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“The only winners from a Brexit would be Nigel Farage and Vladimir Putin; who would relish a divided Europe.”

Guy Verhofstadt

Guy Verhofstadt’s 7 best Brexit burns https://www.politico.eu/article/european-parliament-negotiator-guy-verhofstadts-7-best-brexit-burns/ (Quoted in August 2016; Said in February 2016)
2016

“There is only one pro-European party in Britain and it is the Lib Dems.”

Guy Verhofstadt

Liberal Democrats are 'only pro-European party in Britain', Guy Verhofstadt says https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/liberal-democrats-brexit-eu-guy-verhofstadt-pro-remain-european-elections-a8907986.html (10 May 2019)
2019

“I think there will be huge support for Remain – that’s very clear. We’re going to see it... I’m pretty sure that there will be great support and certainly for the most pro-European party: the Lib Dems.”

Guy Verhofstadt

“If the UK doesn’t pay what is due, the EU will not negotiate a trade deal.”

Guy Verhofstadt

Boris Johnson news – live: EU 'will block trade deal' if UK refuses to pay £39bn divorce bill, as No 10 warns MPs they can't stop no-deal https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/boris-johnson-news-live-brexit-speech-g7-press-conference-latest-a9078836.html (26 August 2019)
2019

“I wanted to be sure that there would be no automatic deportation for people after that period because it can be people who are very vulnerable”

Guy Verhofstadt

Said after gaining assurances from the UK government that EU citizens would not be deported if they failed to apply for settled status before the UK leaves the EU. Brexit: UK has ruled out automatic deportation of EU citizens, says Verhofstadt https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/jan/17/uk-rules-out-automatic-deportation-of-eu-citizens-verhofstadt-brexit (17 January 2020)
2020

“[Brexit] is stupidity for a country with 53 percent of its exports going to the Continent and to the rest of Europe. It’s even so stupid that Britain’s best friends, the U.S., don’t understand it all.”

Guy Verhofstadt

Guy Verhofstadt’s 7 best Brexit burns https://www.politico.eu/article/european-parliament-negotiator-guy-verhofstadts-7-best-brexit-burns/ (Quoted in August 2016; Said in January 2013)
2013