Leader of the British Liberal Democrat party Tim Farron met with the European Parliament's lead Brexit negotiator, Guy Verhofstadt in Brussels on Wednesday.

The two men discussed whether or not article 50 can be revoked, according to Farron.

While Verhofstadt called for the British to show some reciprocity once Britain formally makes it's request to leave the EU, saying "We will not undo the European Union. We will not destroy it."

Farron and his political party believe the British public should be allowed to vote on another referendum once the negotiations have finished between the EU and UK.

Brussels - 7 December 2016

1. Tim Farron, UK Liberal Democrat party leader arriving at the European Parliament

2. Close of the logo for Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe

3. Guy Verhofstadt (glasses), European Parliament's lead Brexit negotiator, departing from a meeting with Farron

4. Farron departing from his meeting with Verhofstadt

5. Verhofstadt and Farron at news conference

6. Cameraman filming

7. SOUNDBITE (English) Tim Farron, UK Liberal Democrat Leader:

"We discussed a number of issues, not least the issue of whether or not Article 50 can be revocable. I think that is not yet clear. My personal view is, if the political will is there on both sides of the (English) Channel so to speak, then of course it should be. It's also been interesting to clarify that the European Parliament will have a vote on the final terms of the deal, irrespective of what some Conservatives have been saying."

8. Cameramen filming

9. Verhofstadt and Farron talking to journalists

10. SOUNDBITE (English) Tim Farron, UK Liberal Democrat Leader:

"With all due respect to my friend Guy and to Theresa May, our prime minister, it is my view if we believe in democracy, that neither of them have the right to impose on the British people a deal that the British people did not vote for. The British people voted for departure in June. We respect that. That is the direction we had going. But they did not vote for destination and the terms of the agreement, the terms of the deal that Britain will have on its departure from the European Union should be put to the British people in a referendum and on that referendum ballot paper should also be the right for the British people to remain if they don't like that deal."

11. Cameraman filming

12. SOUNDBITE (English) Guy Verhofstadt, European Parliament's lead Brexit negotiator

"We will not undo the European Union. We will not destroy it. We will not, for example, destroy the single market. We will not undo the four freedoms that are linked to this internal market. That is clear. Reciprocity is an important element of this negotiation but without giving up in fact the unity of the union and the single market and the four freedoms."

13. Various Farron talking to journalists

14. SOUNDBITE (English) Tim Farron/UK Liberal Democrat Leader

"She (Theresa May) says meaningless things like red, white and blue Brexit. Like, Brexit means Brexit because she hasn't got the foggiest clue what Brexit means and it would be much better if she gave us some idea. I think Theresa May is basically a decent straightforward person who is a prisoner of the nationalist, protectionist right that has taken over her party just as much as the socialists momentum has taken over the Labour Party. I look forward to Conservatives who believe in a pragmatic way forward with Europe, with Britain being a part of the single market, acting in a way which is good for business, dumping those in that party that are doing so much harm to our country."

16. Verhofstadt and Farron leaving the news conference

UK Liberal Democrat MP and former deputy prime minister Nick Clegg has welcomed a Supreme Court ruling that parliament should be consulted before government triggers article 50 to leave the European Union.

Clegg said a referendum should also be held on the terms of leaving the EU, and that he will vote against the triggering of article 50 unless that is given.

He also criticised Prime Minister Theresa May for allowing the case to get to the courts at the expense of tax payers.

Brussels - 24 January 2017

1. Nick Clegg speaking to a reporter

2. SOUNDBITE (English) Nick Clegg, UK MP for Sheffield Hallam:

"This court case should never have been dragged through the courts in the first place. A great tax payer's expense and the only person to blame for that is (UK Prime Minister) Theresa May. I still don't know why she contested the simple idea that MPs should be able to hold the government of the day to account and I now hope that MPs will go a step further and give the British people the say that is rightfully theirs on any final deal on Brexit as it emerges in the years ahead."

3. Cutaway of Clegg speaking to reporter

4. SOUNDBITE (English) Nick Clegg, UK MP for Sheffield Hallam:

"So clearly because the labour party have already given the government a blank check and said that they will support article 50, come what may, there's no threat to the government's plans to trigger article 50 but the terms in which they do that could be subject to amendment by MPs and I do hope that MPs will pluck up the courage, now they have been given the right to have a say about this whole process, to also give the people a say on the final Brexit deal as it emerges in years ahead."

5. Cutaway of camera

6. SOUNDBITE (English) Nick Clegg, UK MP for Sheffield Hallam:

"Yes I think we need a referendum which wouldn't be a second referendum, it would be the first referendum on what life outside the European Union actually looks like. Because of course British voters voted on a basis that they were gonna get 350 million pounds (435 million USD) for their NHS every week, a VAT cut, that our borders will become impenetrable, that we would live in an economic paradise and I think it is very important that the British people do have another say, and have another look at this, when of course it will become obvious that many of the commitments made by the Brexiteers before the referendum are simply not going to come about."

7. Clegg speaking at a conference

8. SOUNDBITE (English) Nick Clegg, UK MP for Sheffield Hallam:

"Unless the government concedes a new deal for the British people so that the British people have a say over the final arrangements between the UK and the EU I will vote against the article 50 because I don't think it is right for the decision on the final shape of any Brexit deal to be decided only by politicians. I think the British public should be let in to that decision as well."

9. Clegg speaking at a conference

US Secretary of State John Kerry was visiting Brussels on Monday to address the fallout from the UK referendum vote on European Union membership.

Kerry held talks with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg ahead of a summit meeting next month.

The American diplomat said UK engagement with NATO "is as important as ever" despite the vote to leave the European Union.

Political turmoil has roiled Britain since the vote as leaders of the government and opposition parties grapple with the question of how precisely the U.K. will separate from the other 27 nations in the bloc.

The United Kingdom is a member of NATO along with many EU countries.

US Secretary of State John Kerry was visiting Brussels on Monday to address the fallout from the UK referendum vote on European Union membership.

Kerry held talks with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg ahead of a summit meeting next month.

The American diplomat said UK engagement with NATO "is as important as ever" despite the vote to leave the European Union.

Political turmoil has roiled Britain since the vote as leaders of the government and opposition parties grapple with the question of how precisely the U.K. will separate from the other 27 nations in the bloc.

The United Kingdom is a member of NATO along with many EU countries.

Brussels - 27 June 2016

1. US Secretary of State John Kerry arrives at NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) headquarters

2. Kerry and NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg shaking hands

3. SOUNDBITE (English) John Kerry, US Secretary of State:

"I think we have great expectations for the NATO Summit on July 8th and 9th and I think the EU (European Union) participation, the UK engagement with respect to NATO is as important as ever and we have high expectations of a very strong NATO meeting, with important deliverables that will not change one iota as a consequence of the vote that has taken place. So we will talk about that a little bit today but I think we all anticipate an even stronger NATO going forward because the clarity is going to be important and I think everybody with 22 nations in the EU, a part of NATO, that clarity is already defined."

4. SOUNDBITE (English) Jens Stoltenberg, NATO Secretary-General:

"And I am looking forward to the NATO Summit being an important platform for strengthening further the alliance and especially after the UK decided to leave the European Union, I think that NATO has become even more important as a platform for cooperation between Europe and North America but also defence and security cooperation between European (and) NATO allies. And cooperation between NATO and the European Union has always been important but it is even more important now after the decision of the United Kingdom. So I look forward to discuss the preparations for the Summit with Secretary Kerry." (Kerry and Stoltenberg walk away)

5. Various of Kerry, Stoltenberg and officials meeting

The chief of the NATO military alliance on Wednesday said that Britain remaining in the European Union was key for trans-Atlantic security and common efforts to fight violent extremism.

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg told The Associated Press that it was "up to the people of Great Britain to decide whether to remain or leave".

But, he added, "a strong UK in a strong Europe" was not only beneficial for Britain, but also for NATO.

Stoltenberg said that to face a daunting array of contemporary security threats, "we need a strong Europe and a strong NATO together".

He added that "the UK is key in making sure that that happens".

Stoltenberg spoke to The AP in Brussels, a day before British voters cast their ballot in a referendum on EU membership.

The chief of the NATO military alliance on Wednesday said that Britain remaining in the European Union was key for trans-Atlantic security and common efforts to fight violent extremism.

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg told The Associated Press that it was "up to the people of Great Britain to decide whether to remain or leave".

But, he added, "a strong UK in a strong Europe" was not only beneficial for Britain, but also for NATO.

Stoltenberg said that to face a daunting array of contemporary security threats, "we need a strong Europe and a strong NATO together".

He added that "the UK is key in making sure that that happens".

Stoltenberg spoke to The AP in Brussels, a day before British voters cast their ballot in a referendum on EU membership.

Brussels - 22 June 2016

1. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg

2. Close of NATO flag

3. Stoltenberg being interviewed by AP journalist John Dahlberg

4. SOUNDBITE (English) Jens Stoltenberg, NATO Secretary-General

"It is up to the people of Great Britain to decide whether to remain or leave, but what I can do is to tell you what matters for NATO: and a strong UK in a strong Europe is good for UK but is also good for NATO, because it matters what the UK does. The United Kingdom is the biggest provider of forces, military forces, among European and NATO allies. And especially when we are faced with so much uncertainty, so much unpredictability, with terrorist threats, with a more assertive Russia in the east, then I believe that a more fragmented Europe will be something which will only add to the uncertainty which surrounds us."

5. Close of NATO Warsaw Summit logo

6. Stoltenberg cutaway

7. SOUNDBITE (English) Jens Stoltenberg, NATO Secretary-General

"Of course you can be a good member of NATO, but there are so many challenges where we need enhanced cooperation between the European Union and NATO. And since the United Kingdom is the biggest European NATO ally when it comes to forces, military capabilities, it really matters what the UK does. And the United Kingdom is a leader, both inside NATO, but also inside the European Union, when it comes to pushing for enhanced cooperation between NATO and the European Union, but also being a strong advocate for the trans-Atlantic cooperation. So in that sense, the United Kingdom is a bridge between the United States and Europe, but also between NATO and the European Union. And this is important, because neither the European Union nor NATO has all of the tools in the toolkit to address the many different challenges we face, with this blurred line between war and peace, with what we call hybrid-warfare, terrorist threats, cyber-threats and all of the instability in our neighborhood. So therefor we need a strong Europe and a strong NATO together to address all these challenges and the UK is key in making sure that that happens."

8. Various of Stoltenberg

9. SOUNDBITE (English) Jens Stoltenberg, NATO Secretary-General

"We are ready to have a meeting before... sorry... a meeting of the Russia/NATO Council before the Warsaw Summit. I am not certain whether that is possible to have before the summit, but hopefully we will be able to have it shortly after the summit. We are now in dialogue with Russia on the agenda, on the modalities. The important thing is that we need the NATO/Russia Council to have a chance of political dialogue open with Russia and especially when tensions are high. It is important that we talk, that we meet and that we do whatever we can to prevent misunderstandings, miscalculations, and try to reduce tensions. And we had a meeting of the NATO/Russia Council a few weeks ago. I think that was a very useful meeting. We discussed Ukraine, we addressed military activities, transparency, but also Afghanistan. We didn't solve all the problems, but at least we were able to sit down together and have a frank and open discussion and I think that is important, especially when we are faced with so many challenges and problems as we are faced with now."

10. Exterior of NATO headquarters

11. NATO flag

12. United Kingdom flag flying outside NATO headquarters

British politician Nigel Farage said that after meeting with the chief European Union Brexit negotiator, he felt that Michel Barnier didn't understand why people had voted to leave the bloc.

"I really don't think he gets it," Farage told reporters outside the European Commission building on Monday, adding Barnier did not understand that open door immigration had been a key issue for voters.

He said it would be better for both parties to get a deal but that it would be worst for business if talks dragged on for years and that he has heard businesspeople expressing a will to revert back to World Trade Organisation rules.

"We didn't vote for transition deals," Farage, a European Parliament lawmaker for the U.K. Independence Party, said.

"We didn't vote to sort of kick this into the long grass so that it's at least going to be six years from Brexit before we could decide a trade deal with anybody else or have any degree of control over our borders with the rest of the European Union."

Farage campaigned for years to take Brexit from a fringe cause to a reality.

Meanwhile British Prime Minister Theresa May started the new political year with a shake-up of her Cabinet, trying to bolster her authority ahead of a crucial new phase in Brexit negotiations.

She was reportedly expected to appoint a Cabinet minister for a "no deal" Brexit.

Brussels - 8 January 2017

1. Member of the European Parliament Nigel Farage approaching journalists ++SHOT CONTINUES INTO NEXT ONE++

2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Nigel Farage, British MEP:

"I expected he (Michel Barnier, the chief European Union Brexit negotiator ) would be very civil and indeed he was very civil. Coffee was offered which I thought was very nice. I genuinely don't think he understands why people voted for Brexit. I really don't think he gets it. I suggested to him that it might be something to do with open door immigration within the European Union and there was almost a look of incredulity as if to say well surely wasn't it outside the EU migration that was the issue, he didn't understand that. I also got the impression, you know, I understand the government want to do their best with trade and everything else, I don't think anybody has been to see him to really make that point, that immigration was front and centre of that campaign, it was what motivated millions of people who don't normally vote, to go out on a referendum and basically where have we got to in terms of our debate on future border management with the European Union intended by negotiations between the British government the European Commission? Well I'll tell you. Nowhere."

++BLACK FRAMES++

3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Nigel Farage, British MEP:

(Reporter: Was it a fruitful meeting, was it worth it?)

"Well I genuinely thought that the views of the 17.4 million had not been expressed to Mr Barnier before and that meeting completely confirmed that, yes."

(Reporter: Is he playing fair?)

"In his own mind, yes, because he believes in the European project and you know... I asked him, who do you represent? Do you represent Brussels? Do you represent these glass and steel structures? Do you represent the people here? You know, 10,000 people here earning more that the British prime minister with pensions and all the rest of it. Is that what you represent or do you represent the workers, you know in the member states? Of course, he said, they're both the same thing. I'm not so sure they are."

++BLACK FRAMES++

4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Nigel Farage, British MEP:

(Reporter: Do you represent them holding no office? What are you doing?)

"Well I'm trying to represent the view of those that voted Brexit because it's not really being heard. We didn't vote for transition deals. We didn't vote to sort of kick this into the long grass so that it's at least going to be six years from Brexit before we could decide a trade deal with anybody else or have any degree of control over our borders with the rest of the European Union."

(Reporter: "Nigel, wouldn't those criticisms be better addressed to the British government. After all, does it matter what Barnier thinks of Brexit? He is the EU's lead negotiator. And why did you wait until October last year to ask for a meeting?)

"I think it's actually very interesting to find out what the government are representing. She (Theresa May) says she's the Brexit prime minister. She fought the general election on that basis and we find she is the Brexit Prime Minister apart from one issue called immigration which she hasn't even talked about. And you know something, that is still a very major issue in British politics. We want a proper fair settlement to do it. Why did I wait? Well I'll tell you what drove me to it, it was seeing Lord Adonis coming here. That was what really drove me to it, I thought there was a never ending stream of 'Remoaners' coming in this building I mean collusional almost isn't it, to try and stop Brexit happening. It's about time the other point of view was heard."

++BLACK FRAMES++

5. SOUNDBITE: (English) Nigel Farage, British MEP:

"So I just think that. I just think that if the impression that we get, and I hope I'm wrong, but the impression we get from here is that they're prepared to take the bits out of the deal that are good for them but not offer anything back in return that there will be a growing number of voices saying, 'well actually let's not waste our time, let's not go through years and years of agony with this. Let's just revert to WTO rules.' I have heard that conversation from businesspeople over the course of the Christmas holidays and I wonder why that's why whether this morning Theresa May has actually appointed a new minister to be prepared for there being no deal. The European Union is going to have to give a bit more than it's currently prepared to do."

++BLACK FRAMES++

6. SOUNDBITE: (English) Nigel Farage, British MEP:

"Switzerland's a better model than full membership of the European Union but ultimately what, although they voted in a referendum against that (free movement of people) so let's see how their government responds to that. It's ridiculous to compare Britain to Canada or Switzerland or to Norway or anybody else. We are the United Kingdom, we are one of the most important markets for the European Union in the world and we should want post Brexit to be one of the European Union's best friends, not one of its worst friends."

++BLACK FRAMES++

7. SOUNDBITE: (English) Nigel Farage, British MEP:

(Reporter: The voters were told something different to what they're hearing now..)

"Well you could argue that with every single election that's ever been fought since the Ancient Greeks. The fact is 'leave' voters were pretty clear in their minds, were they not? We were voting to leave the European Union, the single market and take back control of our borders and they weren't just told that in the referendum they were told that in the general election, in the manifestos of the Conservative and Labour Party and 85 percent of people who voted in the last election voted for those things and they deserve to get it."

8. Farage leaving

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon on Wednesday said she would return to Scotland "optimistic" after initial talks with European leaders in Brussels.

Sturgeon said her concern now was that all options were on the table once Britain started its Brexit negotiations with the European Union.

Scotland voted overwhelmingly to stay in the EU in last week's referendum, and Sturgeon said the vote to leave was removing her country from the EU against its wishes.

The First Minister said she had received a lot of sympathy and well wishes in her meetings and travels to Brussels and while she said she did not underestimate the challenges ahead, she was "heartened" by a "willingness to listen".

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon on Wednesday said she would return to Scotland "optimistic" after initial talks with European leaders in Brussels.

Sturgeon said her concern now was that all options were on the table once Britain started its Brexit negotiations with the European Union.

Scotland voted overwhelmingly to stay in the EU in last week's referendum, and Sturgeon said the vote to leave was removing her country from the EU against its wishes.

The First Minister said she had received a lot of sympathy and well wishes in her meetings and travels to Brussels and while she said she did not underestimate the challenges ahead, she was "heartened" by a "willingness to listen".

Brussels - 29 June 2016

1. SOUNDBITE (English) Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland First Minister:

"My concern at this stage is to ensure that once the UK's negotiation with the EU starts then all of the options are on the table. As I say, I don't underestimate the challenges of that but I've been heartened today that I have found a willingness to listen."

++BLACK FRAMES++

2. SOUNDBITE (English) Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland First Minister:

"I've received a lot of sympathy and a lot of good wishes today. That of course doesn't, you know, translate into an automatic easy path for Scotland through the situation we find ourselves in, which I stress is not a situation of our making, but it does mean I leave Brussels tonight to travel back to Edinburgh in good heart and optimistic."

++ENDS ON SOUNDBITE++