Brexit MEPs have literally turned their backs on the EU. Their actions may cast a pall over the UK’s chances of “renegotiating” its exit deal.
The Brexit Party’s stunt this week – where 29 newly elected MEPs turned their backs while the EU’s anthem, Ode to Joy, was played (EUROPE B12287A3) – was not the first of its kind. British MEPs have been regularly giving the proverbial finger to the EU at the opening of European Parliament plenary sessions. But the move is the latest...