The mayor of London Boris Johnson has called Tony Blair an “epic, patronising tosser”, for saying Britain should not hold a referendum on EU membership, it has been reported.
In comments that a source said were largely made in jest, Johnson – who is also the Conservative candidate for Uxbridge and South Ruislip – attacked the former prime minister over his speech in support of Labour’s current leader Ed Miliband.
“How dare he tell the British people that they may not pronounce on this matter. That it must be reserved to a sacred cast of intellectuals and do-gooders to decide,” he said.
“Actually the British people are very wise, they will make up their minds, they will consider it very deeply, and I’m sure they will get the right answer. But I think we owe it to the British people to produce a better treaty, not just for Britain but for Europe,” Johnson told the Sun on Sunday.
Boris gets it right
Boris gets it right
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
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The UK must be prepared to walk away from the EU if sufficient reform is not achieved, Boris Johnson has said.
In his first Commons speech since returning as an MP, Mr Johnson said he believed David Cameron would be successful in his EU negotiations. But the London mayor said the UK had to be willing to "strike out" and forge "an alternative future" if the desired result could not be secured.
The government has promised to hold an in/out referendum on the EU by 2017.
Mr Johnson's comments come after European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker suggested David Cameron wanted to use the EU vote to "dock" the UK permanently into the 28-nation bloc. Mr Juncker told a German newspaper the question of a British exit from the EU "does not arise", as this was not what the UK was seeking.
"And we can - we can win that argument by being relentlessly positive and by making it clear that what we are advocating is not simply in the interests of Britain, but in the interest of the entire European Union," Mr Johnson said. But Mr Johnson added: "If you are going to go into a difficult international negotiation of this kind, then you have got to be prepared to walk away if you don't get the result that you want.
"If we don't get the deal that is either in the interests of this country or of Europe, then we should be prepared to strike out and forge an alternative future that could be just as glorious and just as prosperous with a free trading arrangement."
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
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It's so easy hitting your marks when there are so many of them and they are so slow!
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Yes dear, back in your box now.
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
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This ought to go over well with the British public:
Herr Junker is essentially double dog daring the Brits to vote to leave....
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldne ... he-EU.htmlJean-Claude Juncker: David Cameron wants Britain 'permanently docked' with the EU
The president of the European Commission claims that there is no chance of Britain voting to leave the union and suggested that the Prime Minister is using the vote to ensure Britain remains a member of the EU "permanently".
David Cameron is using an in-out referendum on Britain’s membership of the EU to permanently “dock” the UK to the 28-member bloc, Jean-Claude Juncker has claimed, as Cabinet ministers demanded that the Prime Minister delays the vote as long as possible.
In a highly provocative statement, Mr Juncker, the president of the European Commission, claimed that there is no chance of Britain voting to leave the union and suggested that Mr Cameron is using the vote to ensure Britain remains a member of the EU "permanently".
“Brexit is also a question that does not arise, it is not what the British are seeking,” Mr Juncker said. “Cameron wants to dock his country permanently to Europe.”
Mr Cameron has repeatedly clashed with Mr Juncker over the issue of EU reform after the Prime Minister attempted to block his appointment as commission president last year. ...
...Nigel Farage, the Ukip leader, said: “Mr Juncker should wind his neck in about what the British people want or do not want. He does not know us. However, as someone who regularly talks with David Cameron, he does seem to have some insight into the Prime Minister's mind."
Herr Junker is essentially double dog daring the Brits to vote to leave....
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Another good reason to vote to exit.
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
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Boris, bless him, doesn't mince his words
When a black-cab driver offered Boris Johnson the benefit of his worldly wisdom the other night – as they are inclined to do – he got a robust answer back.
The London Mayor and Tory MP told the cabbie to ‘f*** off and die’. In case he had been misunderstood, the mayor reiterated his position on the matter, saying: ‘Why don’t you f*** off and die – and not in that order.’
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“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
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What the hell is a "tosser"? Are they related to "wankers"?
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Yep, synonymous.
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”