European prime ministers deny Liberal Democrat claims they called for second Brexit referendum

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March 22, 2018 3:40 PM

The EU leaders deny signing statement calling for Britain to 'have the final say on the Brexit deal.'

European leaders have strongly refuted claims from the Liberal Democrats that they publicly backed calls for the British public to have a vote on the terms of the final Brexit deal.
A Liberal Democrat press release issued at lunchtime on Thursday said prime ministers from 8 European countries had backed their call for a second Brexit referendum.
However the prime ministers deny signing the letter, and at least one prime minister was reportedly not even present at the meeting.
The Lib Dems later backtrack and claim the leaders merely "verbally" agreed to the statement.

LONDON & BRUSSELS — European leaders have strongly denied claims from the Liberal Democrats that they publicly backed calls for the British public to have a second referendumon the terms of the final Brexit deal.

A Liberal Democrat press release issued at lunchtime on Thursday said prime ministers from 8 European countries had publicly backed calls for a second Brexit referendum.

A joint statement was issued on Wednesday following a lunch between Liberal Democrat leader Vince Cable and the leaders in Brussels.

However, the ALDE Group, a cross-party group in the European Parliament to whom the group of leaders are affiliated, issued a statement shortly after denying that "no statement was agreed upon or issued at the meeting."