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Lowenna Waters
Mar 05, 2019
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It's become a running theme of the complete and utter disaster that's otherwise known as 'Brexit' to see staunch Brexiteers well and truly owning themselves.
In fact, perhaps it's the whole fiasco's one-and-only redeeming feature.
Lo and behold, it's happened again.
This time, member of parliament for Shrewsbury Daniel Kawczynski, a staunch Brexiteer, took to Twitter to write:
Any attempts by Remainer MPs to delay or obstruct #Brexit must be opposed.
Today I have formally asked Polish Government to veto any motions by EU to allow extension of Article 50.
We are leaving 11pm on March 29th as promised @StandUp4BrexitÂ
Any attempts by Remainer MPs to delay or obstruct #Brexit must be opposed. Today I have formally asked Polish Gover… https://t.co/VDt1Sl6UKm— Daniel Kawczynski (@Daniel Kawczynski) 1548160891
Ok, that sounds great. You want to hand over the reins to a foreign government, and take decisions away from our parliament. Absolute genius!
Needless to say, many people were quick to point out the irony (idiocy).
Nothing says 'protecting sovereignty' like asking a foreign Government to veto decisions being taken by our Parliam… https://t.co/ioISq4DlVz— Dr Rosena Allin-Khan 💙 (@Dr Rosena Allin-Khan 💙) 1548168084
This is extraordinarily reckless. Do you realise you are lobbying a foreign power to block the British Parliament f… https://t.co/h2XZXwUgtt— David Lammy (@David Lammy) 1548171824
Leaver MP lobbies a foreign power to undermine the stated will of the British parliament. Brexit's logical end poin… https://t.co/9ShFf5pkrZ— Ian Dunt (@Ian Dunt) 1548166285
"Let’s take back control and make Parliament* sovereign again!" *The Polish Parliament https://t.co/48G4G16fHy— David Schneider (@David Schneider) 1548168293
Leaver MP lobbies a foreign power to undermine the stated will of the British parliament. Brexit's logical end poin… https://t.co/9ShFf5pkrZ— Ian Dunt (@Ian Dunt) 1548166285
2016: "Take Back Control....Parliamentary Sovereignty blah blah blah" 2019: "The House of Commons is doing stuff I… https://t.co/xZ49xipr5f— Tom Peck (@Tom Peck) 1548166856
I'm old enough to remember when Brexiters rallied against foreign powers interfering in our political process. https://t.co/opsSQdVm3a— Sebastian Payne (@Sebastian Payne) 1548168671
And one summed it up.
Pahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah… https://t.co/p1HX1stev6— Tom Peck (@Tom Peck) 1548166502
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