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GillianJeffrie8 In your dreams
Hence why I voted leave. No sovereignty right now.
Clutching at straws now.
I take it with this attitude you would prefer a no deal Brexit 😂🤣
Try it 😂
Any excuse. They are desperate for our money so will delay all they can. Revolting greedy corrupt EU.
Brussels are so worried others, like Poland, are keen to leave they’ll do anything to interrupt the process. Tell them the deal is THIS and that’s that and if they don’t like it, TOUGH !!!!
It’s not what anyone wants. As always it’s the EU being control freaks. And knowing they will collapse when we leave. Other countries will follow
Yes they can. They can block the deal. It is Brexit itself they can't block.
guyverhofstadt No Deal it is then if that becomes the EUs attitude. Grow up man ffs.
Ha, good!
No deal then. Excellent.
guyverhofstadt That won't work boyo but good try
You are one reason Britain is out
Even better.... WTO then!
The European plan is over Mr Angry. And while we’re at it it, how about brushing your teeth?
No Deal, EU’s fault. Next.
Erm, of the deal gets blocked, surely any agreement on their rights disappears? Seems a silly bloody argument
Let’s hope the EU 🇪🇺 grind their heels in on this and refuse to grant the WA until the government accedes to this very fair and decent offer - essentially, that the millions of us who feel European and want to keep our EUCitizenship and EUPassport can do. 🇬🇧🇪🇺🌍guyverhofstadt
This is so boring now. The idea of human rights existed in the UK long before the EU put it into law. It comes from British common law. The idea that EU citizens living in the UK will be treated badly is just laughable. Why is this idea entertained. Zzzz
I hope so!
Guess what guyverhofstadt ? We are not concerned. No deal and WTO will suit us just fine.
Poor old man. He still believes he can threaten the UK. He hasn’t yet realised it’s a whole different ball game now.
Id pit our new government against the EU nut jobs everyday of the week, Liebour have just been taught a lesson from TheTeflonDom and you'd of thought the EU would of taken note, clearly not, its time for the ERG and Cummings to start dropping MOAB's on the EU kingpins.....
Thry cannot stop us from Leaving though!
Its up to the British people to decide their future, not the EU.
Fine. We leave without a deal then. Simples!
Nonsense from the Independent again, just like project fear?
😂 Massively deluded fool!
😂😂😂😂🤔🤔🤔😂😂😂😂😂😂
😂😂😂😂. They can block the deal, they cannot block our exit.
Like, no.
dimdemi96 Of course he will, whatever deal is put forward! Guy wouldn't want his investment 'portfolio' to shrink!
Crack on please Guy! This is very enjoyable now! 😂😂😂😂😂
You'll try anything to keep uk in the eu. You must be really desperate for their money. Will the eu last without uk. 😅😅
Wasn't the deal agreed by the EU dictators?
Let's hope he does!
Oh plleeeeeeaase.. With pleasure and he would get a fucking roasting from his own party
That’s fine we will go for no deal bye guyverhofstadt we don’t need to answer to you or Eu
Bring on No Deal how wonderful because that will be what happens.
Small print ....renewable each year , direct debit only , increased payments at EU's discretion Massive cancellation fees will apply ....simpletons only need apply ....
Oh no it can't!
No deal it is then.
The rights of EU citizens and the British abroad should always have been at the top of the agenda. I hope he does block Bori’s deal until the rights of all are protected.
Yeah, you see when you say ‘Guy Vethofstadt says’, well that’s when everybody stops listening
Don't see why EU citizens rights should be more important than British people. Tell them to shove there deal won't look good for them no big pay check. More and more countries want to leave and they will.
There’s a no-deal-if-necessary majority in Parliament now. It will be hilarious if the EU Parliament causes no deal 😂😂.
Stop with all the “could” crap let’s get Brexit done and dusted..., no more would could might may headlines.... pretend you are proper reporters for a change
Good let them do it and we will know where we stand. As per usual its the Brits standing up to a jumped up power amongst Europe as we have done on many occasions. Spain France Germany have tried and got their arse kicked
EU will protect our rights.
Ha, ha. Boy are they worried. Amazing what happens when you lose upper hand.
Paula55855 European Parliament can’t do Jack Shit!
🤭🎵 Oh, it's getting to look a lot like No Deal every day.
😂😂😂😂😂 yes..tell us another one guyverhofstadt ..In fact we could stop the cash if you did that...go ahead..BorisJohnson , the EU say they don't want all those billions anymore
Then we leave with out a deal, I’m sure BMW, Mercedes, Peugeot, Renault, SEAT, VW, etc, etc will be so happy
Great, we'll leave with no deal then😁
His idiotic comments are starting to look like sour grapes. If we get too much hassle we’ll just walk away to WTO rules.
Brilliant! I hope they do, then it will be a WTO!! guyverhofstadt is an arrogant power mad tyrant! The quicker we stop haemorrhaging money and industry to the EU the better!
abirdnamedtonia Well, then we would have no deal, and things would automatically be bad for EU citizens and U.K. citizens living in the EU. Our Govt won’t care about this, they’ll just get the no deal scenario they always wanted.
This should send a clear message to the King of liars.
Fantastic news, no deal it is then 👍🇬🇧
Did Guy take advice from Jo🤣🤣
Yay no deal 🥳🥳🥳
Theresa May I recall had put down a proposal in UK to have EU citizens to be protected but the EU ‘negotiators’ were not at that time willing to state it as being a reciprocal arrangement.. why
C53758546Mandy Hurry up BO and get rid of this twa_ for ever.
So we go without a deal then... Simple 😑
Fine..so no deal Brexit it is then.
Thanks for the article Jon but if this is to be believed, the EU would simply have brought about a no deal Brexit. We are not about to be dictated to by the EU.
Who cares? Not most brexiteers...the people that gave Boris his mandate. 😊
JustLEAVEeu No they can't
The EU should also make British ministers who support the ill treatment of EU citizens, personally 'personae non gratae' in Europe. So that they will never ever be able to set foot in continental Europe ever again.
Andy_Suth_UK Good. We are *all* EU citizens. The rights & protections of us all are being taken away. guyverhofstadt
I would gladly pay the EU a license fee to be an Associate European Citizen. Another winner!
Apparently he's received hundreds of letters. well let's see all these letters then and let's see all the return addresses and let's make sure these people are real. Basically we leaving that's it all you've done is bullying now you can f off
No Deal then! It’s different now, you ARROGANT little man!
guyverhofstadt Conservatives UKParliament Oh yeah!!
eek ! GilesMacDonogh
drdavidbull Notice its always about they eu citizens bere and not the ex pats over there. Fair wnought, block it and its a no deal road trip
Obviously thought Boris was going to lose the election resulting in a hung parliament and no Brexit. Now he is worried about citizenship
A... When are you guys going to get it? The more you try and stop us the more we just keep bulldozing through! The eu is a wounded animal and we've got them in a jaw to neck hold. Either play democratically and fair or we'll bite on through!
Good
Block it! Go ahead. Then you called the no deal!
EU nationals living in UK already protected and have to register, key workers get automatic registration. What have you done for UK nationals living in EU? Ah nothing so wind you neck in you low rent geography teacher!!
takeusout_lynda I think we can safely tell Verhofwhatever that we don't give a stuff WHAT he says and we could care less WHAT he thinks We'll be out at the end of January and that's all that matters FREEEEDOM!!!!!!!
drdavidbull I'm sick of hearing from this man.
drdavidbull Fine, No deal it is then
Hey guyverhofstadt you don’t hold the cards anymore BorisJohnson does You need to come to terms to that fact
Thank you, Guy. EU citizens are treacherously treated in Britain; and British EU citizens are losing acquired civil rights in the EU on a decision that the majority continue to oppose - as the general election vote confirms. The EU can unilaterally guarantee those acquired rights
drdavidbull BorisJohnson Why is Guy calling Brexit a 'Treaty' in the EU temple today? I fear that you have once again lied to the BP about the truth on leaving the EU political union, I pray that I am wrong....Those of us red pilled are watching you and bless you only if you are true
drdavidbull GOOD WTO .. then guy can explain to the German workers thy lost their jobs, the French and Italian farmers they have no access....
Good luck with that 😂
Guy Verhofstadt trying his best to enable no deal happens. They just dont get it and never will.
the UK have offered EU citizens rights in UK, EU has not done the same for British citizens in EU
guyverhofstadt Please do, make my day. brexit eu uk BrexitBritain Brexit 🏴🇬🇧
panicking EU will be easy to manage now what a fool
little englanders raging at EU possibly blocking brexit yet won’t see the utter hypocrisy of WM trying to block scotlands indyref2
Boris Johnson will along with this and drag it out rather than just walk away.
The First Salvo..Boris is out of line.
Pretty much sums up the EU. Mate, we’ve pretty much moved on. You should too! And get a haircut. guyverhofstadt
Love seeing the naivety of no deal leave comments. Totally duped or “can’t spell Pinocchio” - if we leave hard Brexit sure there is a trade deal with the US, the US wants the current deal on the table - it suits 1 country & that is the US. Wake up & try reading more than 5 lines
Why would ppl who live in others countries or this country ‘Not’ have their paperwork in order anyway?
Of course they could 😂😂😂😂😂
Blame Merkel, you awful little man guyverhofstadt
No Deal it is then.
Your irrelevant here guy
Not gonna happen. Verhofstadt is imagining things again as he thrashes around looking for renewed leverage...
Go for it, Guy. See how that turns out for you.
This won’t happen but it would be excellent if it did. A clean break and no one the remainers can blame except the EU 😂
Good, then UK still leaves & no £39bn.. guyverhofstadt
k1482 Clean brexit possible?
He's a fool. EU citizens in the UK have *the same* rights as UK citizens, they won't have more. We will document them all, we are not having another Windrush. Delivering No Deal won't benefit anyone.
So no deal then, guy?
Try it Guy, and see where it take you
Well then they get no divorce agreement payout and we leave without a deal.
But many EU citizens want the EU to collapse.
Why was this not an issue when they agreed it with Boris? It’s almost as if they thought it would be voted down by Parliament.
back to NoDealBrexit NoDeal then Stevewal63 jonnyfry175
Bye then.
Then we leave with no deal on 31st Jan. He is just bluff and bluster.
Master stroke by the EU. For all the threats and bluster, Johnson simply will not accept no deal. His entire campaign was about his deal. We’d better find a new ditch.
Isnt it the Council of Ministers that will agree any final deal, and not the EU Parliament?
It takes awhile for the message to reach European Ears, with a vast majority Boris can implement No Deal, the British Economy will take a hit, the 4 or 5 Nations within the 27 who need the revenue will suddenly feel a large vacuum in their economy, the cost will be to both sides.
Thyer afre No Deal astyou knew guy
always an excuse to keep us in the stupid organisation
And they wonder why we want to leave unbelievable!!!
Lets go no deal then
Excellent news - we can leave without a deal then.
So he's either facilitating no deal, or conceding EU migrants rights in the UK. Lose-Lose. He's tied himself in knots
I thought the EU would do a greece, and pull the deal (suspect they have a shadow deal in the offering).. predictable to the last, it's why WTO was the only option period..
eur0politico Go for it. We have a leave majority now in HOC.
The Parliament votes on the deal as it chooses and few from most member states would ever see the need to block it. Menheer Verhofstadt is expressing his own opinion. As the issue is signing up to the scheme on time, which is a year away, there really isn’t a problem
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People that choose to live in countries other than their own need to make sure their paperwork is in order - not difficult.
It would appear that three and a half years after the Brexit vote there are several hundred dozy ******* who have failed to fill out a form regularising their status. Guy is suggesting we change EU and UK policy in order to placate 0.0002% of the population. Dream on
Bring it on.
Deluded I tell you .... deluded!
Rhetoric from guyverhofstadt. If EU parl failed to ratify, there would be NO protection for EU and UK citizens in eachothers jurisdictions, NO financial settlement, NO protection against a Hard british border in ireland. He is just playing games.
lol.
Proving once again how CORRUPT the E.U. really is 😚
That’s ok 👌 We will just walk 👍🏻 F/Y 🖕🏻 guyverhofstadt 🤬 You try and screw over Brexit at every opportunity. Well, not anymore. We’re leaving the E.U. Dictatorship and you can’t do F/A about it 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
He can't. The UK has to ask for a Brexit extension before the end of January. If these EU Federasts block the ratification of the WithdrawalAgreement, we just leave with NoDeal. Fine by me.
Does the EU demand full rights for EU citizens in all countries it does a deal with, or just one that has massively contributed for over 40 years
Spoiler: this won't happen.
Give up already😂😂😂 FakeNews
and people want this dickhead having power over us? we’re gone mate 😆👍
Oh no, there must be some mistake, our beloved leader has a oven ready plan.
BremainInSpain Sounds fair to me
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Looks like another repressive, racist, populist, ultra right wing government may be shown the door.
And if they do try to block it, the British public will dislike the EU even more.
Let the English people sail after their Empire ...they voted for it...
mamtabadkar The bureaucrats in the EU still don't realize they've lost.
This is nonsense. A clear example why the UK needs to separate from the EU . Good luck to Ms Sturgeon in blindly wanting to lead the Scottish people into a undemocratic beaurocratic blind alley.
The citizens rights we secured already?
Slap Boris in Jail crimes against everything
How ironic if after all the lies and cheats that the Tories have tried to get through the deal, EU tells them where to go!
I take the view that if the EU block Brexit, for justifiable reasons, it will complete his actual goal. To leave entirely, trade with the US and be able to blame the EU! What's more worrying is that so many will believe Johnson! Either way, EU residents in the UK will face hell!
Block? ... is he then implying denying implementation of UK ppl+parliament democratic vote to leave.. sounds also like the wife won’t let you get a divorce at the end. 🤣🤣🤣.. he is farting 💨💨
It seems no one cares. It's done, Brexit is done right?
Guy Hitler Verhofstadt at it again
Laugh, I nearly did
This is exactly what he wants. Then when we crash out with no deal he can blame the eu.
Oh I hope so. More people voted in the general election for parties supporting a PeoplesVote than for pro Brexit parties. This sent a clear message. So Brexit without a Peoples' Vote would not be democratic.
the EU cannot block an EU member leaving!!
BremainInSpain OMG uk one fuck up after another.