The Belgian politician is campaigning to overturn the result of the 2016 vote as he continues to struggle the UK’s freedom from Brussels, two years after Britain left the bloc. He mentioned on social media: “Polls present British voters remorse Brexit and desire a European future.
“But no opposition social gathering dare characterize them and the following Tory Authorities would be the most eurosceptic but.
“Britain wants a pro-European renaissance.”
Mr Verhofstadt made his remarks regardless of polling exhibiting little or no motion on voters’ views on Brexit.
Whereas the UK voted to go away the EU by 52 p.c to 48 in 2016, the quantity of people that now believed leaving was a mistake has crept as much as 53 p.c.
READ MORE ON OUR BREXIT LIVE BLOG
Mr Verhofstadt was the chief of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe from 2009 to 2019 and one of the crucial vocal critics of Brexit previous to the UK’s departure.
In his position as chairman of the Brexit Steering Group of Members of the European Parliament he repeatedly attacked the UK Authorities for its push to go away the bloc.
As an alternative, he has argued it’s time for higher integration between EU nations and desires to present Brussels full overarching management of member states.
Earlier this yr Mr Verhofstadt mentioned he was certain there can be higher integration between the UK and EU sooner or later.
“I am nonetheless persevering with to suppose that in a world, as we see it at the moment, with the aggression of Russia, would have been stronger at the moment if the UK was a part of the EU – that I am fairly certain,” he instructed LBC radio.
“Brexit was a loss for everyone, for Britain and likewise for the European Union.
“We by no means know what’s going to occur, Nick, sooner or later.”
He continued: “There can be, for my part, a technology of younger politicians within the UK who will say oh look – let’s work collectively, let’s enter within the European Union and let’s change the European Union for the higher.”
