A top Eurocrat has reminded the hard Brexiteers that their historical counterparts were executed because they went against the will of their people. This thinly-veiled threat comes at a time when UK lawmakers are refusing to approve Theresa May’s withdrawal agreement less than two months ahead of the nation’s scheduled departure from the EU.
The European Parliament’s Brexit coordinator, Guy Verhofstadt, has drawn a gloomy analogy between the UK’s departure from the European Union and the turmoil of the French Revolution, recalling the ignominious end of its early leaders.
“They all ended on the guillotine.”@guyverhofstadt says those comparing hard Brexiteers to the leaders of the French Revolution “should not forget that the efforts of these men were not appreciated by the common man". pic.twitter.com/qpkJLsmq5V
— Channel 4 News (@Channel4News) February 12, 2019