//“My experience in the European parliament tells me you either impose yourself or they swindle you.”
“Because on some principles there is no need to be flexible and you should not go backwards.”
He also accuses the EU of trying to punish the UK for voting to leave the bloc: “There is no objectivity or good faith from the European side.”
“I hope the negotiations end well for the UK to serve as an example of the people coming out on top of the EU,” he says.
“I remember the referendum stage as an example of participation and freedom; I hope it can be an opportunity for the British.”
He added that the Italian government would welcome one-to-one talks with May.//
Perhaps we need him on our "negotiating" team.
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/news/italys-hardman-matteo-salvini-eu-swindling-uk-l02rb38fb