Top British historian Niall Ferguson says he got it wrong by backing David Cameron in EU Referendum and that he should have voted for Brexit instead

ONE OF Britain’s most influential historians yesterday declared he got it wrong by backing David Cameron in the Referendum – and he should have voted for Brexit.

In an astonishing U-turn, Harvard professor Niall Ferguson blasted the former PM for accepting the EU’s “risible” offer on migrant benefits.

And in a speech, he said the EU “deserved Brexit” because of its failure on the euro, the economy, its aggressive foreign policy and open border migration.

He said that he would have been better off listening to pub goers than “uncritically defending” both the former Prime Minister and George Osborne.

“Fortunately, the Brexit vote showed I wasn’t so influential,” he tweeted.

“Mistake was not Referendum but acceptance of EU’s risible offer on migrant benefits. Cameron should have rejected and backed Brexit. Me too.

He added: “My mistake was uncritically defending Cameron and Osborne instead of listening to people in pubs. Issue was not GDP but future migration.”

During the Referendum, the Scottish historian told Brits to forget “good old English liberty” and think of the huge costs of an EU divorce.

Eight months ago he was among a number of prominent historians and academics signing a No10 orchestrated letter urging voters not to “cast ourselves adrift”. He added a Brexit could trigger “continental disintegration”.

“Mistake was not Referendum but acceptance of EU’s risible offer on migrant benefits. Cameron should have refjected and backed Brexit. Me too.

“My mistake was uncritically defending Cameron and Osborne instead of listening to people in pubs. Issue was not GDP but future migration.”