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However, his comments triggered a scathing response on social media, with one Twitter user suggesting he was “drenched in stupidity” and another remarking: “It’s not the 90s anymore.” Labour peer Lord Adonis was a prominent campaigner for a second referendum, as well as being a prominent critic of Brexit in the wake of the UK’s decision to quit the bloc.