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Andy Gregory
Oct 15, 2019

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In some of the least strange news of the past few years, Labour MP David Lammy spotted three foxes in his garden on Tuesday morning, and decided to name them after our political leaders.
While someone could doubtless pen a thousand-word thinkpiece about how this represents the nation’s subconscious need to exert some control over our increasingly unruly political situation, let's just take it at face value that he was listening to the radio, and he was bored.
Whatever his motives, he's done it, and people can relate ... meet "Boris, Jeremy and Jo".
People couldn't help but infer character traits, informed by their own political leanings.
@DavidLammy Considering the foxes in my back garden have a habit of shitting in the middle of the lawn this seems apt— Richard Rose (@Richard Rose) 1571123798
@DavidLammy Does Boris 💩 on your lawn, Jeremy sit on your fence and Jo never wants to leave the garden as the grass is already green 😄— Ain't too Shabby (@Ain't too Shabby) 1571121557
@DavidLammy Most foxes tend to be opportunistic and cunning so can see the logic for naming two of them, sad that o… https://t.co/DbQKHDFmGg— Winston Smith - #1984 (@Winston Smith - #1984) 1571122099
@gingercake31 @DavidLammy Doubt it, unfortunately. https://t.co/8J2zeTc4At— James Cowell (@James Cowell) 1571121078
@DavidLammy From across the pond looking over, we also have a sly old fox roaming around the people’s house, its o… https://t.co/bfI2pJbNph— 💞MeyHiveSupportsHarryMeghanArchieLiliDiana🌸🇺🇸 (@💞MeyHiveSupportsHarryMeghanArchieLiliDiana🌸🇺🇸) 1571139680
Others feared for their wellbeing.
@DavidLammy Life is amazing, especially animal life. Calling one Boris is too cruel, though.— Alan Groves (@Alan Groves) 1571122760
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