Brexit has sent a lot of people in the UK into a genuine tailspin, with decision making and logic being completely thrown out the window ages ago.
During Monday's second round of indicative votes on where on Earth we should go next with Brexit, David Davies - no not David Davis, another one - decided to add another option to those that were selected by speaker John Bercow.
The Tory MP, who is a staunch Brexiteer, decided it would be top bantz to add a 'WTO Brexit' to the ballot sheet and later complained about why it wasn't even considered as an option.
MPs were denied the right to vote for a full WTO Brexit on the ballot paper tonight. It was a choice between soft B… https://t.co/8oJyf4Sjf0— David TC Davies MP 🏴🇬🇧 (@David TC Davies MP 🏴🇬🇧) 1554146599
Many Brexiteers are keen for the UK to crash out of Europe with a no-deal and enter the World Trade Organisation, a trading system based on tariffs and permits where all of its members are treated equally.
However, explaining how the UK would actually enter the WTO has proved a little difficult for Brexiteers thus far, and Davies' little strop in the Commons has seen the MP for Monmouth mocked for his act of defiance, with many pointing out that a no-deal would probably end in the UK entering the WTO.
It's not on the ballot because WTO Brexit does not exist. No-deal Brexit, which you think you're referring to, is t… https://t.co/z7samYfAXS— Ian Dunt (@Ian Dunt) 1554149324
Siri, show me a Member of Parliament acting like a spoiled toddler when told Unicorn Tear Flavoured Angel Delight i… https://t.co/dIFrMS6yhJ— Lost in History ❄️🏴🇪🇺 (@Lost in History ❄️🏴🇪🇺) 1554149730
Jesus. That's the legal default position anyway. Imagine being the least intelligent of MPs called David Davi(e)s. https://t.co/aYov1PhbkW— Ian Moore - Author, Comedian, Flâneur (@Ian Moore - Author, Comedian, Flâneur) 1554149584
@DavidTCDavies I thought it wasn’t there because it lost heavily last time and the whole point of these votes is to… https://t.co/IMviYEOy4Y— Ifan Morgan Jones (@Ifan Morgan Jones) 1554146835
@DavidTCDavies How have we ended up with the minds of infants representing us in parliament.— Malakas 🎪 3.5% #FBPE ⧖ #FBPA 🔶🥛 (@Malakas 🎪 3.5% #FBPE ⧖ #FBPA 🔶🥛) 1554149740
@DavidTCDavies I thought it wasn’t there because it lost heavily last time and the whole point of these votes is to… https://t.co/IMviYEOy4Y— Ifan Morgan Jones (@Ifan Morgan Jones) 1554146835
@DavidTCDavies We know what the House thinks of your so called WTO-Brexit. It's called No Deal and only 34% of MPs… https://t.co/LqHINmSfmR— Adrian Beney (@Adrian Beney) 1554148213
@DavidTCDavies We REALLY REALLY need to insist on some kind of induction course for our MPs. In no other job would… https://t.co/w4O4pbM5R8— Frank Cottrell-Boyce (@Frank Cottrell-Boyce) 1554156544
It should also be noted that Davies constituency of Monmouth voted to remain.
Labour MP Stella Creasy probably had the best response, which led to a spat with Julia Hartley-Brewer that produced an even better response.
Amazed this isn’t in crayon.....🙄🤪 https://t.co/iRemhXuh47— stellacreasy (@stellacreasy) 1554150247
So respectful of your fellow MPs. Just imagine Stella’s response if a male MP had tweeted the same comment about he… https://t.co/3UBWJ3j3II— Julia Hartley-Brewer (@Julia Hartley-Brewer) 1554152111
Um I’m confused - is Julia suggesting women can’t use crayons and draw on ballot papers like children? Well now tha… https://t.co/Catn5mVT2M— stellacreasy (@stellacreasy) 1554154211
HT The Poke