Angela Merkel is hosting Narendra Modi in Berlin as the pair embark on fresh trade talks

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Underlining the fact Brexit or the newly established Donald Trump administration are not issues that concern her, the Chancellor used a beer hall rally on Sunday to drive home the point that “the times when we could completely rely on others are, to an extent, over”.

Passionately addressing her audience, Angela Merkel said it was time for Europe to “take our fate into our own hands,” attacking both the US and the UK in one swipe.

She even went as far as reminding the UK that they are no longer the top of anyone’s priority list.

Instead, it would appear that the German Chancellor’s focus has switched to trade partners further afield.