'No, no!' EU mocked in hilarious BBC sketch over its CONSTANT refusal to negotiate Brexit
A BBC sketch show hilariously mocked the European Union over its refusal to progress on Brexit talks following months of “deadlock”.
Comedians mock EU's refusal to meet UK's Brexit demands
Comedy duo Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis hit out at the Brussels bloc during the sketch highlighting the EU's reluctance to negotiate.
Speaking on The Now Show, one host said: “The format of the negotiations is fairly clear now. Britain asks for things that aren’t possible and the EU says no.
“It might get a bit boring were it not for the handy fact that they have at least 27 different ways of saying it.”
Mr Punt asked questions such as “Free movement of goods?” and “If we pay you this 55 billion do we get nectar points?”. To which Mr Dennis replied “no” to each question in a selection of European languages.
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The pair also took a dig at Nigel Farage. They said: “Our lack of productivity is one of the reasons why the Government is so keen to get a deal with the EU.
“It came a step closer this week as the Government upped their offer on the divorce bill to somewhere between €40 and 50 billion. Although they’d happily go higher if Brussels keeps custody of Nigel Farage.”
The EU is refusing to progress on to trade talks until progress is made on key Brexit issues - including the divorce bill, Irish border and citizens’ rights.
The UK has reportedly agreed that it has liabilities of around €90 billion with the European Union and will pay the bloc between €45 to €55 billion (£40 billion to £49 billion).
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But Theresa May is expected to reject the EU's demands for her to commit to a final divorce bill figure as she meets with Jean-Claude Juncker on Monday.
A Department for Exiting the EU spokesman said: "Intensive talks between the UK and the European Commission continue to take place in Brussels this week as we seek to reach an agreement."
It will be at the European Council summit in December where EU leaders will decide whether significant progress has been made on the key Brexit issues.
Chris Grayling also threw his support behind coughing up billions to Brussels, calling it the “price” of “trading freely” with the 27-member superstate.