Brexit supporter Peter Shilton criticised the Prime Minister’s negotiated agreement with the EU as he branded her a “Remainer” during his first interview on the subject. Speaking with Nigel Farage on his LBC show, the goalkeeping legend claimed he was “gobsmacked” by how much of a “Remainer” Theresa May was. Mr Shilton was critical of the controversial backstop mechanism within the withdrawal agreement, claiming the UK does not “get anything” from the EU in the deal.
He said: “I have got to say that I listened to an interview from Theresa May before the last referendum and I was gobsmacked because she was such a Remainer, she wouldn’t have Brexit in any way.
“She has negotiated this deal, which as far as I am concerned, we don’t get anything really from Europe, and we have got to give them £39billion.
“We are talking now about this backstop, we are going to be in Europe is we accept this but we are going to have no control, no say, we are going to be worse off in my opinion.”
Mr Shilton also explained why he voted to Leave the European Union in the 2016 referendum.
Brexit news: Peter Shilton ripped into the Prime Minister's Brexit agreement (Image: LBC•GETTY)
As far as I am concerned, we don’t get anything really from Europe
Peter Shilton
He said: “The country had a choice to make, didn’t it? Stay in or out. I took the long-term view.
“I think as a country, the future is very important, and we are a member of a big organisation in the EU and who knows where that
