Claim: Jean Monnet said a European superstate should be created without the understanding of European people.
Fact-check: MP tweets inaccurate quote from quotes website - Full Fact
Verdict: this quote doesn't seem to come from monnet, but originated in a 1997 book when the author summarised what he thought monnet's intentions were in developing the precursor to the eu.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Claire Milne
Date published: 2019-08-13T00:00:00