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The speaker says he did not want a referendum on the E.U. in the first place. He also predicts that people who pushed for it will eventually regret doing so.
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Originally said in English.
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About Peter Hitchens
English author, broadcaster, journalist, and commentator
Peter Jonathan Hitchens is an English author, broadcaster, journalist, and commentator. He writes for The Mail on Sunday and has 105 quotes on this site. He worked as a foreign correspondent in both Moscow and Washington, D.C., and has also contributed to The Spectator, The American Conservative, The Guardian, First Things, Prospect, The Critic, and the New Statesman. His writing and commentary appear across politics and public affairs.
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