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Peter Lundgren, of the Sweden Democrats, laid into Brussels officials for constantly threatening the UK over the decision to leave the bloc, as he said it was not the right way to deal with the situation. Mr Lundgren told Express.co.uk: “There is a lot of threats going on… I think most MEPs are rational people who have the possibility to think for themselves what is right and what’s wrong. “Punishing the UK for leaving, everyone must be able to figure out that is not a good way of handling the situation. “Even if the UK now leaves, we still need connections in the future between the European Union and the UK.

GETTY • EFD The Swedish MEP ripped into the bloc for its constant Brexit threats

“The UK is too big of a country, too big of a trade market to ignore - it’s not possible. We need to come to a sensible deal.” The Swedish MEP added Brussels needed to reconsider its policies as the only solution Eurocrats has to problems within the bloc was more European Union. Mr Lundgren said: “You can see, thing after thing that has been collapsing [in the EU], project after project and the only solution they have all the time is more EU, more cooperation, more of everything. It’s pretty obvious, it’s not working, they are sticking their hands into everything right now. “And if they try to increase the interference - if they make the EU stronger, if they are allowed to stick their tentacles more and more into national sovereignty, then I think we will see this house fall together by itself.”

We need to come to a sensible deal Peter Lundgren

The Eurosceptic politician, who’s party is surging in popularity in Sweden, said Britons had shown "guts" by voting to leave the European Union last June and any attempt to punish the UK would backlash on the bloc. Mr Lundgren said: “It is very hard to say, there is always a possibility, of course, they are quite unpredictable to deal with in this house. “If they try to punish the UK for having the guts to leave this project, then I think the crack in this house will be even bigger, it will fall together like a card house. “I mean, if you and I, we went to join as a member in a club or something, we are always free to leave that club when we want.

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