The Conservative MP is leading Brexiteers in their criticism of the Luxembourg leader who has been described as “rude”. Iain Duncan Smith said world leaders had a duty to show “courtesy and civility” and highlighted Allied forces liberated Luxembourg from German occupation during the Second World War. 

He told The Telegraph: “The irony is that Luxembourg was saved by Britain. National leaders should always treat one another with courtesy and civility. Good ones do.” 

The Luxembourg leader on Monday sparked a row by going ahead with a joint press conference that Mr Johnson was forced to pull out of due to heckling anti-Brexit protesters.

Mr Bettel stood next to an empty podium in an apparent bid to humiliate Mr Johnson before ranting about Brexit.

The Luxembourg Prime Minister refused a request to move the press conference inside to avoid the small group of demonstrators.

Sir Nicholas Soames labelled Mr Bettel’s actions as “very poor behaviour” and branded him a “show-off” which was “unhelpful grandstanding”.

Nigel Evans, joint secretary of the backbench 1922 committee, said Mr Bettel’s snub was “another reason why the British people voted the way we did”.

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