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Guy Verhofstadt

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Guy Verhofstadt is leader of the Liberal and Democrats group in the European Parliament and former prime Minister of belgium.

<p>Leaving the single market and the customs union and putting up barriers to trade has made Britain poorer.</p>
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Guy Verhofstadt: A bad deal for Britain, and Europe

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