Angela Merkel’s beer hall speech on Sunday generated headlines for her take on German-U.S. relations with Donald Trump in the White House — but it’s London that should really be worried.

Steffen Seibert, the German chancellor’s spokesman, insisted today that his boss was speaking as a “deeply convinced transatlanticist” by calling for an end to German complacency when it comes to the country’s relationship with the United States.

That means Merkel does not see much hope when she looks West these days.

Instead she is more interested in getting the EU to “fight for our future on our own, for our destiny as Europeans,” and to build a strong relationship with Emmanuel Macron.

If all that sounds rather obvious — the idea of the EU being organized and self-sufficient — remember that the bloc has been in crisis fire-fighting mode nonstop since 2008.

Of course, Merkel was electioneering in the Munich beer hall. Her primary goal with the speech was to attack her rival Martin Schulz and solidify her support in Bavaria, which is governed by the Christian Social Union, the (increasingly uncomfortable) sister party of her Christian Democrats.

Yet Merkel also issued a reminder that the U.K. is not at the top of anyone’s priority list. Not Merkel’s, not the EU’s, not the Trump administration’s. You can add former British colonies to that list.

That point is underlined by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s European tour this week. He is visiting Germany, France, Spain and Russia, but not the U.K..

After meeting with Modi, Merkel will host Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in Berlin ahead of Friday’s EU-China summit. While not a fully-fledged pivot to Asia, the scheduling, especially after disappointing G7 and NATO summits, shows that Germany is happy to look elsewhere for strategic partners and business deals if the U.S. and U.K. want to cool their relationships.

The U.K. will argue, as Home Secretary Amber Rudd did this morning, that they “want to have a deep and special partnership” with Germany, including on security issues.

It hardly matters. In Berlin, what counts is government action, not ministerial smooth talk.

The primary Brexit test for Germany will be what compromises the U.K. is prepared to make to maintain access to EU markets and EU security infrastructure.

Even the U.K.’s usual security strong suit is being undermined by its failure to track the Manchester bomber — an error similar to Belgian mistakes in the lead-up to the Paris and Brussels attacks.

The well-organized Merkel would rather avoid the hassle of a difficult Brexit. She won’t bat an eyelid if the U.K. walk away from the negotiating table.

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