Dominic Raab is at it again. By “it” we mean making a fool of himself in public by saying ridiculous things.
This time, Britain’s new foreign secretary has been talking up a big game when it comes to Brexit negotiations during an interview with ITV News.
Though, predictably, it ended in awkwardness when Raab boldly suggested that the EU must be prepared to show “flexibility” as the UK government has done.
When questioned if he could name some compromises that the UK has made so far, he didn’t seem to be able to name any.
WATCH: The new Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has told me the the "balance has shifted" towards no deal, but says "… https://t.co/OPpbU5Vdhb— Daniel Hewitt (@Daniel Hewitt) 1564389585
Instead he called the EU stubborn, for agreeing to the deal which was negotiated by Britain’s last prime minister Theresa May. Raab called the backstop – a hotly contested part of Theresa May’s deal – undemocratic, though still didn’t come up with any examples of UK “flexibility”.
Naturally, people on Twitter weren't impressed by Raab's latest blunder.
He's got two degrees, was an international lawyer, and is still, somehow, a complete fucking moron. https://t.co/ZsDcvH8QsY— fleetstreetfox (@fleetstreetfox) 1564391953
Excellent interview which starts to call out Govt position trying to blame #EU for being 'intransigent' when it is… https://t.co/KO58jFJFni— Ros Altmann (@Ros Altmann) 1564469113
Priceless watching @DominicRaab floundering here....he does the full goldfish... https://t.co/p9JXfmrdBk— Peter Foster (@Peter Foster) 1564394087
@DanielHewittITV Liars. Three red lines. Zero flexibility from Westminster government representing the UK.— Michael Cashman (@Michael Cashman) 1564402614
@DanielHewittITV You can see the exact moment he engages bullshittery mode. https://t.co/LidAKdNmYU— Rhodri Lewis (@Rhodri Lewis) 1564411958
Dominic Raab explaining how inflexible and stubborn the EU have been, despite the pragmatism and flexibility we hav… https://t.co/WDv1Gb0tdM— Parody Boris Johnson (@Parody Boris Johnson) 1564392674
@DanielHewittITV I need to see hard evidence that #DominicRaab has Law Degree.— Natalie Rowe (@Natalie Rowe) 1564440190
It looks like we can add "not knowing what flexible means" to Raab's blooper list, alongside "not knowing Britain is an island". As he assumes his new role, we're sure this won't be the last cringe-worthy Raab moment.
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