Extraordinary bid to block Brexit revealed: EU Commission staffer writes to ALL MPs demanding they overturn historic vote to leave

Daily Mail: An extraordinary attempt to block Britain leaving the EU has been revealed after a European Commission staff member sent a letter to all MPs demanding they vote to prevent Brexit.

Tory MP Henry Smith highlighted the missive - sent from a British citizen working for the EU in Brussels - and has sent a copy of the letter to MailOnline, which you can read in full below.

The employee, who has remained anonymous due to data protection laws, says politicians should not support invoking Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty despite the clear Leave vote in the referendum.

She wrote a list of remarkable claims on why MPs should block last month's Brexit vote.

Among the most outlandish was a claim the referendum was 'not an exercise in real democracy' - despite a record 33.5million people turning out to vote.

She also told MPs to reject the Brexit result - backed by 52 per cent to 48 - because the decision was too 'complex' for the 'uninformed' electorate...read more>>>...

AMAZING BUT TRUE ... the British people voted as a majority to get out of the EU, because they wanted OUT.