European leaders have come to a 27-nation consensus that a “hard Brexit” is likely to be the only way to see off future populist insurgencies, which could lead to the break-up of the European Union. One top EU diplomat told the Observer: “If you British are not prepared to compromise on free movement, the only way to deal with Brexit is hard Brexit. That would be fatal.”Facebook Twitter Pinterest Nigel Farage predicted Brexit and Trump’s presidential victory. Former French prime minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin said reason no longer prevailed in France and that Le Pen “can win”. “What I would say is that I have not had anything good to say about the National Front but equally not anything bad to say about Marine Le Pen.

Source: The Guardian November 19, 2016 22:04 UTC