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It’s fair to say Stephen Fry’s status as a national treasure has been hard-earned. However, the legendary actor and comedian ruffled a few feathers on Sunday morning, when he told Laura Kuenssberg exactly what he and many others think about Brexit.
The UK’s calamitous exit from the EU has served as a cautionary tale for other nations in the bloc. Since 2016, no country has looked at Brexit and tried to replicate it for themselves. Public opinion in the UK has now turned against the decision to leave.
But, as Stephen Fry was keen to point out earlier, it’s a topic that few in politics actually want to discuss. The referendum result has defined the Tories’ time in office over the last decade or so, and they aren’t exactly shouting about Brexit benefits from the rooftops these days.
The Labour Party has also gone into its shell on the matter, with Keir Starmer refusing to directly address the financial and economic pitfalls of leaving the EU. Fry, however, was not about to shy away from mentioning the elephant in the room.
The former QI host lambasted Brexit as a ‘catastrophe’, which ‘everyone knows deep in their bones’. While speaking, he was interrupted by host Laura Kuenssberg, who added the disclaimer that ‘some people would disagree’.
That didn’t deter the celebrated thespian from elaborating on his point, though…
“But Brexit… we must mention Brexit. The Labour Party is afraid to mention it. It was a catastrophe – and everybody knows it deep in their bones. They know it, of course they do, and certainly the rest of the world knows it too. It is a clown-car crash.” | Stephen Fry
