The European Commission president is in Bratislava to preside over his first EU summit without a British presence RONALD ZAK/APBritish voters backed Brexit because they had been fed 40 years of lies and half-truths by their political leaders, Jean-Claude Juncker complained yesterday. The European Commission president was speaking before an EU summit in Bratislava which is expected to expose deep divisions on the future of the bloc after Britain leaves. Asked in a YouTube interview for the reasons behind the British vote, Mr Juncker blamed politicians. “If over 40 years you are explaining to your general public that the EU is stupid, that it’s worth nothing, that you have to leave, that EU membership is not bringing any advantages…

Source: The Times September 15, 2016 23:00 UTC