The independent member of the European Parliament (MEP) lashed top EU officials for trying to "deny" Brexit with a vote claiming "no progress" had been made during the negotiations between the UK and Brussels.

During a debate in Strasbourg, Mr Woolfe said: "Abraham Lincoln once famously said 'You can fool some of the people all of the time. You can fool all of the people some of the time. But you can never fool all of the people all of the time.’ Well, the British people are no longer fooled that the EU wants to negotiate a fair Brexit agreement or even negotiate at all.

"From Verhofstadt to Juncker, to Barnier and to Tusk, the message is clear: the EU will delay, damage and deny Brexit.

Brexit news - Mr Woolfe slapped down EU officials for trying to deny the UK exit from the EUEUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
Mr Woolfe said Mr Barnier and Juncker did not want to negotiate a Brexit deal with the UK
"When President Tusk says the UK can’t have its cake and eat it, what he actually means is the EU wants its cake, our cake, the morning croissant, afternoon tea and finishing it with taking a pound of Britain’s economic flesh washed down with a glass of subsidised EU Chianti."

Mr Woolfe comments came as the European Parliament prepared to vote on whether Brexit negotiations could move forward to discuss the future trade relationship between Britain and the EU27.

The "no progress" motion passed by 557 votes to 92, with 29 MEPs abstaining from the vote.

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