WATCH: There was a very strong reaction to this political reporter’s Brexit statements on Question Time

"Leo Varadkar has overplayed his hand. What have the EU done to prepare for a no-deal?"

BBC's Question Time on Thursday 31 January featured a very heated debate about Brexit, with one of the panelists asking that instead of focusing on what the UK are doing to prepare for a no-deal, why there isn't more focus being put on the EU's preparation for it instead. Camilla Tominey, a political reporter for the Telegraph, had the following to say: https://twitter.com/bbcquestiontime/status/1091110243243868160 During her statement, Tominey both stated that Leo Varadkar has "overplayed his hand" in regards to the impending Brexit, while she also states that a no-deal will result in huge repercussions for the EU too, which she doesn't think they've fully prepared for, either. The reaction to Tominey's remarks sparked a huge response online, especially to her comments that "Some people here are stockpiling hysteria, but I'm going to stockpile optimism": https://twitter.com/bbc5live/status/1091114390504509441 https://twitter.com/sunroof65/status/1091109584796823553 https://twitter.com/cholesy/status/1091110061538189312 https://twitter.com/SimonOConnor14/status/1091115523457384451 https://twitter.com/BathforEurope/status/1091109762857603072 https://twitter.com/PhilPinfold/status/1091110548886958082 https://twitter.com/Andy_Hunt357/status/1091109739822497792 https://twitter.com/MaxMigliorato/status/1091110644491919360