Guy Verhofstadt today significantly revised down Theresa May’s claim that Brexit is 95 per cent, saying the withdrawal deal is “zero per cent” finished.
The European Parliament’s Brexit co-coordinator spoke out after the Prime Minister looked to appease fellow ministers with assurances that we are well on our way to completing a deal with Brussels.
In a speech to MEPs he said unless the Irish border row is resolved the deal is “zero per cent” finished as he mocked May’s estimation.
He said: “Britain has always had difficulties with the metric system.”
“If it is 90 or 95 percent, if there’s no solution for the Irish border, for our Parliament it’s zero percent that is agreed for the moment.”
On Monday, Mrs May told MPs in the House of Commons “95 percent” of the withdrawal agreement is now completed between the UK and EU.
The European Union’s chief negotiator Michel Barnier told France’s Inter Radio that “90 per cent” of the accord on the table has been agreed with Britain, highlighting that there is still a lot of uncertainty around progress.
RELATED
A second Brexit referendum can be an opportunity for democracy – just look at the Lisbon Treaty
Since you are here
Since you are here, we wanted to ask for your help.
Journalism in Britain is under threat. The government is becoming increasingly authoritarian and our media is run by a handful of billionaires, most of whom reside overseas and all of them have strong political allegiances and financial motivations.
Our mission is to hold the powerful to account. It is vital that free media is allowed to exist to expose hypocrisy, corruption, wrongdoing and abuse of power. But we can't do it without you.
If you can afford to contribute a small donation to the site it will help us to continue our work in the best interests of the public. We only ask you to donate what you can afford, with an option to cancel your subscription at any point.
To donate or subscribe to The London Economic, click here.
The TLE shop is also now open, with all profits going to supporting our work.
The shop can be found here.
You can also SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER .
