Cries of “shame on you” rained down on the European People’s Party chief during this morning’s Brexit debate in the EU Parliament. Mr Weber claimed businesses were already fleeing the UK because of the Brexit vote. His comments sparked furore in the Brexit Party benches, with the British representatives clearly enraged.

Mr Weber also slammed British democracy after Boris Johnson prorogued parliament.

He said: “The Parliament where we can discuss the current state of play is the European Parliament, not the Commons.

“Brexiteers claimed Westminster would take back control, now they shut it down. Is this the idea of democracy in Great Britain – I have to ask the Brexiteers? “

Brexit Party MEP Alex Phillips wrote on Twitter: “Weber calls into question our democracy in UK Parliament when we are not allowed to talk in this Parliament.

“Now he says implementing the will of the people against the will of the parliament is a problem?

“Hold on? Isn’t a parliament supposed to deliver on the will of the people?”

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With the Brexit Party taking the opportunity to shout down and heckle any MEPs opposing their views, key EU figures responded with their own fury.

Guy Verhofstadt, the EU Parliament’s Brexit chief, said: The British parliament may be shut down but we are clearly showing today with this debate the EU is not.

“It’s fantastic the Brexit Party and Mr Farage are making so much noise because they can’t do it in Westminster anymore.”

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Jean-Claude Juncker joked that the Brexiteers were his “best friends and groupies” as they cheered his no-deal Brexit warnings.

The European Commission President said: “Michel Barnier and myself lunched with Prime Minister Johnson on Monday, you’ll be hardly surprised to learn that the Prime Minister assured us that he continues he wants an agreement but whatever happens he, the UK, will leave the EU on October 31 – with or without an agreement

“That is why the risk of a no deal is palpable.”

To the cheers, he added: These are my best friends and groupies, don’t be shocked.”

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