Alastair Campbell slammed Nigel Farage on BBC Query Time final night time, calling him the “worst winner” and accusing him of not taking accountability for Brexit.

Farage is a outstanding Eurosceptic who championed the motion to go away the EU, whereas former New Labour spin physician Campbell is pro-EU and campaigned to Stay.

So it’s no shock the 2 clashed when sharing the Query Time panel.

Whereas discussing Keir Starmer’s plan to relaunch his authorities, Campbell stated: “I used to be disillusioned Keir didn’t point out Brexit, as a result of I feel Brexit has executed a lot injury to this nation.”

However as quickly as he stated “Brexit”, Farage – who’s now the Reform Social gathering chief and an MP – minimize in by saying, “oh pricey” repeatedly.

He stated: “You’re the worst loser in historical past, Alastair.

“Recover from it! It was eight years in the past! Transfer on! It’s executed! It’s executed!”

However Campbell hit again: “You’re the worst winner, since you’ve by no means taken accountability for what you’ve received.”

Farage stated the UK was freed from the eurozone which is “collapsing”.

The previous spin physician was not completed although, and replied: “I’ll let you know what you might be: you’re someone who will exploit any drawback going in your personal political ends.

“Brexit was a essentially damaging factor to this nation, that’s your one legacy, and also you now don’t need to discuss it as a result of even you realize that it has broken this nation. It has made us poorer, it has made us weaker, it has hit our standing on the planet.”

That sparked a spherical of applause within the room.

“This main choice was taken eight years in the past,” Farage replied. “It gave us the prospect to be vital richer, to regulate our borders, all these issues, and sadly, this mob – the Tories – didn’t do something.

“Would you slightly be like France proper now or Germany proper now?”

Campbell stated: “No I wouldn’t – the comparability is what we might have been in we had stayed in.”

He stated estimates advised the UK’s economic system can be 5% bigger had we stayed within the EU.

Farage ignored that and stated: “We’d have joined the euro when you had your approach again 30 years in the past.”

“Cling on hold, don’t discuss on the identical time,” Query Time host Fiona Bruce out of the blue minimize in.

Farage ignored her, and simply stated: “The warfare is over.”

Campbell replied: “I’m sorry about that Nigel, however I feel you’ll discover younger folks on this nation know that you just’ve taken their future away from them and they’re going to get it again.”

Campbell additionally used his platform to inform the viewers that Brexit was about getting the borders underneath management.

He claimed the UK has now “misplaced management” – however migration continues to be very essential to the nation.

He stated: “If we observe the demonising rhetoric as Trump and Farage and these guys, it can truly put folks off coming right here to work.

“Lets be open and trustworthy concerning the want for migration, let’s get the foundations and methods in place, let’s make them work and let’s cease demonising anyone who just isn’t what we think about to be British.”