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Rhondda MP Chris Bryant shared the cover of French newspaper Libération from June 26, 2016 – just days after the Brexit referendum. A picture of Prime Minister Boris Johnson when he famously got stuck on a zip-wire while waving Union flags is emblazoned on the front page along with the words “good luck”.
Mr Bryant tweeted: “If we could see ourselves as others see us.”
But the Labour MP’s post prompted a backlash from some Twitter users.
One commented: “Labour is always negative about our country and we won’t vote for a party like that.
“We’ll vote for optimism and positivity.
“That means the Conservative Party.”
Another wrote: “Negativity never did win elections.”
The Guido Fawkes Twitter account replied: “Higher GDP, richer per capita, less indebted as a nation and individually, with a more dynamic, faster growing economy.
“If only you could see your own country objectively.”
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But others agreed with Mr Bryant’s tweet, with one saying: “It doesn’t have to be this way.”
The UK voted to leave the EU in the historic Brexit vote on June 23, 2016.
The country chose to quit the bloc by 52 percent to 48 percent.
Marking the fifth anniversary of the mammoth result last month, the Prime Minister said the country had voted five years ago to “take back control of our destiny”.
He added: “This Government got Brexit done and we’ve already reclaimed our money, laws, borders and waters.
“Now as we recover from this pandemic, we will seize the true potential of our regained sovereignty to unite and level up our whole United Kingdom.
“With control over our regulations and subsidies, and with freeports driving new investment, we will spur innovation, jobs and renewal across every part of our country.
“The decision to leave the EU may now be part of our history, but our clear mission is to utilise the freedoms it brings to shape a better future for our people.”
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