Britain will rejoin the EU within 15 years, former Brussels chief predicts

Britain will rejoin the European Union within 15 years, a former European Commission chief has predicted.

Speaking about the UK’s decision to leave the EU at the UCL Centre for Finance, Romano Prodi – who served as president of the European Commission from 1999 to 2004 – said: “I’m betting that in 15 years the UK will come back.”