'A United States of Europe' Brexiteer lashes bloc in explosive 5live tirade over EU future
A BREXITEER took a huge swipe at the European Union and claimed the bloc was turning into the “United States of Europe”.
Brexiteer: EU is heading towards the 'United States of Europe'
A Radio 5 Live caller said he was glad the UK voted to leave the Brussels club as the European Union was turning into a superstate.
Known only as Adrian, the Brexiteer admitted he had felt “isolated” since he voted to leave the bloc, particularly in his office at work.
He said: “I think I have really good reasons for Brexit none of which were based on racism.
“They were all based on keeping Great Britain great and keeping it in control of itself.
“I have a young son and I want him to grow up in a Great Britain that is independent.
“That was my simple reason, the EU is definitely heading towards a United States of Europe whether they want to admit it or not. I didn’t want Great Britain to be part of that.”
Adrian told Nicky Campbell the day after the historic Brexit vote he stood up in his office and declared he voted to leave the European Union.
He said: “I did. I did at 7.30am the following morning.
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The EU is definitely heading towards a United States of Europe
“The reaction was one of, ‘you did what’. That was almost it, nobody wanted to get into the debate.”
Speaking last month, the President of the European Commission laid out his future plans in a State of the Union speech.
Mr Juncker claimed that the EU could appoint pan-European ministers with unprecedented powers without any form of electoral process.
He said: “A European Monetary Fund needs to be anchored in the European Union. We need a European minister of economy and finance, a minister to promote structural reform in our member states.
“These euro-wide policies in the EU don’t need treaty change as long as it is decided in the European Council.”
The plans set out were quickly criticised by leading Brexiteer Nigel Farage who said the EU was heading towards becoming a “United States of Europe.”