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Multimillionaire actor Michael Caine has claimed he would rather be poor and in control of his own fate, than the current ‘fascist\u2019 alternative by which people he doesn\u2019t know and no one has elected make him rich by running it.<\/p>\n
The legendary British actor, who has starred in iconic films such as \u2018The Italian Job\u2019 and \u2018The Dark Knight,\u2019 has been a staunch supporter of the UK leaving the EU. He insists that any fears over a \u2018no-deal\u2019 Brexit are simply the result of scare tactics.<\/p>\n
READ MORE:\u00a0Calls for May to quit as furious Tories blast her for considering \u2018humiliating\u2019 Brexit delay<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n He claims, in the long term, the UK will make a success of Brexit despite PM Theresa May\u2019s Tory government failing to secure a withdrawal agreement thus far.<\/p>\n Speaking on BBC Radio 4 Today show, Caine said: \u201cPeople say \u2018Oh, you\u2019ll be poor, you\u2019ll be this, you\u2019ll be that.\u2019 I say I\u2019d rather be a poor master of my fate than having someone I don\u2019t know making me rich by running it.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cWhat I see is I\u2019m being ruled by people I don\u2019t know, who no one elected, and I think of that as fascist,\u201c<\/em> he said, adding: \u201dIn the long run, though, it\u2019ll come around.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n There was a social media backlash in response to Caine\u2019s comments, with many on Twitter complaining that the British actor doesn\u2019t need to worry about becoming poorer through any negative consequences of Brexit.<\/p>\n Yesterday, #r4today<\/a> had Brexiter Roger Daltrey on. Today they have Brexiter Michael Caine. Why are they wheeling out these rich, old buggers, who won’t be impacted by Brexit in the slightest, to tell us – the people it will impact – how Brexit is going to be good for us? 🤦♂️🤦♀️<\/p>\n \u2014 Damon Evans (@damocrat) October 18, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n The multi-millionaire actor Michael Caine on Brexit: \u201cI\u2019d rather be a poor master of my fate than be rich and having someone I don\u2019t know running it\u201d @BBCr4today<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Tom Newton Dunn (@tnewtondunn) October 18, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n “You’re only supposed to blow the bloody doors off!” \u2014 Sophie Cook (@sophiecooktalks) October 18, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n Michael Caine says that he’s a Brexiteer because he’d rather be a poor man, but free than the alternative. It’s easy for a rich man to say.<\/p>\n \u2014 Andrea Sella (@SellaTheChemist) October 18, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n Son of an Irish gypsy fish porter and Bermondsey charwoman makes good, flees Jim Callaghan\u2019s tax on the rich and famous, comes home from Hollywood for Maggie, backs Cameron\u2019s Brexit. Says from his Surrey mansion he\u2019d rather be a \u201cpoor servant\u201d etc. Michael Caine is worth $75m<\/p>\n\n\n
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So why are we carrying out a full scale act of self sabotage on our nation called Brexit?
Multi-millionaire Michael Caine says it’s better to be poor outside of the EU than rich in it, he’ll still be rich while others suffer. https:\/\/t.co\/vFOm17wD1o<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n
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