we need to work as a continent to face some global challenges. 'I think that Keir Starmer as many, many politicians, even in the Tory Party, know that to face some global challenges, we have to work at a European level. I wrote my book on our last meeting he seems to me that he has the capacity to be the Prime Minister of UK. There is no added value to Brexit,' he told Andrew Marr in an interview to be broadcast this evening.Īsked about Sir Keir he added: 'I met several times Keir Starmer when he was on the side of the leader of the Labour Party, and I have a respect for him. The added value to be out of the union, out of the Customs Union, out of the single market. 'Nobody, even Mr Farage, has been able along these last five years to give me any proof of the added value of Brexit. Meanwhile Mr Barnier will use an LBC interview tonight to attack Brexit and former Ukip leader Nigel Farage. The 'benefits of Brexit' will be used to 'empower communities and businesses', Rishi Sunak pledged last night.Īhead of the third anniversary of Britain's departure from the EU today, he promised a renewed focus on exploiting the flexibilities and freedoms offered by no longer having to follow the Brussels rule book. The poll of 10,000 people found that only in Lincolnshire was there still majority support for Brexit - Louth and Horncastle, Boston and Skegness, and South Holland and the Deepings. 'Maybe it's a little bit optimistic concerning the UK, but my feeling is when the last time when I was in London, that for the first time in the public opinion in Britain, people understand that Brexit was a wrong choice and that it has done a lot of damage to Europe and certainly to the UK.' He told LBC: 'Yeah, my dream was that I transmitted in a tweet yesterday was to say, let's hope that Britain can rejoin and let's hope that Ukraine can join and why not within five years? He used a map based on polling by Focaldata and Unherd showing that in all but three of the 650 UK parliamentary constituencies a majority of voters believe Brexit was a mistake. Last week he celebrated Germany's belated decision to send tanks to Ukraine by saying: 'Time to build a real EU defence with jointly procured EU weapons.'Įarlier this week he trolled the UK on Twitter, saying it was his 'dream' for the UK and Ukraine both to join the EU within the next five years. Mr Verhofstadt is one of the main cheerleaders for the EU to have its own army. A spokesman said that Britain's response to the invasion had demonstrated 'the UK's commitment to European security'. No10 hit back at him this afternoon, saying he was wrong to make such a connection. I think maybe that without Brexit, maybe there was no invasion.' He told LBC radio that Putin was trying to restore the Soviet Union and 'the only difference is that the Communist Party is replaced by his cronies'.īut in a bizarre moment he added: 'A united Europe, certainly on defence matters, would make an enormous difference. Mr Verhofstadt used an interview on the landmark day to suggest the Russian autocrat would not have dared act if Britain had voted differently at the EU referendum in 2016. However, the idea that Brexit allowed the UK to act independently over vaccines has been debunked, as Britain had all the independent legal right to act even when it was a member, according to Full Fact. 'So today, on Brexit Day, as we look back at that vaccine rollout, let's also look forward to all the other ways in which we can change our country and our economy for the better.' 'We were able to license that vaccine faster than any other European country and that gave us a crucial edge,' he said. In a social media video, he insisted the UK's coronavirus vaccination rollout was as rapid as it was because 'we'd taken back control' of the Medical Health Regulation Agency (MHRA). Remember that vaccine rollout! Happy Brexit Day!' Writing on Twitter this afternoon, Mr Johnson, now a backbench MP for Uxbridge and South Ruislip in West London, said: 'Time to turn the tables on the gloom-mongers, and exploit the benefits of Brexit. He also lauded Sir Keir Starmer as 'a European', something the Labour leader may not appreciate as he tries to keep his party happy. ![]() Meanwhile former EU negotiator Michel Barnier suggested that the UK had seen 'no added value' from leaving. The most left-field claim came from whacky former Belgian PM and arch federalist Guy Verhofstadt, who suggested Brexit was to blame for Vladimir Putin's bloody invasion of Ukraine. His intervention came as senior EU players in the Brexit saga weighed in on the landmark date. The former prime minister used a Twitter video to claim the rollout of the Covid vaccine proved that leaving the bloc had been worthwhile. Boris Johnson urged Brits to ignore Brexit 'gloom-mongers' on the third anniversary of the UK's EU departure - as former leading Brussels figures trolled the nation.
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