Ann Widdecombe likens Brexit to the emancipation of slaves in EU parliament speech

The former Conservative minister Ann Widdecombe likened the UK's departure from the EU to the emancipation of slaves, as she became the first Brexit party MEP to speak in the new EU parliament Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/user/guardian... Ann Widdecombe likens Brexit to emancipation of slaves ► https://www.theguardian.com/politics/... The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://support.theguardian.com/ Sign up to the Guardian's free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► http://theguardian.com/first-edition Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ►  / theguardian   Instagram ►   / guardian   Bluesky ► https://bsky.app/profile/theguardian.com The Guardian on YouTube: The Guardian ►    / @theguardian   Guardian Australia ►    / @guardianaustralia   Football Weekly ►    / @footballweeklypodcast   Today in Focus ►    / @todayinfocuspodcast   Stateside ►    / @statesidepodcast   Politics Weekly ►    / @politicsweekly   Science Weekly ►    / @scienceweeklypod   Guardian Football ►    / @guardianfootball   Guardian Sport ►    / @guardiansport   It's Complicated ►    / @itscomplicated   Guardian Live ►    / @guardianlive   #annwiddecombe #politics #brexit #slavery #emancipation #politics