'It's called manners!' Verhofstadt torn apart for 'good at queuing' jibe fired at Britons
GUY VERHOFSTADT has been torn apart over a recent jibe fired at Britons.
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The former EU Brexit negotiator gleefully tweeted about lorry queues at Dover on Friday. Sharing a video posted by a courier showing queues into the port, Mr Verhofstadt joked: “The British might be good at queuing… “But what use is a trade deal with Australia compared to the mess Brexit created for the export of goods to your neighbours?”
His comment was intended as a dig to the UK for the decision of its Government to prioritise global trade rather than trade with the EU post-Brexit.
Express.co.uk readers hit back at the Belgian MEP, with many suggesting the joke was on the EU, not Britain.
DaemonStorm jibed: “The Brits are good at queueing – it is called manners.
“We are also known for generosity, something the EU knows very little about. How sad.”
WGC wrote: “Perhaps we're good at queuing since we are civilised society!
“Doesn't say a lot for his home country really does it?”
Tonyrorybeau added: “And other countries are queuing to sign trade deals with the UK while the EU slips further and further downwards.”
This comes after a French journalist and economist admitted Brexit had not been the “catastrophe” many expected it would be.
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François Lenglet, of RTE, said Britain has a “relatively prosperous future” ahead of itself outside the EU.
He added: “It's not a country that will disappear at all.”
Some Express.co.uk readers said Mr Verhofstadt’s jab was actually good news for Brexit.
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Klingon warrior wrote: “I look on the bright side. A picture of the gloating Verhofstadt equals to at least a million Brexit votes.
“His face alone will ensure that UK will never go back to the EU.”
ThornInTheSide also joked: “I'd much prefer queuing than being subject to EU authority. Feels good to queue in freedom.”
Some commentators did, on the other hand, come to the Belgian politician’s defence.
Perhaps most notably, former MP and staunch Remain-supporter Anna Soubry responded to his comment: “Why did no one warn us?
“Brexit was built on lies sold by charlatans #BrexitReality #Brexitisntworking."