French professor skewered for saying Brits want to remain in EU
Rory Broomfield, director of the Better Off Out campaign, hit out at the associate professor who said Londoners in particular were keen to remain in the Brussels bloc. Francois Lafond, who lived in London for three years, said people in the capital were “pragmatic”. Speaking on The Debate on France 24, he said: “This is a very pragmatic people. “They will understand where is the interest of the country.
FRANCE24 Rory Broomfield said Remainers would appreciate the
There’s a wider world out there that could be tapped into with the benefits of Brexit negotiated or not Roy Broomfield
“The interest of the country is not outside, it’s still in.” But Mr Broomfield hit back and said Londoners would appreciate the benefits of Brexit over time. He said: “London may have voted remain last year in the referendum, but the rest of the country didn’t and the rest of the country believes that there’s a wider world out there that could be tapped into with the benefits of Brexit negotiated, or not, going forward for years to come. “This is not a flash in the pan decision, this is something that the UK can embrace and mould a new vision for itself and place in the world with its allies across borders and continents.
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