'Brexiteers fooled British voters!' German MEP mocks Brits for backing Brexit 'propaganda'
BREXITEERS fooled the British public into voting for the UK to leave the European Union, a German MEP has said.
Butikofer: Brexiteers FOOLED the British people
Reinhard Bütikofer, a member of the European Green Party, said Brexiteers “did not believe” their propaganda and were “surprised” they won.
Speaking on DW News, Mr Bütikofer said the resulting “mess” was due to lack of preparation.
He said: “Brexiteers didn’t believe the tiniest little bit in their own propaganda and they were surprised that they were so successful in fooling the British people and unprepared as they had, they’re now in the mess that they created.
“In a way, it’s not a surprise.”
Reinhard Bütikofer said Brexiteers “did not believe” their own propaganda
Brexiteers didn’t believe the tiniest little bit in their own propaganda and they were surprised that they were so successful in fooling the British people
Meanwhile, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has said the Brexit vote has revealed the inner "arrogance" of the European Union as Brussels continues to delay the divorce by refusing the UK's "generous" offers.
The Tory frontbencher pilloried the EU Commission for its self-important stance on Brexit.
Speaking to LBC from the Conservative conference in Manchester, Mr Hunt said: "Frankly, the way the EU Commission has behaved since the referendum has been, for me, very disappointing.
"It’s frankly that arrogance that we’ve seen every time we make really generous and open-hearted offers and we get this response that ‘it’s not enough. We need more, we need more.
"I think what’s changed in the Brexit debate is not about soft or hard Brexit now. It’s about whether we want a friendship going forward or a messy divorce.
"Britain’s made its choice. We are very clear: we want a friendship. More than a friendship, a close friendship. It’s up to the EU now to decide if that’s what they want or whether they want that messy divorce."
The Health Secretary campaigned in favour of Remain ahead of the Brexit referendum but said his position had hardened because of the Commission's behaviour during the negotiations with Brexit secretary David Davis.