Brexit Night Nigel Farage's very first speech in EU Parliament more than 20 years ago

For Nigel Farage it probably couldn t have turned out better The architect of Brexit left the European Parliament in Brussels this week for the very last time and the manner of his departure was sublimely symbolic There he want swaggering from the chamber proudly flourishing a British flag while a Brussels official furiously berated him for refusing to obey the EU s rules It has been more than 20 years since he delivered his very first speech in EU Parliament Mr Farage joined the Conservatives but became disillusioned with the way the party was going under John Major Like many on the Eurosceptic wing he was furious when the prime minister signed the Maastricht Treaty stipulating an ever-closer union between European nations In 1999 Mr Farage was one of three UKIP members voted in to the European Parliament representing South East England This video has his first speech in July 1999 in the European Parliament NigelFarage EuropeanParliament Brexit

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