Brexit Coordinator Guy Verhofstadt said he was supporting Vince Cable and the Lib Dems in the European elections as he argued against Brexit in London on Friday. Mr Verhofstadt added other nations leaving the EU would jeopardise his future plans for the EU with his “uniting project.” He said: “I think it’s important to show that the European Liberals and Democrats support Vince Cable.

“It is important that we support the Lib Dems in this difficult fight in Britain in these European elections.

“Secondly, we want to show by coming here a message to the continent to say: never repeat Brexit again.

“We, in the European Parliament, but also in Belgium are the most pro-European list and political force and we want to show that we have to stop nationalism and populism as fast as possible.

“Otherwise that could be the end of a fantastic project, a project of peace, a project of common understanding.

“You know it better than I, in the world of tomorrow, it will be necessary to work together.

“I’m here this time, not as the EU Brexit Coordinator for the European Parliament, I’m here as the leader of the Alliance of Liberal and Democrats for Europe and also the head of the list in Belgium.

“We thought where can we better present our programme than here, in Britain, in London.

“We have our pro-European group, a very pro-European list, we want to be the alternative against all populists and nationalists in Europe.

“We thought let’s go to the city and the country where these populists and nationalists have created this mess.

“This way we can show to the rest of Europe, on the continent, never, never again an exit from the EU.”

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