{"id":194639,"date":"2025-06-18T14:45:19","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T14:45:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/194639\/"},"modified":"2025-06-18T14:45:19","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T14:45:19","slug":"sting-slams-brexit-as-an-act-of-folly-during-french-tv-appearance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/194639\/","title":{"rendered":"Sting slams Brexit as an ‘act of folly’ during French TV appearance"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sting has slammed Brexit<\/a> as an \u201cact of folly\u201d during an interview on French television. <\/p>\n

The Police frontman, real name Gordon Sumner, was speaking to Laurent Delahousse on France 2\u2019s news show 20h30 Le Dimanche<\/a> when he was asked about Brexit. <\/p>\n

Delahousse told the singer that the UK no longer being part of the European Union was \u201cdifficult from our side of the Channel.\u201d<\/p>\n

READ MORE: Gibraltar chief minister fact-checks pro-Brexit media following EU deal<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

When he asked Sting if it had been less difficult to come to terms with on the British side, he responded: \u201cIt was an act of folly and we are only beginning to understand how stupid it was.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sting went on to say that he had voted remain in the 2016 referendum and would like to see the UK return to the EU. <\/p>\n

He continued: \u201cI am a European. We are the largest economic community in the world, we need to stay together. We are threatened by Russia, maybe by America \u2013 we need to stay united.\u201d<\/p>\n

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“Brexit was an act of folly. We’re only beginning to understand how stupid it was. I want to be back in the EU. I’m a European. We’re the world’s biggest economic community, threatened by Russia, maybe the US. We should be united”<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udc4fSting on main French news\ud83d\udc47 @LaurentDelahous<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/Vcw4cmZ6jh<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Alex Taylor (@AlexTaylorNews) June 17, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This isn\u2019t the first time Sting has spoken out against Brexit. Back in 2021, he labelled it a \u201cpersonal tragedy,\u201d saying that Brits \u201cknew it was going to be a disaster.\u201d<\/p>\n

He told AFP: \u201cYoung British people have been robbed of the opportunity to experience Europe. It\u2019s insane.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sting signed a petition in 2019 calling for parliament to revoke the Article 50 letter notifying the EU of Britain\u2019s intention to leave the bloc. <\/p>\n

In an interview with Bloomberg<\/a> at the time he predicted Brexit would be a \u201cdisaster\u201d for the UK, adding: \u201cI\u2019m a very patriotic Englishman, British man, and I want us to be part of Europe. We have to be, it\u2019s insane.\u201d<\/p>\n

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