Lee Anderson told Ursula von der Leyen to 'shut up' about Brexit

Ursula von der Leyen has suggested that Britain could be on the way to rejoining the bloc. Photo: Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP

Lee Anderson told Ursula von der Leyen to “shut up” after the European Commission president called on young people to cancel Brexit.

At an event in Brussels, Ms von der Leyen suggested that Britain may be on track to rejoin the EU. block. She said the «direction of travel» was clear and suggested the younger generation could «right» the wrong of Brexit.

“First of all, thank God, thanks to the Windsor Treaty we have a new beginning for old friends. Very important,” Ms von der Leyen said at an event organized by the website Politico.

“And then I have to say, I keep telling my children: you have to fix this. We're screwed. You must fix this. So I think that the direction of travel here too, my personal opinion is clear.”

Lee Anderson, MP and Vice -Tory Party Chairman in his office in Whitehall Photo: David Rose

But Mr Anderson, deputy chairman of the Conservative Party, told GB News: «So the generation that solved problems in Europe was my grandfather's generation.»

«He put on a British Army uniform… he went into fighting with the Nazis, he walked all over North Africa, Sicily, Italy, saw terrible things. This was the generation that solved the problems in Europe. She needs to shut up.» Asked if he believed Britain would rejoin the EU in his lifetime, he said: «I hope not because if we do I'll move to Orkney.» .< /p>

On Wednesday, Mr Sunak's spokesman said the prime minister did not agree with Ms von der Leyen that future generations would have to fix Brexit.

“Exactly thanks to our post-Brexit freedoms, we “We are now looking at how to further strengthen our migration system,” he said. “It is thanks to our post-Brexit freedoms that we are ensuring patients in the UK have faster access to medicines, which improves animal welfare. That's what we're focused on.»