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If Parliament does not take Britain out of the European Union it will be the biggest constitutional crisis since the English Civil War. In 1642 the king put himself in opposition to parliament. Parliament won and the king lost his head.

— Gerard Batten

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Source: UKIP AM Neil Hamilton's appearance with Tommy Robinson 'shameful' BBC News (11 December 2018)
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