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The European Parliament's chief negotiator revealed he wants rival party leaders to sign up to the PM's top team in Brussels. And in an apparent push for a role for Mr Corbyn, he described last month's election result as an "own goal" for Mrs May. He said British voters had "rejected" her Brexit plans and more "diverse" voices should be listened to.

Brexit is about the whole of the UK, it's about people's lives Guy Verhofstadt

Mr Verhofstadt said: "Brexit is about the whole of the UK. It will affect all UK citizens, and EU citizens in the UK. "This is much bigger than one political party’s internal divisions or short term electoral positioning. "It's about people's lives."

GETTY•REUTERS Guy Verhofstadt wants rival party leaders to join May's Brexit negotiating team

Brexit Negotiations: Britain's sternest enemies Tue, April 4, 2017 According to a new index, the EU27 countries fall into three groups: hard-core, hard and soft. These are the countries with the highest scores which indicate a fairly strong opposition to Britain’s position Play slideshow AFP/Getty Images 1 of 7 France has the highest score in the index at 32.5

GETTY He described last month’s election result as an 'own goal' for Mrs May

He added: "I believe the negotiations should involve more people with more diverse opinions. "Some recognition that the election result was, in part, a rejection of Theresa May's vision for a hard Brexit would be welcome." When asked if he wanted Mrs May’s negotiating team to include other party leaders, his spokesman said: "Absolutely."

GETTY Jeremy Corbyn with EU Brexit chief Michel Barnier in Brussels last week

The outspoken Belgian also criticised Mrs May's "somewhat chaotic" handling of the UK's impending divorce from the bloc. He told the Independent: "It has been over a year since the referendum now and we have only just started the negotiations. "This delay has created uncertainty, which has not been good for anybody – not for the UK, not for the EU and not for citizens."

GETTY The Labour leader has tried to portray himself as a 'Prime Minister in waiting'