Brexit LIVE: Desperate Verhofstadt issues panicked plea as EU finally wakes up to UK loss

EUROCRAT Guy Verhofstadt has called on EU bosses to put their differences aside and sort out the bloc's budget as he warned a united Europe was needed in the wake of Brexit.

The Belgian politician took to Twitter to blast the division between member states ahead of a crunch summit later this month where EU leaders will be urged to hammer out the seven-year budget. Mr Verhofstadt’s public rebuke comes as European Council president Charles Michel prepares to host the February 20 talks on the multi annual financial framework . The leaders of poor countries have locked horns with the heads of richer nations over the EU’s spending plans.

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