Guy Verhofstadt, the European Parliament's Brexit coordinator, had a warning for Brexiteers comparing themselves to leaders of the French Revolution: "They all ended on the guillotine." Speaking in Strasbourg on Tuesday, Verhofstadt referenced the POLITICO article "UK awaits its Brexit Napoleon," which said: "In the bars and tea rooms of the Palace of Westminster, Conservative MPs have begun drawing playful comparisons between Britain’s chaotic exit from the European Union and the decades-long convulsion sparked by the French Revolution."

Guy Verhofstadt, the European Parliament's Brexit coordinator, had a warning for Brexiteers comparing themselves to leaders of the French Revolution: "They all ended on the guillotine."
Speaking in Strasbourg on Tuesday, Verhofstadt referenced the POLITICO article "UK awaits its Brexit Napoleon," which said: "In the bars and tea rooms of the Palace of Westminster, Conservative MPs have begun drawing playful comparisons between Britain’s chaotic exit from the European Union and the decades-long convulsion sparked by the French Revolution."
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