EU defies brexiters in leaked plan
The European commission and the European parliament jointly purchased the Westminster building in 2010 for £20m, and renamed it Europe House
The European Union is planning to defy Tory Brexiters and retain its offices in London the former Conservative central office at 32 Smith Square as an outpost from which to communicate with British citizens after Brexit, leaked documents reveal.
High-profile Brexiters had called last year for the EU to hand back 32 Smith Square, a large red-brick building that was previously Margaret Thatcher’s headquarters and the scene of her general election victories.
After 50 years of Tory ownership, the European commission and the European parliament jointly purchased the Westminster building in 2010 for £20m, and renamed it Europe House...