back to haunt those that undertake such actions.
I found this to be a biased interview. The interviewer didn't have facts at her disposal when asking questions.
Bias because she didn't have the facts at her disposal, isn't that the point of journalism is you do your research, which she always does, see her famous interview with prince Andrew
@@mollflanders9184 She presented opinions as fact. Please see her question involving the NI Protocol.
There are never facts plenty of FICTION, and LOADS OF STATEMENTS with no back up!!!
What utter nonsense questions ... pleeeeeaaaaase, take some f responsibility people of the UK!
Calm down wolfie, we are all good over here.
@@trimaxionerror5696 oh look, a patronising Brexiter ... what else is new. And no, not all good over there, quite the contrary. A complete and utter failure to be precise and everyone knows it!
@@BlissLovePeace calm yourself and stop being so hysterical. Supply lines were bound to be disrupted you lemon. Wages have gonna up for working class people 14%. The young and unemployed need re-skilling or training up. You realise every time you bring in foreign labour its the equivalent of an export. So millions of pounds are leaving the country needlessly. I’m not saying there’s anything wrong with foreign labour but it cannot be used at the expense of the brits only in cases where there’s no more human capacity in the market.
@@trimaxionerror5696 who do you think you are, you comedian. Brexiters simply never get it ... everything was bound to happen, sure .... when in reality you promised unicorns and sunny uplands. Funny how you guys constantly need to twist your brains trying to make sense out of this Brexidiocy. Bottom line is the worst of impacts is because of Brexit, and we all know it.
@@BlissLovePeace you can’t stop change. Leave and go live in the eu. Do it the old fashion way. Stop blaming all your problems on brexit. From the few replies you’ve sent you seem a very angry and and bitter person, lighten up! Such is life! Lol
I don't know what she is on about, Akkus is mainly US without them the other 2 are nothing. UK is not really a major player anymore and Brexit is not really a success either ! Greetings from Australia
Spot on. AUKUS is totally American.
I think what Australia wants from the UK is mainly trained technicians and operators. UK service members can legally be members of the Australian armed forces while maintaining their status at home (and vice-versa). We will see Australian sailors in UK submarine crews for the next 10 years.
Despite numerous obstacles, Mr. Michel Barnier conducted the Brexit negotiations according to EU member states' instructions and laws. He is undoubtedly a highly intelligent, knowledgeable person with experience in this field, and I should thank him for the job done.
What a hard task this must have been. Defending the diverging interest of the member states while ensuring his negotiations content everyone. I’m proud that he represented us, and by doing so, exposed the UK government deficiencies
and as a leave voter so do I
This is now bad Brexit consequences like shortage of truck drivers. Brexiteers told "unskilled " workers from EU aren't welcome. And now , the UK Governmt is saying thet these "unskilled" workers from EU being truck drivers are welcome because there are shortages of workers in the supply chain. = that sounds quite hypocrit". The problem is 1/ to stay in UK is becoming more complicated fr EU people 2/ there is also a shortage of workers and truck drivers in EU . So why , after Brexit , EU workers will go in UK to work (and perhaps after shortage must go back again in EU) if they can also work in EU . This is just ridculous. The freedom of movement of people and goods is a great asset in EU and a majority of UK citizens didn't want it . Perhaps this Brexit was a silly move for a short time perspective, but we never know how it will develop. Towards the better for UK. Myself , living in Belgium , will prefer to travel in EU countries just to not having a border hassle in UK and many EU people are feeling like that. When one is saying to one friend that he is boring or something , the friend will never go knock at your door to say hello again. Please note that I am French speaking dude and I am writing this with my poor English knowledge . How many British would be able to write this in French ???? That is the center of the problem. Many British don't understand the others (EU people) but many EU people are trying to understand British language ...
I agree, I also live part-time in Belgium and my frequent trips to the UK are now a thing of the past, there are so many interesting places to visit in the EU.. Also my academical links to the UK are a thing of the past too. I guess there are many cases like mine, of tourists and international students no longer spending *a lot of money* every year in the UK. I've even stopped buying University books from the UK, since the custom duties make them too expensive
Shut up you moron . And I’m French
@@robertcornelius8056 what's your point? You English liar!
@@luisgomes8226 😂😂😂 perfect! 👍👍👍 🇫🇷🇪🇺
Jean Michel, je suis britannique et je suis tout à fait capable de me faire comprendre en français même si je fasse plus de fautes que toi tu fais en anglais. La tragédie c’est qu’au referendum en 2016 le résultat n’était pas clair puisque presque la moitié voulait rester et une légèrement plus grande moitié voulait partir de l’EU. Seul conclusion du peuple britannique « je ne sais ». Le referendum n’a pas du être traité comme mandat pour quitter l’EU. Aujourd’hui il y a une manque de conducteurs de camions partout en Europe, mais, c’est seulement en Grande Bretagne, (je ne dis pas en Irlande du Nord), ou il s’agit des problèmes d’approvisionnement des essentiels. Il y a multiples de raisons pour ce manque de camionneurs, mais c'est sûr que le Brexit avec le durcissement de règles pour aller en Angleterre a basculer la balance pour déclencher ce problème. C’est triste. Je suis fier d’être un anglais et j'ai peur pour l’avenir de mon pays. Please don’t forget that almost half of the people who voted, voted to “remain” and Brexit should never have been decided by referendum especially as the “Leave” campaign persuaded voters that there would be no negative economic consequences to leave the EU. What a lie. “Project Fear” they called it when we remainers pointed out the high price that would have to be be paid. Well, we’ll wait 5 years and then see the true consequences of Brexit. Today with the pandemic and other issues it is to early to call. Best wishes from a Francophile. (Excuse my French.)
This is really bad interview she keeps asking him what he thinks about what others said so dumb. He out Flanks her and does not fall into her trap to get sound bites. Poor journalism here
Food shortages ..tax and energy prices going up.. petrol station closing ..its all going to ahit
Temporary phase, post early covid.
It's the result of covid and the ridiculous lockdowns.
covid lockdowns. not brexit - otherwise would have happened in january 2020.
@@pandasrules7536 If COVID, why only in the UK?
@@d15ude Energy prices/cost of gas increasing is universal is it not? The others not so much.
What an aggressive and rude journalist she is. Clearly she cant control her own bias here.
I am happy to see that the majority of people here are able to appreciate the honesty of this man, and see through the political agenda of this journalist. Whats done is done, and we can not go back, only make things right from here. If you're unhappy; blame this government, since they are in league and in the pockets of the media AND the oil and gas companies. Any further crisis we experience is all on them
Hell no. We elect our government. We get the government we deserve. We should have known that this car crash would have happened. Actually, strike that - a vast number of people did. OUR POLITICAL SYSTEM IS DEEPLY CORRUPT AND WE HAVE ALLOWED IT TO BECOME EVEN MORE SO WITH BREXIT. People warned this would happened and it was ignored by the slimmest of majorities. It's all on the Brexiteers W⚓️. Meanwhile, the rest of us quietly have to dig ourselves out.
You really are quite gullible. He`s changed his tune, now that he`s tried and failed to gain power.
@@TheMilford99 Gullible how? Is Brexit good yet?🤣. Completely missed that part
@@mikescott5412 Gullible Mike !!!! i prefer correct spelling. People like you, believing their lies. They`re now realising and saying, it was as smart people knew, that immigration was a big mistake.
@@mikescott5412 BS as usual. I`m happy the advances Brexit is progressing. Within 3 years, we`ll be close to where we wanted. I`ve become comfortable and retired, having done far better than working, i did for 35 years. Fortunately, because i have no empathy, for losers, Mike. Let the diversity gangs end each other, no problem.
What a man
What a waste of time…. Barnier’s answers were cut off most of the time and the interviewer was clearly bias… even for BBC standards.
Her questioning is loaded with political bias !
They wanted out of EU, now when the reality hit them hard they ask for people from EU to come working again with a stupid temporary visa cause they lack personnel in factories, farms, lorry drivers, etc and what do you know? No one wants to come back in UK! Well, it`s understandable and good for them cause they have self respect. I`m sorry for UK, but you reap what you sow..
What absolute nonsense! Over 5 million Eu nationals have been granted the right to stay. Your ignorance is astounding. We are not part of the Eu now so we can choose as we wish. I for one think the uk is very generous with respect to immigration. But we’ll not be take for fools anymore.
@@trimaxionerror5696 well, at least you have plenty of delicious Sovereign Tea for Christmas. It won't be a turkey that's for sure.
@@trimaxionerror5696 Yeah, but most of those people do not work in the sectors with labour shortages. Seasonal workers did not qualify for the settled status and it's estimated that over a million EU workers left the UK due to COVID & Brexit and more are planning to. It turns out when you tell people to go home, they do, and they won't be coming back, paying thousands of pounds, to help your sorry asses for three months. And when it comes to being fools, why did you not vote in a government that would have secured better benefits and pay for those sectors? Greetings from Scandinavia.
@@simoncolombo6640 and how do you know that?? Do you have the data for all 5 millions of them? Plus the uk needs ween itself off of cheap labour.. Like the rest of the western world.
Trimaxion Error You'll need to change your tone and start talking sense, if you will not be taken for fools anymore. Because this isn't working until now. Your government is the laughingstock of the world, full of fools, liars and deniers. Only the brexit tabloids and the BrexitBC seem to tell every English person brexit is going well, but less and less people believe it. The Welsh, Scottish and Northern Irish never believed it. And brexit isn't working out fine, up to now. It will be a long winter of discontent if your government keeps going on like this.
He is too much of a diplomat when explaining. The protocol was the one that BJ wanted, afterall, and the problems are because UK hasn’t implemented the checks and they haven’t implemented the systems (also software) to streamline the process!! And EU has no obligation towards UK anymore, as EU is 27 countries and the commission in Bruxelles work for those 27 countries! And what importance would the words of the unelected Frost and Cummings have for a diplomat from Bruxelles?! And BBC is just repeating the lies of the brexiteers.
Some seriously disingenuous and ridiculously loaded questions, asking Barnier hindsight questions based on the chaos, indecision and shortages predicted and created by the actions of this hopeless Tory government......what a terrible, hopeless interview....the BBC need to face up to and admit to the political and economic anarchy created by Brexit.....what a sh!tshow
They expect payment for a licence for what!??
Who a pity we don't have a PM who speaks as clearly and honestly as Mr. Barnier.
vote one in
Britain decided to Leave the EU , the EU set out their conditions and position, they have barely moved away from that since the beginning, There’s been Cretinous people from the Leave side constantly hurling abuse at Barnier and the EU in general, in public the EU don’t seem to have retaliated, Maitlin here adopted a course of questioning more suitable to a reversal of the situation, it’s not the EUs fault,
Strewth - that bloke is quite something. I guess we now know how they managed to stay calm while the Brits ran around like headless chickens, and flinging insults in all directions.
You see the moment in her eye, when she realises the interview isn't going her way
I wonder why Emily Maitlis wasn't this rude, arrogant and curt when she interviewed Prince Andrew? 🤬
Wow if anyone still has any doubt how biased the BBC has become, they should all view this. From day one the BBC has been fiercely anti Brexit, so there’s no surprise that these type of interviews are still being raised. By the way in case anyone assumes I’m just another ‘Brexit supporting radical’, I actually voted against Brexit. I just hate what the mainstream media (esp the BBC) has become, and have zero confidence in their ability to be unbiased, sadly.
Barnier really knows how to deal with the British media & what more funny is that they know it.
Oh thats good then
@@allancrotch2953 Awww poor Allan
@@bid84 far from poor mate my hourly rate has gone up more in the last 12 months than the previous 12 years
@@allancrotch2953 Greet enjoy it while you can
Appalling ignorance of the issues by Emily Maitlis, like she's being paid in brown envelopes by the DUP. She has completely gone down in my estimation as any kind of a "serious" journalist. Quoting personal slurs by Cummings is her journalistic level. Pathetic, both her and the BBC.
I thought she was pathetic too. Sad. 🇫🇷🇪🇺
How many negotiators & Prime minister's did the British Brexiteers have during Brexit. And where are all of that Brexit benefits they promised. ???
Inane questioning, calm and intelligent answering
This video should have been called: "A perfect example of grace, diplomacy, and integrity in high stress situations"
He is a great negotiator. I give him that
More avoidance than diplomacy if you ask me!!
@Zuurker U Agree, a few are able to achieve what Barnier is capable of.
@@Gary-bz1rf Sorry to disappoint you. I do not know a single person or company here in Germany that is affected by Brexit. I am sure they exist and supply chain issues from Germany to UK subsidiaries might be an issue once the UK actually custom checked incoming goods. This theme is not existing here any more for the most part. It's exactly the deal the UK wanted - being a third country. So I guess you either do a 180 or learn to live with it. Also, last time I checked, Johnson has a huge majority in parliament. That didn't happen without the vast majority voting for this clown and allowing everything that went down since 2016, most notably how EU citizens were treated in the UK! There is a reason why the UK has hit rock bottom in terms of reputation in Europe. Never seen such a wimpy opposition in my life ...
@@Gary-bz1rf complete utter nonsense. No, it doesn't go both ways. There is massive damage through Brexit in the UK and everybody knows it, while damage in the EU is not at all or barely noticeable. And if those Polish friends you mention even exist I bet there is 100:1 more Poles in the UK that do not support this Brexidiocy. Nice try though ... and Brexit is not good for anyone, that much I give you. So let's conclude then, Brexit is idiotic!
The difference is that no one in the EU ever kidded themselves that brexit would not affect trade. It was only those in the UK who believed it wouldn't. But you mustn't kid yourself that the EU will suffer terminal damage.....your wet dream.
The journalist is more interested in her own political views than in those of Michel Barnier. She has a point to grind, but it is both unfair and unrealistic. Once you step in dog poo, it's on your shoe and it's your responsibility to clean it up. True, you can try and make the dog owner do it for you, but that's not such a practical solution, particularly if the dog owner just warned you not to step in it and gave you fair opportunity to remove it before you stepped on it. I think the UK is getting into the position of the young man who left home, only to find out when it thought better of it, that the parents have already changed the locks.
Barnier is a classic diplomat. He doesn't have to engage in popularist language because brexit is a reality and the UK has to live with it. UK politicians will continue to blame the EU for everything, but the buck stops with Boris and brexit...
The man who wiped the floor with the Brexiteers, top bloke.
This is journalistic idiocracy - She has absolutely no idea what she is talking about
Neither does he
I’m less than two minutes in and that is bleeding obvious.
Painfully obvious, wasn't it? Uncharacteristic of her. Those questions weren't hers.
She is putting the "arguments" of the Brexit-tribe to him, of course it looks ridicoulus since the "arguments" are rethorical nonsense.
@@theflyingspaghettimonster6462 He should have just said "Dominic who?"
This interviewer is just unprofessional, partial. I would have more respect if she had a Japanses banda written Brexiteer...useless interview. We Learn nothing, the goal was just to trap Barnier.
I think, at this stage, it is worth considering U.K. a rogue nation. If this is journalism in the U.K. then they must be treated as a rogue nation - constantly pushing unfounded propaganda, mostly based on British ignorance through media and educational shortcomings, to the point that it seems they explicitly want the EU to fail. The U.K. can expect some seriously hard responses, within diplomatic protocols of course. “It will go hard, and we will better the instruction” to quote a certain bard
Mr Michel is a gentleman, calm and smart👌
Was looking forward to watching this only to realize the interview is not worth the bandwidth it takes to watch it. Infantile, irrelevant questions, expect better from Emily. Love how he subtly emphasizes "serious people on both sides", really trolling her expertly there.
If only the BBC were questioning OUR own government in such a manner
People got just what they wanted who voted Brexit. A lot of problems we’d put behind us have come back. Europe is not perfect, but it runs things better than we seem to a lot of the time.
A very interesting interview showing what a clever and articulate man he is. Had to admire him, gave straight, honest and open minded answers and did not take the bait when certain loaded questions were put to him.
He is a great poltician
No BBC, Barnier does not believe your Brexit BS
The BBC has turned into a total bs media outlet...
So the BBC is independent and impartial in its broadcasting?!? ... yet again, I think not! Very biased interview by Emily Maitlis!
"The EU parliament doesnt understand...".They care about their people.We must understand that we are not one of them anymore.USA are more important for EU than UK in this moment
I have not expected to see such primitive narrative from a BBC interviewer.