“Sorry, León”: UK not 'cradle of parliamentarism', Rajoy learns
Monday, December 18, 2017 @ 12:38 AM
SPAIN'S president Mariano Rajoy has had to apologise to the city of León for upholding the UK as an example for being 'the cradle of parliamentarism and the rule of law'.
UNESCO historians have subtly corrected him by pointing out that it was the ancient Kingdom of León which is credited with being the seat of parliamentarism, of which the city of the same name was then capital.
Rajoy credited Britain with the honour during his recent meeting with its prime minister Theresa May at 10 Downing Street, in which he thanked the Conservative leader for her support of Spain over the Catalunya crisis and pledged that Brexit would not break the close links between the two countries.
In his speech at a press conference after the Downing Street meeting, Rajoy had said: “The UK is leaving the European Union, but it is not leaving Europe, and it is crucial to build a strategic alliance to help deal with common 21st-century challenges such as job creation, migration, climate change, development, cyber-security and terrorism.
“Britain's backing our handling of the Catalunya situation is particularly significant, since the UK is the cradle of parliamentarism and the rule of law.
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