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Tory MEP Daniel Hannan sparks anger with George Soros comment during BBC Brexit debate

One Jewish audience member immediately raised his hand to protest

December 5, 2018 11:16
MEP Daniel Hannan
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Conservative MEP Daniel Hannan has sparked anger during a debate the government’s Brexit deal by suggesting George Soros were behind an establishment attempt to force a second referendum on exiting Europe.

Mr Hannan – an outspoken Brexiteer – was a panellist on a Brexit Deal: Decision Time debate in Westminster’s Emmanuel Centre alongside Labour peer Lord Andrew Adonis and Treasury Select Committee chair Nicky Morgan.

The event, which will be aired on BBC World News on Saturday, was presented by Nick Robinson.

Mr Hannan was responding to a question from an audience member when he argued that the “British establishment” had been trying to undermine Brexit since the 2016 referendum.

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