UK ‘will regret Brexit decision’

The UK will come to regret its decision to leave the European Union, Jeanclaude Juncker has suggested.

European Commission president Mr Juncker said things “cannot remain as they are” for the UK in its relationship with the EU after leaving the bloc.

Addressing the European Parliament, Mr Juncker was cheered by Eurosceptic MEPS as he noted the UK’S departure was due on 29 March, 2019.

Responding to their applause, Mr Juncker said the time would come “when you will regret your decision”.

But former Ukip leader Nigel Farage MEP claimed the European Commission was seeking to “bully” the UK. And he suggested Prime Minister Theresa May should back a departure from the bloc without a transition deal.

In a message to Mrs May ahead of next week’s European Council summit, Mr Juncker said the EU needed “more clarity on how the UK sees its future relationship”.

Mr Juncker said “cherry-picking is not going to be possible” in the future trade relationship between the UK and EU.

“If you decide to jettison, leave behind, the common agreements and rules, then you have to accept that things cannot remain as they are,” he said.