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Britain's right-wing tabloid, the Daily Mail. But the best-selling Rupert Murdoch-owned The Sun also picked up on innocuous comments by the Italian minister

Brexit, tabloid 'sulks', and AstraZeneca

Having spent almost five years living in Brexit Britain, the tabloids' hostility towards the EU comes as no surprise to me. However, I was surprised to discover the theories surrounding the suspension of the AstraZeneca vaccine, in which European countries are accused of deliberately punishing the UK.

Even pro-European friends sent me messages exasperated at the 'short-sightedness' and 'dirty tactics' of the Europeans, blinded by a hatred of the 'Oxford jab'.

But where did the be...

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Jonas Fleega is a German graduate of the London School of Economics, with an MSc in the political economy of Europe.

Britain's right-wing tabloid, the Daily Mail. But the best-selling Rupert Murdoch-owned The Sun also picked up on innocuous comments by the Italian minister

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Jonas Fleega is a German graduate of the London School of Economics, with an MSc in the political economy of Europe.

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