Remember a few days ago, when Theresa May quoted that meerkat from the insurance adverts by saying “simples” during her Brexit statement to the house?
And remember how much it confused everyone and how people were convinced that the prime minister had officially gone mad?
Do my ears deceive me or did Theresa May just do an impression of compare the meerkat? “Simples!” she tells… https://t.co/2KuFxMXN3J— Matthew Thompson (@Matthew Thompson) 1551186698
Theresa May has just said "Simples" in the House of Commons. We can all go home— John Rentoul (@John Rentoul) 1551186640
Well, it now turns out that her absurd comment was reportedly part of a bigger ploy – a bet, in fact, between her closest aide, Seema Kennedy, and Tory MP Simon Hoare. According to the Daily Mail, the two had a wager about whether or not Kennedy could get her boss to say the word "simples" during her speech in the Commons last week.
Kennedy, who obviously emerged victoriously, was reportedly awarded a high tea at the Ritz, which can cost up to £77 with a glass of bubbly.
Ah yes, high tea at the Ritz – as you do when an entire country is in shambles and its future, which lies in your hands, is yet to be made clear.
Theresa May’s PMQ’s “simples” was part of an elaborate bet to win tea at The Ritz.... https://t.co/nQPqTcWw4v— MoS_Politics (@MoS_Politics) 1551607966
One can only imagine that people were not impressed once the news broke this morning.
We live in hell https://t.co/VUxllVzsBx— The Poisonous Euros Atmosphere Fan (@The Poisonous Euros Atmosphere Fan) 1551612161
That’s right....these are the people that are running the country at a time of national crisis.... 😑… https://t.co/Mbm94XKHfZ— Anna Turley 🌹💙 (@Anna Turley 🌹💙) 1551609027
Jolly japes...while they drive the country to catastrophe. What a shambolic shower. https://t.co/eBJqbx7Xtm— Nicola Sturgeon (@Nicola Sturgeon) 1551611291
The state of this https://t.co/2KlH4vpoqa— Kirsty Strickland (@Kirsty Strickland) 1551609681
Among the many bad things about this: afternoon tea at the Ritz is rubbish https://t.co/mPtwSG841d— Tara Mulholland (@Tara Mulholland) 1551609737
This is about the level of our politics these days. https://t.co/142jTsJCuT— Patrick Strudwick (@Patrick Strudwick) 1551615241
@MoS_Politics Having a laugh in the sixth form common room at our expense.— Gary (@Gary) 1551611430
@MoS_Politics They could have bet a trip to a food bank... No but seriously. They say humour is a good way to get t… https://t.co/28fwRKQwZv— Marc Wiggin (@Marc Wiggin) 1551610762
@MoS_Politics How lovely! £58 on afternoon tea over a *hilarious* bet while hundreds of thousands have to visit foo… https://t.co/kusK8now9b— Jen Eighty-Six 💙 Queen of the Woke (@Jen Eighty-Six 💙 Queen of the Woke) 1551613876
And that, my friends, is the real tea.
HT DailyMail
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