Article 50 debate: Lord Heseltine and Kate Hoey clash on Brexit

Lord Heseltine, former deputy prime minister, and MP Kate Hoey, former co-chair of Labour Leave, discuss Theresa May’s triggering of Article 50. Subscribe for more interviews: bit.ly/LtASif.

[@raybo64]

Hoey was wrong and has been proved WRONG and is rewarded with a baronnesship or some such trivial monarchical title. Lord Hesseltine was actually proved right. Nuff said.

[@McNallyF]

How embarrassing that someone from N.I voted to leave the EU without understanding what that meant.

[@peterkirk123]

She knows now - British Sovereignty = get rid of N.I as it costs £ 10 billion per year to the British tax payer .

[@electrikkingdom]

She sounds so deluded and in denial. Madness.

[@JerzyFeliksKlein]

Listening to Lord Heseltine makes you realize what happens when a country stops respecting their elders

[@marcusandrews5660]

Edward Heath as PM suppressed the fact European political leaders were concealing their true ambitions with the establishment of an economic trading community , the EEC. There was always a hidden agenda to create a political union of member states with all such a change would invoke. The signing by the UK to the Maastricht Treaty revealed the truth of the of deception practiced by our own Europhile political leaders. Lord Heseltine?

[@alanmcgowan3457]

4 years and 9 months later - everything Mr. Heseltine said has come true, with still more to come from 01/01/2022. The slow step by step implementation of this disaster show is painful for all my siblings, their partners and their children living in Britain. Sad times ahead for them and all living in Britain.

[@Arltratlo]

approaching October 2023, EU will start new border checks.... and did you know, the Brits are now in a 3rd country, they must do the same as people from Africa at the EU border.... they voted to stop the black people coming to the UK, to stand with the same black people in the queue to enter the EU... do you think that will hurt their ego`s??

[@nazirahmedteladia4827]

Sir John Major, Tony Blair, Gordon Brown and David Cameron were Prime Ministers and veteran politicians Lord Heseltine, Kenneth Clark others knew the importance and sense of our being in the EU. When the experts cautioned against leaving they were dismissed as scaremongers. With all lies told the referendum result was to leave. All that was foretold about leaving is being witnessed. I never believed in Brexit

[@jeanjohnstone4384]

its difficult to understand how people could listen and believe a person like kate hoey, (a kind of misfired golf ball)

[@bindon4]

Kate Hoey - you maniac. That went well didn't it?

[@malteaser507]

Seeing this interview two years later shows how right and prophetic Lord Heseltine was and how completely disillusioned Kate was!

[@prophetsnake]

Delusional. She was delusional. She may be disillusioned now, however. I somehow doubt it though

[@wallywoodwally5877]

Brexit Countdown. You really shouldn't spend so much time in the pub.

[@ChrisInTheNorth]

Indeed (Thought will prophets snakes correction!) Hoey goes on about how the EU would want to 'punish us' - a refrain often heard from Brexiters - and asks why would we want to belong to such an organisation... but ALL the EU can do is to remove from the UK the advantages of being in the the EU; so that means Hoey admits there ARE advantages (she is right, there are considerable advantages) There isn't a membership organisation in the world that extends the advantages of membership to members who choose to leave

[@wallywoodwally5877]

@@ChrisInTheNorth We all know, unless you've been living under a rock, that the EU are going for the United States of Europe by 2025. This will mean all member countries will have to adopt the Euro. There will be one fiscal policy controlled by the EU. This will mean the EU will be in charge of our services. We will have to accept the Schengen area. This will mean a new constitution which will see us lose our veto. If this takes place, there will be one set of rules for everyone. Our minority structure will move to the majority structure. It would be unreasonable to think the EU will say we have a wonderful NHS, and they will roll it out across the Union. No, we will have to copy the rest and as most states pay something for our health care, so will we. And after a spell we will be driving on the right hand side of the road, and our football teams will be playing under the EU flag. Also, there was talk in 2016 of the London Stock Exchange merging with the Frankfurt Stock exchange. If this takes place an d the LSE moves there, it could cost up to 200,000 jobs. Not all sunshine and ice cream, me thinks!

[@portly2496]

Brexit Countdown: Kate was not disillusioned then and is even less likely to be disillusioned now we are near to achieving her Brexit goal

[@NicholasWarnertheFirst]

Brexit: The biggest sacrifice of sovereignty in our history. Still true.

[@roysimmons3549]

Total rubbish. You don't know what sovereignty is. Neither does the Guy Fawkes Heseltine.

[@NicholasWarnertheFirst]

@@roysimmons3549 oooh pray tell monsieur le Anglo xenophobe imbecile

[@frze5645]

@@NicholasWarnertheFirst - it is hilarious that the only people who mention 'Empire' are Remoaners... an obvious indication of the anti-British propaganda that the left wing teachers have pushed down their throats for decades. The present generation are so ignorant of our history that they routinely make negative assertions about Britain (like reference to Empire) that make no sense in the real world. It will take another decade to deprogramme these misguided fools... but so be it.

[@NicholasWarnertheFirst]

@@frze5645 It's tragic comic that so many Brexshitters are blind to our history as the foremost people traffickers, dope dealers, sugar and tobacco pushers the world has ever seen; our globalised empire thieving from India involving the first privatisation of a country by a joint stock company operating from a Leadenhall Street office to turn the richest country on earth into paupers and similarly with China to bring the second richest country on earth into poverty and enslavement through opium forced onto them at gunpoint And not realise how the world is laughing at the presumptuous pomposity of their "going global" sloganeering when the complete opposite is happening; England disappearing into irrelevance and dependency on er....rotting fish, plunging exports, insular narrow minded nationalism that puts a new border in the Irish Sea even Hitler couldn't have dreamt of....hilariously separating the first of two newly independent states of the Former UK. Ireland and Scotland to leave England a moribund failed state. Delicious.

[@frze5645]

@@NicholasWarnertheFirst - boy have you bought the big lie. If you attach that history to yourself - then you are a first class Moron. That is not who I am nor is it 99% of British people - you wear other people’s guilt if you want to - I will not.

[@paulkirton8945]

Called that one right didn't you Kate...not.

[@pr4442]

Heseltine was spot on and Hoey was absurd.

[@adm924s3]

No wars inside Europe due to the EU, give me a break, look how awesome the EU reacted to Yugoslavia, zip, the US had to step in. Europe prosperous due to the EU, has Heseltine even been over the channel, the southern countries are a shambles ?

[@pamelabennett4557]

Paul Richard . Do behave, Hestletine is a has been who is more worried about losing the EU money he gets for all the land he owns. Kate Hoey is an honest politician, which is as rare as hens teeth in Parliament today. The people who support the EU above Britain must really hate their country and they have no right to call themselves British. Shame on them all.

[@amrajkhan9371]

time has shown what a Moron hooey is

[@6thi874]

Amraj Khan You wouldn’t know.

[@amrajkhan9371]

@@6thi874 More than a trumpanaze!

[@eduardmurison9358]

Oh how she is eating her own words now.

[@Fordnan]

Don't be silly. She'll be in denial. All the nay-sayers' fault, etc. etc.

[@hanleyguy7967]

Nine months later and his words have come true - Westminster is still a jungle and Michael Heseltine still Tarzan.

[@portly2496]

Hanley Guy: Right Tarzan - he is still that primitive in his thinking.

[@borntodoit8744]

@@portly2496 You obviously have never read Tarzan you're thinking of neanderthal. Hestletine is not a neanderthal, your dad might be but he certainly isn't. DOWN WITH BREXIT UP WITH EU EU'S CLOSER COLLABORATION IS BETTER FOR EVERYONE

[@nifralo2752]

@@borntodoit8744 why is Norway Japan Canada South Korea and New Zealand all not in the EU? And all 1000 times richer than Poland Czech Republic Slovakia Slovenia Coratia Hungary Latvia Lithuania Estonia Greece Cyprus Bulgeria and Romania. Mexicans have higher living standards than Romanians for gods sake

[@kevinrose7275]

That aged well.....

[@roysimmons3549]

Where's Jane?

[@manuelr.8548]

As a continental European social democrat, I have to say that Lord Heseltine is way more reasonable than Hoey...

[@arthurheidt6373]

jes the lords are in general more reasonable maybe thats the believ in god that is more prevalent there, eussr is however not great, as its some kind of a nazi structure we need denazification in europe

[@MrYorickJenkins]

As a European social democrat you would. Social democracy now stands for the rule of the mega wealthy over the mob with no borders no races and everyone worshiping money. That is why the European Union should be destroyed, as should all "great" nations

[@lesliehall7683]

What is a continental European social democrat,

[@mathe7570]

​@@lesliehall7683 your hate is crazy

[@mathe7570]

​@@arthurheidt6373 denazification of you first

[@NavidHarrid]

She just admitted that leaving was all about feelings and not facts.

[@yoavtamir7707]

true

[@MiichaeI]

Usman Akhtar And the cancer that is Islam.

[@gladifly]

Feelings in tandem with the facts, We are sick of seeing our beloved country get walked all over. Yeah there is a bit of emotion there, I'd be quite astounded if there wasn't we're patriots after all.

[@NavidHarrid]

gladifly I feel the same about Scotland, so to a certain extent I can relate.

[@Anglican08]

Both campagins last year were largely about trying to frighten people, too much emotion too little substance....sad

[@cdgh99]

Cameron wanted everyone to "stop banging on about Europe" The next decade will see nothing but people banging on about Europe. What a waste of time and energy.

[@yetidodger6650]

and every word he said has came true.

[@michaelashworth4172]

"The EU need us more than we need them." Was there ever a bigger lie? Thank Hoey is finally going. Such a sham.

[@wallywoodwally5877]

idiot.

[@borntodoit8744]

@@wallywoodwally5877 you're a wanker Wally

[@Arltratlo]

the EU knew they dont need the UK that much... and the UK never knew its need the EU a lot more!

[@paulmatters2641]

Hoey was very confident of the negotiations. What a disgrace to the Labour Party.

[@salvatoreamaddio2983]

He was so right

[@rascalhusky8129]

He is spot on , dead right . The uk is in trouble .

[@ffi1001]

Good a lesson needs to be learned here

[@colmlynch2732]

Own it now Kate.

[@kethughes8266]

if thatcher was so concerned about uk industry why did she smash it up ably helped by Heseltine coal car steel shipbuilding clothing etc all pretty much collapsed during her tenure

[@MrGoneTroppo]

Because taxpayers should not be obligated to pay for other people's jobs.

[@kethughes8266]

The Germans and the Americans seem to have done it without taxpayers money.The truth is they did not value manufacturing as Heseltine has admitted in previous interviews.

[@UnknownUser-kp4nb]

De industrialisation is the best thing that happened to this country, we took a step forward to retail and business which helps keep employment up, public services funded and an overall prosperous Britain. Thatcher knew the value of the single market and the investment Europe brought to Britain to be much more significant to Britain than a measly 10 billion we gave to Europe.

[@Whizzy-jx3qe]

@@UnknownUser-kp4nb And the worst state pension in the developed world,struggling families dependent on food banks,the recent un report into uk child poverty,keeping employment up with zero hrs contracts,it just goes on. All this from the 5th largest economy in the world.

[@Gibbo1]

@@MrGoneTroppo unless they're bankers

[@thecaptain2000]

That lady comment is borderline comical in hindsight

[@Pkia-tm7gw]

Kate telling people not to be negative...... HO HO HOEY. BONKERS !

[@devonguy02]

Lord heseltine is spot on sadly he knows his stuff it,s called experience!

[@abelmagwitch2489]

Sadly, he never uses it, although, he is handy at knifing his friends in the back (politically, of course). We often talk about dinosaurs; he is the perfect example of one. How he thinks that giving up our powers to a foreign power is a good thing, is, frankly, beyond my understanding. Like all dinosaurs, they become extinct. Heseltine, sod off, you old fossil.

[@borntodoit8744]

@@abelmagwitch2489 deluded brexiteer you are No one is giving up powers to EU EU law and policy is based on UK input. EU by design is based on member states exercising their Soverignty (that's why only UK parliament can accept reject and dispute all EU laws). EU is more democratic than UK (EU only pass EU law for implementation only when 100% of members vote Yes) Get an education Brexiteers, we keep our UK DEMOCRACY, our UK SOVERIGNTY the EU give us MORE BENEFITS ON TOP. That's why the EU fund parts of UK that even the UK government doesn't fund. See Wales, North of England, schools & hospitals built, road and rail infrastructure, list is huge...all funded by EU.

[@lesliehall7683]

@@borntodoit8744 have you ever watched the eu parliament

[@MrYorickJenkins]

He is spot on so far as the very wealthy are concerned (he is a millionaire parasite himself of course) and if you want politics to be only a branch of economics. Like the Eu of which he is afervent supporter, Heseltime reflects the views of business as usual until the world cracks under the strain of exploitation for resources. I do not agree with leavers that Britain will prosper economically outside the EU but growth and economic prosperity should not be the priorities of the world. The greatest betrayal of all is that of the Green parties, which never really take their beloved EU to ask for promoting growth growth growth on the tic on borrowed money plundering the world to stave off the day of reckoning, living on borrowed time and all the greens can say is "be nice to immigrants" and "stop global warming" and hardly ever criticise the EU and if they do it just a slap on the wrist. But the EU is responsioble for massive building programmes (Spain and Ireland and now Poland getting motorways courtesy of filfth EU subsidies milked from Germany's exports to slave state China as procedure which no Green should ever have supported!) and pseudo environmentlaist action such as the environmentally detrimental cladding of buildings for "energy saving"" while corporations benefit from special rates for industrial use of utilities.

[@markussavicus6695]

@@borntodoit8744 so what happened to the ``powers`` to fish our own waters, what happened to the UK having its own agricultural policy? another ``power`` lost via corrupt politicians to a set of domestically failed politicians. what about the ``power`` to regulate our own border policy. yeah no one is giving up powers eh. the FACTS show you as the liar you are.

[@daviddante1999]

It's insane to me that no one seems to be talking about how the Pound has crashed in value since Brexit and stayed there. Don't believe me?! Look at the evidence on Google. I'd love it if that meant we could be more competitive with export industry but reality is for the average person that things are becoming more expensive for us to buy and wages are not going to go up.

[@borntodoit8744]

You're talking nonsense and mis information, Poland is thriving. Polish GDP per capita is seeing straightline growth upwards. My proof : tradingeconomics.com/poland/gdp-per-capita Where's your data dickhead?

[@TomTrust]

True, the pound fell to the benefit of exporters but he FTSE 100 rallied and carried on climbing, house prices didn't fall, unemployment fell, inward investment stayed strong...........

[@davidrowles987]

Why doesn’t the presenter let Kate answer stop interrupting

[@jacobwhite9006]

We should listen to wisdom more... is that lady still around? I wonder what her defence is today

[@laurenceocarroll5302]

She’s utterly discredited, and bitter to boot

[@robertomeara3469]

Hoey,a bitter gowl of a woman

[@stephenhunter4585]

Everthing Michael Heseltine said here is turning out to be correct.

[@artfuldodger9312]

BULLSHIT.

[@ronpeel1878]

Notice how the interviewer challenges Kate Hoey's responses but let's Hesiltine speak at length about his anti-brexit views. I am coming to the conclusion that the BBC are biased.

[@michaelsavage7663]

This was on Channel 4.

[@Arltratlo]

maybe the journalist knew she is a nutty person...

[@ericboxer3053]

how can you be a libertarian and be a member of the labour party

[@Ginkoman2]

Lord Heseltine is clearly more convincing. Im sorry but the points of Hoey are simply just asumptions and not true.

[@cyberkraut5139]

Listening to Hoey today, 2021, it becomes so obvious, how stupid her arguments were, are, and will be. He who was able to listen and think could see this already then. Ideologists are so nauseating 🤮 .

[@knut-hinrichqwalter2463]

The old warhorse has realized the fact the times of the British Empire the Brexeteers are still dreaming of are over !

[@macraghnaill3553]

The British are not dreaming of an Empire, BUT Verhofstadt is, no nation states and a European Empire is what he aiming for

[@kaivon]

Well done Kate. Called that one right didn’t you....

[@Tridhos]

What is going to happen next, "I don't know" as Kenneth Clarke said it like disappearing down a rabbit hole and expecting to re-appear in wonderland.

[@garsm2290]

There is a strong argument that the EU is going to be stronger without the British. Already you see signs of recovery in the Euro-zone as the UK economy starts to falter. This is partly what explains the strength and unity - among 27 nations - of the EU negotiating position, whereas the UK is all over the shop. They don't have a basic idea of what they want, and the divisions may get worse as the damage Brexit will do becomes clearer.

[@MrMielten]

Lord Heseltine has already been proven right - the first reaction of the 27 states towards Mrs May´s letter to trigger article 50 could not have been clearer - the EU sets the timetable and the topics being focused on during the negotiations.

[@markussavicus6695]

HA HA HA the eu no longer sets anything here in 2020. woohoo roll on new years 2020.

[@roysimmons3549]

Had your jab yet?

[@MrMielten]

@@roysimmons3549 Yes, both!

[@MrMielten]

@@markussavicus6695 Yipee, exports down 50%, Scotland soon independent, little England back to where it was in the 1970s - the poor man of Europe! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@MrMielten]

@@roysimmons3549 My question for you: how does it feel to live in a country with nearly 130.000 deaths?

[@1guitarlover]

So good that video exists.3:40 the EU needs us as much as we need them 😂😂😂 P.S. Lord Heseltine is a gentleman and a visionary. Also I would love to point out that Brexit was just a blackmail to Europe to get additional advantages. But, the Brits have now realized that the EU needed a Scapegoat. Should any other nation decide to follow suit... Please check the British after-Brexit economical development first.

[@1guitarlover]

We do not need the UK at all. 🖐️

[@richardmoloney689]

The EU does need the UK. It will easily live without us, of course but the UK was , together with France,Germany and Italy a natural co leader due to its economic power. So it will be missed. The UK wrote the rules for the single market and customs union, then left. I'm sorry it's gone but UK needs to sort itself out.

[@garsm2290]

I would like to see UK citizens retain the right to an EU passport. People in Northern Ireland can get an Irish passport so won't have to wait in the 'non-EU' queue.

[@Kayzef2003]

This man along with Nick Cleg wanted us get rid of the pound for the EURO. Imagine that?

[@tamasjak]

Kayzef2003 Well, after Brexit you might be sweeping up your pound from the streets of London because it'll worth less than a piece of paper due to the rapid inflation. And instead of immigration you might be getting emigration, collecting your last pennies for your visa so that you can work for the euro.

[@Kayzef2003]

Tamas Jakab People like you are so desperate for the UK economy to suffer just to be proved right post-brexit. Fear mongering didn't work during the referendum campaign and it wont work now. You need to move out of denial stage to the acceptance stage...lol

[@tamasjak]

Kayzef2003 I don't want the UK economy to suffer. But it already does as a result of the Brexit vote. So those who voted for Brexit are the ones who want the UK economy to suffer (including probably you, mate). The pound was falling each time Teresa May delivered a new Brexit - speech. Many companies and Banks has already left the country because of it. You are the one who has to come out of denial and face reality.lol

[@gug1970]

its weird. I see text, but all i can hear is the sound of a small scared child sobbing ?

[@tamasjak]

It is. Do you have a problem with that?

[@jean6872]

*_The English people were nuts to listen to the Labour Baroness of Lylehill and Rathlin Kate Hoey and some of them have come to realize that already but it is too late._*

[@alvarogines6788]

all companies will have to turn to new markets and fight for those markets and custumers. it will take decades.

[@flitsertheo]

6 years later : they turned to a "new" market and moved to the EU.

[@MikeStock88]

Turns out... He wasn't wrong

[@yak8735]

watching this 18/9/2018 Michael Heseltines predictions so right !

[@borntodoit8744]

Still right a year later on 23Oct2019 !!

[@markussavicus6695]

and here in 2020 both have been put out to pasture. hesiltine still gets his £90k per year in eu farm subsidies though.

[@arcturusgold8858]

Lord Heseltine......the reason migrants focus on the UK is because of the BENEFITS!!! Fact, free handouts, health care, lodgings, etc., whilst many millions of English citizens still suffer hardship as a direct result of EU membership - look at the North East for example.... the livelihoods of fishermen and women decimated through legislation NOT of their own making, huge Spanish trawlers fishing within five miles of the coast catching vast amounts of (sometimes endangered species) fish leaving UK fishermen with virtually nothing. Then, having taken those same catches back to Spain the importing them to sell to those North East redundant fisher-folk living now on Benefits!!!! It is beyond scandalous! As a multi-millionaire ( which is NOT an issue, well done for being so industrious) you are dangerously too far removed from the reality of life in the everyday, practical sense of those who are the true wealth creators of this Great nation and struggle daily, weekly yearly to make ends meet. Somple.....OUT OF TOUCH!

[@ffi1001]

Kate hoey campaigned to put a border between Northern Ireland and the republic. Instead she got a border between Northern Ireland and Britain 🤣🤣😂

[@madiba3278]

haha u guys gonna deeply regret the brexit :) feel sorry for the 48% non brexiteers. best wishes Germany

[@32446]

Sam Beri I think you will regret it more now we are not your cash cow. Also when other countries follow suit it will be worse for you.

[@kayem3824]

@@32446 For the time being there is a queue to join the EU. Scotland will get in that queue soon, thanks to Brextards.

[@kayem3824]

@@Wuush Its not something I wish would happen with Scotland, but that it can be a consequence of Brexit.

[@1guitarlover]

@@kayem3824 Spain will support Scotland after Brexit 🇪🇺🇪🇺🇪🇺🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@markussavicus6695]

how is the German economy now here in 2020?, oh and good luck in digging deeper into your pockets to fund the deficit the UK contributions will leave you with. I feel sorry for the citizens left in this failing bloc, having to fund migrants for the rest of your life, funding the eu army wont be cheap. the new talked about eu citizen tax will have another part of the eu institutions reaching into your pocket. best wishes United Kingdom.

[@Joasoze]

How did you all think this is going UK?

[@flitsertheo]

2 years later : still falling off the cliff, bottom not in sight yet.

[@737walaa]

This Labour MP is a shame, she has no idea what is happening in her UK. I get calls from my friends every day working in the car industry etc. telling me how many projects have been cancelled, and some of them out of job. Well done this guys have to pay now with their livelihood for the wet facist dreams of BOJO, Giseal Stuart, Gove. Why dont this people compensate the unemployd they created out of their pocket?

[@32446]

Michael Felder maybe the EU should give money to the Fishing industry and all those who have had their wages undercut due to EU membership. Maybe EU should also compensate all those young people in Southern Europe who have been thrown on the scrap heap to save the EU.

[@BedsitBob]

Why won't Jon Snow stop interrupting, and let Kate Hoey speak?

[@peterwoods5310]

I recall Lord Heseltine standing up and leaving Margaret Thatchers cabinet. He is a man of integrity, much experience and honesty.

[@alanhigh9677]

We should question her today and make her accountable for her willy nilly politics

[@jtk1ify]

as a young man during the early 80s i hated the Thatcher government, Heseltine and all, however as an older more experience person i now see that Michael is really a good, wise, genuine man. what he says about the achievement of the eu should be more widely aired to compete with the britain is best out of the eu stance. people need to realise how their lives have improved under the eu and europe has relative economic stability apart from the banks sabotaging the economy in 2008 most people that i know who voted for brexit did so because of immigration issues, can this not be sorted out by staying in the eu and along with other countries who are experiencing the same problem redirect the freedom of movement policy?

[@scooby1992]

A lot of the immigration concerns are about non EU immigration ( keeping the brown faces and Muslims out ) . The UK Government controls non EU immigration . Send them all back and let's see how the agriculture , hospitality , University , Health and Social Care sectors manage . What can go wrong ? I watched a programme and a lady from South Wales was interviewed and said she voted to leave because of the illegal immigration. I hope someone has the heart to tell her that this matter is controlled by member states and not the EU .

[@RB-fb3bl]

We remember the 'bus' Michael just not THAT bus

[@dlogan3099]

Ms. Hoey prefers to leave and not know than to stay and continue to trade profitably

[@j.t.6700]

Nice tie .

[@RB-fb3bl]

No idea is better than a bad idea and ideas don't come badder than Austerity, but the Tories are impossibly split and that was one of my motivations for supporting the Leave Campaign. Last year I dubbed the referendum 'Torygeddon' - looks reasonably on target. The Brexit agenda is far bigger and more diversified than the media or most politicians will admit.

[@johnmars5417]

The iterviewer let Hestletine speak without interruption but he kept interrupting Kate Hoey.

[@flitsertheo]

Only proves that the reporter knew who was telling the truth and who was spouting delusional nonsense.

[@gkelly34]

Kates positivity didn't last very long 😂

[@DjangoUnhinged]

This decision should not have been left to the masses. It too important too consequential decision to have been left to people most of whom didnt have a clue about the importance of being in the EU and the benefits of being a member, so there were very susceptible to manipulation........ The only thing people knew was that anyone from the EU could come and live here if they wanted to. So they made their decision based on that one fact.

[@101088Albert]

This comment is one of the best if not the best I have read on Brexit. There are decisions that can not be left to “the people” is as simple as that 👏👏 so this comment is just 👌👌

[@tedpreyzner5808]

The interviewer wouldn't allow the questions to Kate Hoey to be answered. Very biased and NOT FOR ME!

[@portly2496]

Ted Preyzner: Agreed. Also Snow constantly talked over Kate Hoey but not Heseltine.

[@JerzyFeliksKlein]

You don't hear much from her these days do you?

[@PadraigM46]

Aged like a fine wine haha

[@johnc2893]

jon snow is an ignoramus he asks the guests a question and interrupts them when they are giving him the answers ignorant surpasses him

[@Smudgie]

I'm amazed at how little democracy means to people depending on their point of view. Politicians who I assumed would be champions of democracy as well as DIRECT democracy have lost all awareness of the concept.

[@DeezilOyl]

His prophecy is coming true only because we had a 'remain' PM negotiating who wanted us to leave in name only and be as close as possible to the EU and, of course, a 'remain' parliamentary majority who have done their utmost to thwart 'Brexit.' A little bit of backbone and a proper team of negotiators who do not have their hands tied behind their backs (by the removal of the threat of no deal) would, and still could, cure the situation. The Brexit Party will create great problems for the two main parties in the event of a General Election if we do not leave on 31st October. Interesting times ahead if democracy fails again as it has so far in failure to implement the will of the people. We joined the EEC for free trade - not to be ruled by corrupt politicians with their lavish gravy train

[@bryangeake5826]

Oh lord "not to be ruled by corrupt politicians with their lavish gravy train" we weren't they aren't!!

[@NicholasWarnertheFirst]

Brexshite

[@TomTrust]

@@NicholasWarnertheFirst You seem to be slurring yur speech. Are you drunk?

[@aphex303101]

Why was Hoey continually interrupted and Heseltine left to espouse his bleak propaganda?

[@almor2445]

The mainstream media bias is so obvious I'm amazed anyone claims it's neutral. The moment Kate starts talking, he's on her, the titles cover her face for no good reason, making it look like the end... it's insanely biased.

[@aphex303101]

Yep, they've lost all semblance of even pretending to be impartial - they need more intelligent deception methods as the polis is privy to their nonsense.

[@peacok01]

aphex303101 Because Channel4 is pro remain but that's ok because it's a private company not like the BBC.

[@NavidHarrid]

Alex Morgan The news doesn't have to be neutral, it just has to stick to the facts. Leavers love to complain about the biased MSM when it comes to TV but are silent when anyone discusses the papers, which were unabashedly pro-leave.

[@derek-press]

could name these newspapers please because I think we were living in different countries during the brexit build up

[@Dave.Clay.Roberts.Espacion]

Hoey interrupted...Hesletine not...Why?

[@glennpryce7281]

We all get money from the EU !

[@markussavicus6695]

Its ``OUR```money to start with. the eu has no income, it produces nothing.```````` we all some of our own money back from the eu````````, there fixed it for you.

[@patrickharrington676]

Kate Hoey she is from northern Ireland

[@davidfrazerlewis1]

never mind what Europe was like in 1950,s your duty of care is to this Country and the majority who have given you a clear mandate

[@borntodoit8744]

His duty of care is to protect the UK from all harm ...that includes Brexit and idiot citizens who don't understand why Brexit is such a bad idea. The people have not spoken, advisory referendum means not binding on parliament. It's a fckin opinion in a legal sense not a mandate in any sense. Parliament are soverign not the people...it's means Parliament decide fate of UK not "the people"

[@dickyt1318]

I remember Heseltine on BBC QT a while back being quite clear on his position on Referendums. His view that was he and others had stood for their Parties as MP's and that is what the public had voted for so that was the end of the matter! As an elected MP he would then represent them in Parliament and that referendums in his view were an abdication their Parliaments power to govern the Country [over us]! I thought I was listening to a 'King' with very poor judgement & well passed his 'sell by' date. Channel 4 giving him time in this interview proves it !

[@clockmonkey]

There's no plan, we've no idea what we are doing, all we've got is a fond hope it'll end well.

[@markussavicus6695]

the plan is simple, leave and become an independent country, just like the rest of the world outside the eu.

[@clockmonkey]

@@markussavicus6695 So you are locked in during Corona Virus and watched a three year old clip about Brexit and then commented.

[@sabbat34]

except for our vaccine. looks great 4 years later you bedwetter :-)

[@flitsertheo]

@@markussavicus6695 There are few or none "independent" countries in the world. Every country in the world has concluded trade deals and/or is member of an organisation similar to the EU.

[@jamesthomas3687]

Hitchhiking is a bit dangerous Michael.

[@pxr0583]

For Christ`s sake Snow, let her talk.

[@rogermoore5672]

Jon Snow somehow implying that we'd be worse off without Northern Ireland....which is and always has been a financial liability....and that would have been the case even if there had never been any troubles.

[@larainehopper6214]

You didn't shout down hesletin don't be so rude shouting down this lady HAVE SOME DAMN MANNERS

[@nonamecommonsense9089]

I am proud of British voters who resisted the huge frightening of remoaners, of European and Obamian intimidations. Freedom is more than money. Trade and business always find a way to keep going. Well done!

[@edgardebruin8398]

future here Brexit was a terrible idea

[@Arltratlo]

i hope you can read this.... you cant eat your sovereignty and its dont make sure you can go for your Spanish vacation! enjoy your turnips, i eat French cheese with Italian wine and German bread, and everything is fresh!

[@BedsitBob]

Who maintained the peace between 1945 and 1957?

[@momo8200]

All of what Heseltine said happened. Britain had the best "deal" in the EU. Many people simply didn't appreciate what they had and swallowed the fantasies of the Brexiteers.

[@simonjones3000]

Van Heseltine.

[@leonardgibney2997]

Heseltine always said it was better to influence Europe from the inside. Yet we saw how Cameron and May ran shuttle services to the EU trying to obtain change without result. So much for influencing it from within.

[@drdecco1]

Fact check that please - I have a clear recollection they actually managed a whole series of concessions for the UK - but each time they succeeded they came back pushing for more, more & more - EU ultimately said we’ve had enough of tail wagging dog - A two-way compromise seemed to be ‘beneath’ the colonizer’s mindset/station.

[@flitsertheo]

He meant by means of British MEPs voting for or against EU laws, or proposing laws themselves. Not by some politician trying to obtain more cherry-picking opt-outs and other exceptions.

[@henryvagincourt]

Lord again, lots of expenses, happy days. How about stopping the 12 billion a year in aid and spend it here.

[@electricfire7]

I send money to canada every month to my son..since brexit it costs me alot more now.I just hope the pound improves and everything else in time with brexit , i love my country and i hope this goverment gets this right.There are some winners and some losers,We can only tell with time.

[@ajones363]

Hoey should add another o to her name because she's been wrong on every step of this mess.

[@musictomyears8]

Brexiteers two years later: DEAD WRONG. Hezeltine two years later: DAMN RIGHT

[@colinrogers2214]

HESELTINE NEVER GOT OVER THE UK VOTING TO LEAVE THE EU REASON HE LOST £ 900,000 THOUSAND POUNDS FOR THE UPKEEP OF HIS ESTATE NO ONE KEEPS MY PROPERTY 🤣🤣🤣

[@Ub3rH4L0]

Italian here... I thought you guys were one of the founding countries for the EU creation, (Like in the NATO case) that's why you'd had most of the benefit (One of a kind membership, and not possible anymore to redo) while keeping your currency, sovereignty, and a decisional veto over the EU legislation... (in 97% of passed EU Law you guys had your saying and modification granted) am I wrong? Salute, and get on your feet Britain, best of luck!!!

[@michaelsavage7663]

Losing control over trading ... sounds familiar.

[@briangreen6602]

Even after the vote he cant talk accurately. Britain did not set the trading arrangements within the EU, it was one of twenty eight doing so.

[@Daniel-monkey-drummer]

Kate Hoey - This has aged well eh?

[@0x0x00]

I like her positive attitude....the change is good!

[@kenalgar8908]

"positive attitude" is what we have when we know something is wrong but are desperately hoping things will turn out OK.

[@kanedNunable]

brexit is like a religion to these imbeciles. all faith and BS. no grounding in reality.

[@patwalker72]

He never interrupted Heseltine, it's not a level playing field with this guy,

[@MrOliver1444]

5 years later. Fisherman and farmers suffer. The NHS hasn’t received the support, nurses go on strike, mimiBudget made it worse. Low growth only sanctioned Russia is worse. High inflation partly because of brexit. The OBR predicts 4 per cent damage to the GDP long term

[@madeira69]

100% haseltine!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@garyshropshire639]

question is do you want to be on the winning team or the whining team. lets be strong British winners not weak litle whiners

[@dutchman7623]

It was not a game you know... lost all your credits, just reboot and try again. The vote was about your future and that of your children. Not about winning or losing. But about making the correct choice based on good information about the consequences of each. I honestly think the UK nation did not get a fair choice, because of all the lies both sides were telling. The biggest liars won, but that doesn't make their words the truth.

[@kayem3824]

Gary What do you mean by British? You have put the unity of Britain at risk. Scotland's bid for independence has been revived, Irish unity has been revived, Gibraltar wants to be in the EU. You lot have destablized the Britain you chest beat for!

[@theBagheera22]

Hoeeys comments aged well....

[@zarakhan3887]

Sir Michael Heseltine should our next Prime Minister a true humanitarian and supports democracy.

[@KimPhilby203]

Kate Hoey still in the Labour Party ..Bizzare